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
Texas has a set of energy efficiency goals and requirements for different state entities. political subdivisions, higher education institutions, and state agencies are required to decrease electricity use by 5% annually for 7 years from the 2019 baseline and implement all energy efficiency measures that
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
CalRecycle administers a GHG Reduction loan program to assist “recycling manufacturers.” Eligible applicants include government authorities, private for-profit entities, and non-profit organizations. Eligible projects must reduce overall GHG emissions associated with California-generated waste materials and include facilities that use feedstock to create biofuels and other
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
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
The Maryland Energy Administration provides grants to local governments, state agencies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and communities to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and transportation petroleum-reduction projects. MEA funds four grant programs: the Clean Energy for Local Governments Program (CELG); the Public Facilities Solar Program
Renaissance zones are designated areas with tax benefits for renewable energy facilities in their boundaries. Eligible entities within a renaissance zone can have their corporate income tax, state education tax, personal and real property taxes, or local income taxes abated. Entities can receive abatements on
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources offers emergency loans to public schools, local governments, public hospitals, and public colleges and universities to manage energy equipment failure to replace, repair, and upgrade damaged equipment.
This is a program offering a rebate payment equivalent to 40% of heating and installation costs for certain biomass pellet heating systems, up to a maximum of $65,000. To receive rebates, systems must have begun operation on or after July 9, 2016, and produce 2.5
