The California PACE Program allows local governments to establish property assessed clean energy districts. In these districts, property owners can borrow money to finance energy improvements and pay the borrowed money back, typically with property taxes, with a special property assessment. The California Alternative Energy
This sales and use tax exemption applies to solar energy systems and components, as well as equipment used to produce, store, transport, compress, or blend green hydrogen, which can be created using biomass, geothermal, or other renewable energy sources.
Kentucky allows local governments to establish PACE financing programs in their jurisdictions. They can also finance the program through bond issuance or partnership with a third party. Governments may also hire third parties for program administration purposes. All PACE programs have to review the property’s
Efficiency Maine offers incentives for commercial, nonprofit, government, and industrial users to fund thermal projects that reduce the consumption of natural gas, oil, biomass, and other fuels. Eligible projects must save a minimum of 400 MMBtu of piped natural gas annually and lead to fuel
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources provides loans to public schools, public and private non-profit hospitals, and local governments for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Loans are given at a 2.5% interest rate and a 10 year maximum loan term. This is a reimbursement
New Hampshire PACE financing, like many other states, allows property owners to borrow money for energy improvements and pay back the amount via a special property assessment over a period of years. However, property owners in participating municipalities must borrow from private entities, as municipalities
The FlexTech program shares the cost to produce an objective, site-specific, and targeted study on how best to implement clean energy and/or energy efficiency technologies. Commercial, industrial, and multifamily facilities that pay into the electric Systems Benefits Charge are eligible. In addition, colleges and universities
The Alternative and Clean Energy Program provides grants, loan guarantees, and loans for the construction of alternative and clean energy projects. Private investment must match $1 for every $1 of program funds awarded. Eligible applicants include businesses, economic development organizations, individuals, and local governments. Alternative
The PACE program offers low-cost, long-term financing for improvements to commercial and industrial properties. The program seeks to bolster energy efficiency, decrease water consumption and energy demand, by financing technologies that generate electricity, provide thermal energy, or regulate temperature. Local governments must opt-in to this
Manufacturers who produce wood biomass and produce marketable coproducts from biogas are eligible to file income tax under a unique Wood Biomass Fuel B&O tax classification. The tax rate for this classification is .138%. This classification will be available until January 1, 2029.
