Our CapWiz site (Remember, the one you used to send your Congressmen a letter? Encouraging them to include funding for fuel cells and hydrogen in the DOE’s budget? Thanks again, by the way) has been updated! Check it out.

We’d like to ask for your help again.  Please send a letter to your representative asking them to cosponsor and support H.R. 3660, the Fuel Cell Tax Parity Act of 2009, a bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman David Wu (D-WA) and Congresswoman Bono-Mack (R-CA) to put fuel cells on equal footing for tax credits for residential installations.

Currently, our tax code treats residential and commercial fuel cell projects differently by giving a substantially larger production tax credit to commercial uses.  However, other renewable energy sources, including solar, geothermal, and wind projects, are treated the same regardless of whether they are for commercial or residential use.  Congressman Wu’s bill rectifies this disparity by making residential fuel cell installations eligible for the same tax credits as commercial fuel cells.

“As we try to ensure that America has clean and renewable sources of energy, we need to establish policies to help individuals install these technologies and support industries that are already ahead of the curve,” said Congressman Wu.  “This bill will ensure that families have the opportunity to access the same tax credits that commercial developers get for using renewable power.”

Pass it around to coworkers, colleagues and friends, we need their letters too. Thanks Insiders. Again, its www.capwiz.com/fuelcells/home.