Oklahoma requires that planning and construction for state buildings uses standards that conserve energy and optimize energy performance. Design and construction must reduce dependence on imported sources of energy through energy efficiency, local energy sources, and renewable energy sources.
The Puerto Rico Energy Program of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce provides funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, energy audits for municipalities, and guidance on public energy policy compliance through the State Energy Program.
The program offers low-interest loans for state, public school, college, university, and non-profit hospital facilities for retrofit projects that reduce energy consumption, peak energy demand, or utility costs, including through implementation of renewable thermal energy. The borrowed amount is repaid overtime with energy cost savings.
The Washing State Housing Finance Commission’s Sustainable Energy Trust provides loans for energy efficiency and clean energy-related retrofits and new construction. Loan sizes can range from $50,000 to up to $1 million, at interest rates of 2-4%. Eligible applicants include but are not limited to
This program provides funding for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy systems for new and existing commercial and industrial properties. C-PACER financing is available for privately owned commercial or industrial properties in municipalities or boroughs that have enacted a C-PACER enabling resolution and ordinances. C-PACER
The Colorado Clean Energy Fund is a specialized, nonprofit intermediary developed as a collaboration between the Colorado Energy Office, the Department of Energy, and the Coalition for Green Capital. The Fund deploys investment capital to connect individuals and organizations undertaking clean energy projects with traditional
This sales and use tax exemption applies to solar energy systems and components, as well as equipment used to produce, store, transport, compress, or blend green hydrogen, which can be created using biomass, geothermal, or other renewable energy sources.
The Illinois Finance Authority administers the Illinois Climate Bank. The Illinois Climate Bank provides bond financing for renewable energy and energy resilience projects through a range of programs including the Grid Resilience Grant, the State Small Business Climate Initiative, and the PACE bond program.
The Maryland Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Program requires electricity suppliers to source 50% of their retail electricity sales by 2030 from renewable energy sources. Of this 50% of retail electricity sales, a minimum of 35.5% must come from Tier I resources, a minimum of 14.5%
The C3 Accelerator, hosted by Centrepolis at Lawrence Technological University, supports growth stage clean technology, climate technology, and circular economy businesses by driving the adoption of their technology in Michigan. They promote the development of products that advance renewable electricity, energy efficiency, and other clean
