Reminds me of every scam the feral gooberment has facilitated since the “energy crisis” including:
Solar hot water heaters
Wood stove tax credits
Ethanol
Coal Bed Methane
Unconventional gas
Solar power
Windmills
and of course Electric Cars and Trucks
Wait, there’s more and more to come!
“Wood stove tax credits”
First of all, this TAX credit(meaning you actually had to pay Federal taxes to get the credit) was only on certain high efficiency wood stoves. Models that had catalytic converters that made the stove 85% efficient.
It also applied to Pellet stoves that are also so efficient that they hardly put out any smoke at all out of the chimney.
Either of the above type of wood burners are much better than the old fashioned wood stoves that were maybe at best 70% efficient. Some old box stoves and outdoor furnaces are only 50% efficient.
They literally put out smoke like crazy. To the point that places like SLC had to ban them. I never received a tax credit when I installed my Harman pellet insert. I bought mine after the Obama tax credit expired and well before the Biden one went in.
However, giving someone who actually pays taxes a CREDIT for installing an appliance that actually reduces energy consumption is IMHO a good idea. No different than adding more insulation to your attic or replacing old single pane windows. FYI, I burned two Jutul wood stoves at both my previous houses for 22 years. When I moved to my current old house 11 years ago I installed a Harman Pellet stove insert into the masonry fireplace in the family room. This house main furnace burns #2 heating oil. I buy wood pellets from a mill right here in southern NH. Who knows where the oil comes from.