30% Commercial Investment Tax Credit โ€” Section 48 Federal Incentive
Commercial ยท Service 02

Retrofits

Ripping out the plant is a big decision. The financials on a ground-source retrofit โ€” with the 30% ITC in play โ€” usually make it a straightforward one.

01

OPEX savings

Ground-source COPs of 4โ€“5 versus boiler/chiller combined efficiencies routinely deliver 40โ€“60% HVAC energy reduction. We model your utility rates against real runtime profiles, not brochure numbers.

02

30% ITC eligibility

Commercial geothermal qualifies under Section 48. We help structure ownership, PWA compliance, and domestic content documentation so your tax team can defend every dollar.

03

ESG & Scope 1

Removing on-site combustion drops Scope 1 emissions to zero for the heating plant. We produce commissioning documentation formatted for CDP, GRESB, and district sustainability disclosures.

04

Phased delivery

Most retrofits are staged over an occupied building. We sequence loop field, mechanical, and controls work around business hours, tenant leases, and academic calendars.

Section 48 ยท Federal Incentive

30% Commercial
Investment Tax Credit

Commercial geothermal systems qualify for a 30% federal Investment Tax Credit under Section 48 of the IRC, with additional bonus adders available for energy communities and domestic content. We help facility owners structure projects to maximize the credit and stack it with utility rebates and MACRS depreciation.

What we replace

Boilers.
RTUs.
Chillers.
All of it.

  • Cast iron and firetube boilers approaching end of service
  • Packaged rooftop units with recurring compressor failures
  • Aging water-cooled chiller plants with cooling-tower liabilities
  • Split DX systems consuming excessive maintenance hours
  • Steam-to-hydronic conversions on institutional buildings

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We'll return a preliminary feasibility memo within one week of a site walk.

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