Lowering Heating Costs and Getting A Roof Tax Credit and Rebate

I was over at my brother's house last weekend while he was getting a new roof put on his house. He told me that he could never keep the house warm in the cold weather and that his heating bill was really high. He was able to take advantage of the federal roof tax rebate by getting an asphalt energy star rated roof that was giving him a $1500 tax credit. This got me thinking about a new roof for my house so I asked him about the particulars. He mentioned that he was getting a roof tax credit and a rebate for choosing an Energy Star rated roof. I was impressed with the work his Boston roofing contractor was doing so I took his information and will use the same one when I am ready to replace the roof on my home.