Green Hydrogen

Tax Incentives for Green Hydrogen

In 2021, Montana created a new tax classification for green hydrogen, alongside new tax incentives for the technology. Under the law, any facility producing hydrogen without emitting greenhouse gasses, storing or transporting such hydrogen, or generating electricity from such hydrogen will be taxed at a

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Environmental Assistance Loans

MCPA partners with private financial institutions to provide low-interest financing to businesses and political subdivisions of the state to fund the capital costs of environmental projects, including those reducing pollution. While many businesses and projects are eligible for loans, the MPCA prioritizes small- and medium-sized

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Guaranteed Energy Savings Program

Aimed at assisting Minnesota public entities in boosting energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment, this program provides a wide array of technical, contractual, and financial assistance in pursuing Energy Savings Performance Contracting. ESPCs work with approved Energy Service Companies to use the money saved by

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Small Business Environmental Improvement Loans

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency offers zero-interest loans to Minnesota small businesses for capital expenditures helping the company comply with or exceed environmental regulations, including those regulating emissions of greenhouse gasses and other pollutants. Recipients must employ less than 100 employees and report less than

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Renewable Energy Standard

Minnesota requires investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and power districts to have at least 20% of retail electricity sales generated or procured from eligible renewable sources (including solar PV, wind, hydroelectric, green hydrogen, landfill gas, RNG, landfill gas, and wastewater) by 2020 and 25%

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PACE Massachusetts

Massachusetts Property Assessed Clean Energy funding helps commercial and industrial property owners finance energy improvements with financing terms of up to 20 years. Eligible energy improvements include measures that reduce energy consumption and renewable energy system installation. 2021 Program guidelines can be found here: https://www.massdevelopment.com/assets/what-we-offer/pace/FINAL_Guidelines07312021.pdf

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InnovateMass

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center funds InnovateMass, a program that provides up to $250,000 in bridge funding and technical support to help early-stage companies achieve commercialization for new clean energy technologies and innovative combinations of existing technologies. To qualify, companies must have advanced and applied

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IncubateMass

Established in 2013 by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, IncubateMass provides funding to Massachusetts incubators to grow the clean energy innovation ecosystem and commercialize clean-tech startups. Grants are up to $175,000 per year and support building out infrastructure, equipment purchases, networking events, growing strategic clusters,

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