The “Local Government Challenge” is a large grant that is broken down into several smaller challenges based on the size and type of government applying: Energy Innovation Challenge Grants, Small Government Leadership Grants, and Tribal Government Challenge.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has a multi-sectoral cap-and-trade system that requires businesses to purchase allowances equivalent to their emissions, incentivizing mitigation and the uptake of renewable thermal solutions. The program is designed to contribute to the state’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
This 2022 Executive Order (D 2022 016, “Amending and Restating Executive Order D 2019 016 Concerning the Greening of State Government”) signed by Governor Jared Polis sets energy standards for public buildings in Colorado to meet the state’s goals toward renewable energy and reducing GHG
The Colorado Clean Energy Fund is a specialized, nonprofit intermediary developed as a three-year collaboration between the Colorado Energy Office, the Department of Energy, and the Coalition for Green Capital. The creation of the Fund was announced by Governor John Hickenlooper, with initial funding coming
This competitive grant fund, administered by the Alaska Energy Authority, distributes grants to projects which generate energy from renewable resources. Section 42.45.045 of the Alaska Statutes, which contains more information, specifies that eligible projects can use biomass, geothermal, biogas, and landfill gas, as well as
This program helps improve commercial buildings by financing energy efficiency measures and renewable energy systems. Authorized by Section 29.55.100 of the Alaska Statutes, which allows local governments to create and manage C-PACE programs, financing may be granted for products and devices that provide thermal energy,
The Emerging Energy Technology Fund (EETF) provides grants for energy demonstration projects, testing of emerging energy technologies, and deployment of existing technologies that have previously not yet been demonstrated in Alaska. Eligible technologies include those that reduce negative environmental effects, such as renewable energy or
Arizona does not tax energy efficiency components, renewable energy equipment, and combined heat and power systems as property. Arizona Revised Statute 42-11054, which details this exemption, specifies that renewable energy equipment includes equipment used to produce energy primarily for on-site consumption from renewable resources, including
Section 41-1514.02 of the Arizona Revised Statutes sets up an environmental technology assistance program under the state Department of Commerce to expand businesses’ ability to produce solar and other renewable energy products.
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
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