Beneficial Electrification

New Technology Implementation Grant Program

This grant program, administered by the State Commission on Environmental Quality, seeks to assist the deployment of new technologies that reduce emissions from facilities and other stationary sources in Texas. The program prioritizes projects that use solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources. Grants given

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Greening of State Government

Executive Order D 2022 016, signed by Governor Jared Polis in 2022, sets energy standards for public buildings in Colorado to meet the state’s renewable energy and GHG emissions reduction goals. It requires that all executive state agencies and departments ensure that at least 7%

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Delaware Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (C-PACE)

Delaware C-PACE offers low-interest loans to commercial, industrial, agricultural, nonprofit, and multifamily property owners for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Loan amounts can range between $30,000 and $2,000,000 per project. For a property owner to take advantage of this program, the county in which

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Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Program

The Illinois Smart Energy Design Assistance Program, a public-private partnership, administers the Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Program. This program provides guidance for repairs, upgrades, and maintenance needs for buildings, including HVAC systems. Non-residential facilities in the Armen Illinois territory can have services partially or fully reimbursed if

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Maryland Clean Energy Capital Financing Program

The Maryland Clean Energy Capital Financing Program provides projects with access to lower-cost capital and an advantageous finance structure for projects that include renewable energy production and energy efficiency measures. Eligible participants include governments, institutions, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. For purposes of this program,

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Renewable Energy Standard

Michigan’s Renewable Energy Standard requires utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal electric utilities and alternative retail suppliers to derive 60% of retail energy sales from renewable sources and 100% of retail electricity sales from clean energy sources by 2040. Eligible technologies include geothermal, solar thermal, biomass; biogas,

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Energy Standards for Public Buildings

All new state buildings, major renovations, or energy equipment must meet International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) standards, although the Director of Facilities Management, Design and Construction can approve exemptions. The State Building Energy Efficiency Design Standard must incorporate goals included under American Society of Heating,

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Nebraska Dollar and Energy Saving Loans

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy offers businesses low-interest financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for buildings. Equipment replacement undertakings can receive loans up to 5 years, electrification projects can receive loans on terms of up to 10 years, and solar thermal

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Scale for ClimateTech

Scale for ClimateTech, supported by NYSERDA, aims to help cleantech startups overcome manufacturing obstacles keeping their products from fulfilling untapped market demands. To do so, the Scale for ClimateTech program will help New York entrepreneurs partner with manufacturers and scale up locally made products that

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