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,
Agricultural entities can claim a tax exemption up to 100% from real and personal property taxes for biomass gasification and methane digester property. Equipment must be certified by the Michigan Department of Agriculture. The facility must also allow at least two universities to collect data
Facilities in Mississippi that use biomass for heat and power cogeneration can claim a 5% investment tax credit for five years. To be eligible, facilities must employ 20 or more people and have received $50 million or more of capital investment.
The NH Renewable Portfolio Standard has a carve-out for eligible renewable resources that must be used to meet a set percentage of retail electricity sales to end-user customers. The PRS requires electricity providers, except municipal utilities, to acquire renewable energy certificates equivalent to 25.2% of
The State of Nevada allows municipalities to create districts to finance certain energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects. Improvements must be made to industrial or commercial property. Qualified improvement projects can be financed through assessments on the real property that secure financing obtained from a
Ohio allows local governments to create special energy improvement districts in which property owners can access PACE financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvement projects. This financing can be used for, biomass, geothermal, gasification, and energy efficiency projects. Loans are paid back by property
Qualified energy producers and other businesses in the renewable energy industry can be granted an exemption from industrial income, municipal and Commonwealth taxes on real and personal property, license fees, excise, and other municipal taxes, among other benefits. The tax exemption is 90% for industrial
Utah offers a tax credit for commercial renewable energy systems. Any taxpayer owning a commercial energy system can claim this credit for geothermal, solar thermal, and biomass systems. Biomass systems must produce either fuel or electricity. The credit amount cannot exceed 10% of the eligible
To advance new and emerging clean energy technologies, the Washington State Department of Commerce offers matching funds for federal and private grants used towards research, development, and demonstration. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process. Grant sizes range from case to case.
This competitive grant fund, administered by the Alaska Energy Authority, distributes grants to projects which generate energy from renewable resources. Eligible applicants include an electric utility holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity under AS 42.05, an independent power producer, a local government, or
