Through this program, small businesses, institutions, and local governments in Minnesota can receive no-cost recommendations on how to increase energy and water efficiency and cut operating costs. The recommendations come from assessments conducted by retired, experienced professionals funded by the MCPA.
Under Montana property tax, properties that produce renewable energy and begin construction after June 1, 2007, are taxed between 1.5% and 12% of their market value depending on their class.
Investor-owned utilities and rural distribution cooperatives must source 40% of total retail sales from renewable energy resources by 2025 and 50% by 2030. This standard increases to 80% by 2040 for investor-owned utilities, then to 100% of retail sales to be generated by zero-carbon resources
The New York Public Service Commission requires investor-owned distribution utilities, energy service companies, community choice aggregation programs, jurisdictional municipal utilities, and self-supplying customers in the state to derive 70% of electricity from renewable energy resources by 2030 and produce 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. Obligated
Oregon’s Department of Energy provides grants to finance up to 75% of energy assessment costs for farms, ranches, and rural small businesses. Energy assessments must be performed by an approved assessor.
In Rhode Island, all public building construction (including schools) and public building renovation projects involving 40% or more of the building must achieve certain energy efficiency and green building standards. This requirement applies to structures of 10,000 sq. ft. or more.
Virginia mandates that Phase I and Phase II Utilities generate a certain portion of their annual electricity sales from renewable energy sources. The required percentage increases gradually over time, with the percentage for Phase I Utilities increasing from 6% in 2021 to 100% by 2050
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia requires electric utilities to meet alternative and renewable energy portfolio standards, and allows them to do so by purchasing additional credits. The standards require electric utilities to own credits equivalent to at least 10% of the electricity they
Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff requires that regulated electric utilities and electric power cooperatives serving retail customers in Arizona generate 15% of their energy from renewable resources, including several renewable thermal technologies, by 2025. This standard was adopted in 2006 and took effect in
The Connecticut Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a state policy that requires electric providers to offset a specified percentage or amount of the energy they generate or sell by purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) from renewable sources. This policy creates a financial incentive for development
