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Illinois Clean Energy Innovation Fund

The Illinois Clean Energy Innovation Fund is a revolving investment fund seeded by a grant from the state of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Energy. It is now managed by Evergreen Climate Innovations, a non-profit investment fund. This fund makes direct investments in high-potential,

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The Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Investment Tax Credit

This investment tax credit allows eligible taxpayers to seek credits for corporate income taxes equal to 75% of all eligible costs. Rule 5O-2.002 of the Florida Administrative Code defines eligible costs as capital costs, operation, and maintenance costs, and research and development costs incurred between

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Innovation Incentive Program

Florida’s Innovation Incentive Program, described in Title XIX, Chapter 288.1089 of the 2022 Florida Statutes, describes the eligibility criteria for businesses to receive awards from the state for promoting high-value research and development, innovation, and alternative and renewable energy projects. Housed under the Department of

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Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grant Program

Florida’s Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program provides matching grants for demonstration, commercialization, research, and development projects relating to renewable energy technologies that increase the efficiency of either vehicles or commercial buildings. Chapter 377.804 of Title XXVIII of the 2022 Florida Statutes describes the

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Biomass Sales and Use Tax Exemption

Georgia offers a sales and use tax exemption for the sale and use of biomass used to produce power or coproduce electrical and steam power. Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated was amended by HB 1018 for this exemption to take

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Tax Credits for Clean Energy Property

This tax credit program provides credits against tax imposed for the construction, purchase, or lease of clean energy property placed into service between July 1, 2008, and December 31, 2014, with certain limitations. Section 48-7-29.14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated defines “clean energy

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Delaware Renewable Portfolio Standards

Delaware’s Renewable Energy Standards require investor-owned utilities, local governments, and retail electricity suppliers to derive 40% of their energy from renewable sources by 2035. The Renewable Energy Standards Act, found under Title 26, Chapter 1, Subchapter III-A, outlines the statutory details of the renewable energy

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Energize Delaware Green Bond

The Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (DESEU) was created in 2007 by the state of Delaware and is a nonprofit that implements the Energize Delaware Initiative for commercial, industrial, and other non-residential groups. The initiative offers low-interest commercial loans for renewable energy projects following a feasibility

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Sales and Use Tax Exemption

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. Chapter 212.08 of Title XIV of

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Florida PACE

The Florida Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program allows owners of eligible commercial and industrial buildings to finance up to 100% of their renewable energy and other sustainability improvements. Hundreds of projects qualify, but an example of an eligible improvement for PACE funding is

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