Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff requires that regulated electric utilities and electric power cooperatives serving retail customers in Arizona generate 15% of their energy from renewable resources, including several renewable thermal technologies, by 2025. This standard was adopted in 2006 and took effect in
For small businesses (those that employ 100 or fewer), the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality offers environmental assistance loans for several pollution prevention goals, such as “reduction of waste, effluents, and emissions at the source.” Under this definition, investments in certain technologies, such as biomass
This is a sales and use tax exemption for various processes (e.g., advanced manufacturing, advanced transportation). Of particular interest is “alternative sources”, which broadly include technologies used for renewable electrical generation facilities, distributed generation, energy storage technologies, and other technologies that reduce the need for
This law extends policies and programs currently implemented by California’s Public Utilities Commission to facilitate the development of biomethane through December 31, 2026. It increases the maximum incentive for biomethane projects from $1.5 million to $3 million, and to $5 million for dairy cluster biomethane
This $1 billion fund is dedicated to jumpstarting critical climate solutions and bridging financing gaps to help advanced technologies more quickly reach scale. It is open to public and private sector applicants and seeks to use a range of instruments to help finance innovative climate
The Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) was established in 2011 and augmented in 2022 with an additional $1 billion in funding to last through 2030. The program expedites the development and demonstration of technologies that increase resilience and decarbonize California’s electric grid and energy use.
This program, added to California’s 2022-2023 budget, offers a total of $525 million to fund technological advancements that will help meet GHG reduction goals and increase climate resilience. “Clean energy generation and storage” is referenced in a non-exhaustive list of example technologies, and there is
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