HRAI Urges Tax Exemption For Energy Star Equipment
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - In a letter sent to the Honorable Gary Collins, British Columbia's minister of finance, Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), on behalf of the association's members, strongly urged the ministry to implement a provincial tax exemption for Energy Star®-rated residential heating and air conditioning equipment, including central air conditioners, furnaces, boilers, and heat pumps.
The letter stated that improvements in the average energy efficiency of these products in British Columbia would substantially decrease both energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions.