Renewable Natural Gas/Biomethane

Clean Air Program Grants

Senate Bill 22-193 authorizes the Colorado Energy Office to provide grants to implement industrial and manufacturing emission reduction projects. Eligible applications include tribal governments, local governments, public-private partnerships, and private entities. Eligible facilities may use funds for renewable energy projects, fuel switching, industrial process changes

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Renewable Portfolio Standard / Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard

Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, updated in 2015 with House Bill 623, requires that large self-generators ensure that electric utilities and on-site energy generation consists of 40% renewable energy by 2030, 70% by 2040, and 100% by 2045. Renewable energy includes energy generated using biomass, biofuels,

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PACE Massachusetts

Massachusetts Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) 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. PACE funding is offered in participating municipalities.

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Renewable Energy Standard

Michigan’s Renewable Energy Standard requires utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal electric utilities and alternative retail suppliers to derive 60% of retail energy sales from renewable sources and 100% of retail electricity sales from clean energy sources by 2040. Eligible technologies include geothermal, solar thermal, biomass; biogas,

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Energy Loan Program

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

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Non-Residential Sector Competitive Grants Program

The RFP seeks proposals to increase the supply of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from thermal renewable energy or certain other non-photovoltaic electric renewable energy projects located in New Hampshire. Specifically, projects that will be eligible to generate Class I, Class I Thermal, or Class IV

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Nevada PACE

Nebraska PACE offers financing for energy improvement projects to property owners. The amount is repaid through a special assessment on the property over a period of years. Local governments can authorize special financing districts for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. This program is only

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Community Renewable Energy Project Grant Program

HB 2021 created a $50 million fund at the Oregon Department of Energy to provide grants for the development of community renewable energy projects. Eligible renewable energy systems include those that use biomass, solar, geothermal, or biogas to generate energy, as well as energy storage

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Local Option – Tennessee C-PACER program

Tennessee allows local governments to establish a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Storm Resiliency (C-PACER) Program, under which they can allow properties in designated districts to access low-cost, long-term financing for qualified projects and repay them through a voluntary special assessment. The property assessed

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Hog Fuel Sales & Use Tax Exemption

Hog fuel, which includes wood waste and residuals, but not wood pellets or firewood, is exempt from sales tax in Washington if the fuel is used to produce steam, heat, biofuels, or power. To claim the exemption, the hog fuel seller must have their buyer

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