This is one of two programs under the California Energy Conservation Assistance Act. Under this Act, the California Energy Commission provides cities, counties, special districts, public universities, public hospitals, and California Native American Tribes with 1%-interest loans capped at $3 million to finance energy efficiency
Delaware’s Renewable Energy Standards require investor-owned utilities, local governments, and retail electricity suppliers to derive 40% of their energy from renewable sources by 2035. The Renewable Energy Standards Act outlines the statutory details of the renewable energy portfolio standard, issuance of renewable energy credits, and
This is a property tax exemption for property that is “actually and regularly used” to produce and generate electricity with certain renewable energy resources. For parties who apply for this exemption after December 31, 2016, the property tax exemption will only remain in effect for
The Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator is a specialized finance program designed to drive private capital into market gaps for goods and services producing low or no greenhouse gas emissions. Qualifying projects include solar, wind, and geothermal projects, projects using fuel cells to store
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
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 Nevada Renewable Portfolio Standard requires electric providers in Nevada to increase the amount of sales that are derived from qualifying renewable energy sources incrementally up to 2030, when 50% of all sales are required to come from these renewable resources. Eligible renewable energy sources
Local municipalities in Oregon are able to create special improvement districts where property owners can access PACE financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Municipalities can issue bonds or borrow money from the Oregon Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Technologies Loan Program
This grant program, administered by the State Commission on Environmental Quality, seeks to assist the deployment of new technologies that reduce emissions from facilities and other stationary sources in Texas. The program prioritizes projects that use solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources. Grants given
Washington offers sales tax exemptions for a range of renewable energy products under the Renewable Energy/Green Incentives section of the Department of Revenue’s website. Eligible renewable energy technologies include biomass, green hydrogen, biogas, and landfill gas systems. Each clause has unique requirements and sunset dates.
