The Alternative and Clean Energy Program provides grants, loan guarantees, and loans for the construction of alternative and clean energy projects. Private investment must match $1 for every $1 of program funds awarded. Eligible applicants include businesses, economic development organizations, individuals, and local governments. Alternative
The ConserFund Loan Program, administered by the South Carolina Energy Office, provides financing to state agencies, public higher education institutions, school districts, local governments, and non-profits for energy efficiency improvement projects. Loans can cover up to 100% of eligible project costs for projects between $25,000
The Clean Energy Development Fund provides funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. Eligible recipients include agricultural entities, businesses, non-profits, institutions, and industrial entities. There is a wide range of qualifying renewable energy technologies.
Wyoming allows municipalities to create Energy Improvements Areas in which to offer PACE financing. Property owners in these areas can receive loans for energy efficiency or renewable energy projects. Loans are repaid through special property assessment over a period of years.
The Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) was established in 2011 and augmented in 2022 with an additional $1 billion in funding to last through July 22, 2030. EPIC invests over $130 million annually. The program expedites the development and demonstration of technologies that increase resilience
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) enables property owners to finance improvements to their property. DC PACE allows property owners to access financing for qualifying energy efficiency and clean energy improvements on their buildings and repay the investment through a special tax assessment. This arrangement spreads
Iowa businesses can apply to the Low Interest Revolving Loan Fund, administered by the IADG Energy Bank, for financing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy management projects. Loan terms are low-interest and have a term of up to 10 years. Loan sizes range from
Mass Save offers rebates to commercial and industrial customers for specialty process equipment replacements that reduce energy use and emissions. Qualifying technologies include cold storage and lab grade equipment, compressed air systems, pumps, steam systems, and more.
Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), updated by LD1494 in 2019, requires that 80% of electricity sold in the state be supplied by renewable energy sources by 2030. The legislation also established a new renewable thermal portfolio standard to incentivize efficient heating and cooling installations, requiring
Minnesota requires investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and power districts to have at least 20% of retail electricity sales generated or procured from eligible renewable sources (including solar PV, wind, hydroelectric, green hydrogen, landfill gas, RNG, landfill gas, and wastewater) by 2020 and
