The PACE program offers low-cost, long-term financing for improvements to commercial and industrial properties. The program seeks to bolster energy efficiency, decrease water consumption and energy demand, and finance technologies that generate electricity, provide thermal energy, or regulate temperature. Local governments must opt-in to this
This program provides an exemption from Texas’ franchise tax, which is equivalent to a corporate tax. Section 171.107 of the tax code, which contains more information, specifies solar energy devices with thermal applications as well as for storage are eligible. There is no ceiling on
Under tax law, individuals are entitled to exemption from taxation on the appraised value of real property arising from a solar or wind-powered device used for on-site energy production and distribution. The law specifies that solar thermal and thermal storage systems qualify for the exemption,
This grant program, administered by the State Commission on Environmental Quality, seeks to support the deployment of new technologies that reduce emissions from facilities and other stationary sources in Texas. Projects allowed under the grant include advanced clean energy projects, projects reducing emissions of regulated
The program offers low-interest loans to help repay costs over time associated with utility cost reduction measures (UCRMs) such as rooftop solar water, geothermal equipment, and thermal storage. This program resembles energy savings performance contracts but may be used by “facilities supported by the state”
This program, administered by the State Energy Conservation Office, seeks to distribute grant money for the demonstration of sustainable and innovative utilization of energy resources, including clean coal, gasification projects for coal and biomass mixtures, wind, solar photovoltaic, and other solar applications. Grants may also
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