A settlement between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the American Public Gas
Association (APGA) effectively ended the race to the compliance deadline of May
1, 2013.
HARDI announced that the steady sales growth of 2012
persisted in November with the average U.S. HVACR distributor reporting a 6
percent sales increase for the month.
President
Obama signed legislation that in addition to its many other tax provisions, retroactively
reinstates the 25C tax credits for highly efficient HVAC and water heating
equipment that expired at the end of 2011.