Registration and Housing Are Now Open for Expo Do you want to stay a step ahead of your competition and see the latest and greatest products before they do? How about building relationships with key people who can help you decide what to put in your showroom to attract the right customers? How about the … Continue reading Expo Registration and Housing Now Open
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It has been two months since the comment period for EPA’s COVID-19 sell-through proposal closed. EPA has indicated they likely will not issue a Final Rule until late September or early October. Keep in mind that it is still illegal to sell a Step 1 product unless the EPA acts. The sell-through period would come … Continue reading Status of EPA’s Proposed Sell-Through for Step 1 Products
The announcement from Richard Wright that Hearth and Home Magazine is shutting down hit all of us hard. Everyone in the industry depended on the magazine to break industry news, follow trends, spotlight new products, technologies, and company news. HPBA has had a special relationship with Hearth and Home for many years. They were a … Continue reading Hearth and Home Magazine
HPBA’s Chairman, Dick Hoffman, spent years as a successful retailer. When he took over as our Chairman, he envisioned a one-stop landing page on the HPBA website for retailers to find useful tools and information. We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Retailer Toolkit! This webpage has helpful tips and links for every … Continue reading A New Resource for Retailers
When do you use your woodstove? How often do you have your chimney cleaned or inspected? This is the information that HPBA is collecting from consumers all around North America. If you haven’t seen the survey, click here or below. We’re still gathering responses, so please feel free to share this link with your customers. … Continue reading HPBA Survey on Wood-Burning Appliances
As expected, states are beginning to enforce the EPA’s NSPS. HPBA has received notices from the California and New York Attorneys General announcing active enforcement against Step 1 appliances being offered for sale. While EPA has indicated that federal enforcement of the wood heater NSPS is a low priority, states have the authority to enforce … Continue reading State Enforcement of EPA’s NSPS Underway
The “INVEST in America Act” (H.R. 2), infrastructure legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 1, contained updates to energy efficiency tax credits, including the biomass stove tax credit. This legislation, however, is not expected to pass the Senate, as there is disagreement between parties on details of the bill. The legislation would extend the … Continue reading Biomass Stove Tax Credit Included in House Infrastructure Bill
On July 6, 2020, HPBA submitted comments to EPA in support of its proposed sell-through package which, if enacted, would provide sell-through for Step 1 products from the date the rulemaking is finalized until November 30, 2020. Unless and until EPA formally adopts the sell-through proposal, it remains illegal to sell or offer for sale … Continue reading HPBA Submits Comments to EPA on Proposed COVID-19 Sell-Through Relief from NSPS Deadlines
HPBA recently signed on a new Affinity Partner, NAVIX Consulting. In their words: NAVIX prepares and guides business owners to reach happy and successful exits. Since we first launched the proprietary NAVIX exit planning process in 2009, our national team has helped more than 400 business owners prepare for exit, representing more than $2.5 billion … Continue reading New Affinity Partner
HPBA sent a letter to Congressional leadership that calls for some changes in the Section 25C tax credit for homeowner energy efficiency improvement in the bipartisan Home Energy Savings Act of 2019. Those changes include: the lifetime limit being cleared and setting a new lifetime limit of $2,400, increase the credit for biomass stoves from … Continue reading Biomass Stove Tax Credit Proposed Increase