District of Columbia electricity suppliers are mandated to provide an increasing percentage of their electricity from renewable resources. The Public Service Commission has established rules to implement these requirements. The renewable energy requirements are part of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) which was established
The Illinois Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program allows owners of eligible commercial, nonprofit, non-residential agricultural, or industrial buildings to finance up to 100% of their renewable energy and other sustainability improvements. The program is available in participating municipalities who opt to enter into
Communities in Massachusetts that achieve Green Community status are provided with education, network support, financial incentives, and technical support from the Department of Energy Resources. To achieve Green Community status, localities have to meet several criteria regarding permitting regulations, policies about new construction energy life-cycle
Commercial entities and federal government entities can get rebates for ENERGY STAR-certified heat pump water heaters of up to $850. There are also discounts available at Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other stores.
Minnesota’s electric and natural gas utilities are required to derive at least .05% of annual gross operating revenues from energy efficiency advancement, demand-side management, and renewable energy. These pursuits must result in a 2.5% reduction in average sales beginning in 2021, based on the average
The Clean Sustainable Energy Authority provides grants, loans, and other financial assistance to firms to support research, development, and commercialization of technologies that reduce environmental impacts and increase the sustainability of energy production. Applications are evaluated based on technical feasibility, economic viability, and the recommendation
In Nevada, new state buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. must comply with ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2016 and ENERGY STAR guidelines. The Administrator of the Division determines what building design measures are appropriate from project to project. They also issue a final approval of payment after reviewing
Ohio allows local governments to create special energy improvement districts in which property owners can access PACE financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvement projects. This financing can be used for, biomass, geothermal, gasification, and energy efficiency projects. Loans are paid back by property
Puerto Rico offers tax credits and incentives to local and foreign companies that produce renewable energy for consumption in the territory or manufacture equipment to generate renewable energy. Eligible companies can have a fixed income tax rate as low as 4% for 15 years, obtain
Tennessee allows local governments to establish a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Storm Resiliency (C-PACER) Program, under which they can allow properties in designated districts to access low-cost, long-term financing for qualified projects and repay them through a voluntary special assessment. The property assessed
