Oregon’s Department of Energy provides grants to finance up to 75% of energy assessment costs for farms, ranches, and rural small businesses. Energy assessments must be performed by an approved assessor.
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
To advance new and emerging clean energy technologies, the Washington State Department of Commerce offers matching funds for federal and private grants used towards research, development, and demonstration. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process. Grant sizes range from case to case.
The Arkansas PACE Program allows counties and cities 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 through property taxes, with a special property assessment.
Connecticut has implemented Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) as a financing program that allows Connecticut building owners to access cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy, as well as financing for resiliency and Zero-Emission Vehicle Refueling Infrastructure. This program is only available in participating municipalities.
Iowa offers an exemption from the replacement generation tax for certain entities. Included in the exemption is all energy generated by methane gas conversion property if used connection or conjunction with a publicly-owned sanitary landfill or used to collect waste that would otherwise be collected
Communities in Massachusetts that achieve Green Community status are provided with education, network support, financial incentives, and technical support from the Department of Energy Resources. To achieve Green Community status, localities have to meet several criteria regarding permitting regulations, policies about new construction energy life-cycle
Agricultural entities can claim a tax exemption up to 100% from real and personal property taxes for biomass gasification and methane digester property. Equipment must be certified by the Michigan Department of Agriculture. The facility must also allow at least two universities to collect data
Montana law exempts capital investments in non-residential buildings that generate energy from non-fossil sources from property tax. Exemptions cannot exceed $100,000 and are exempt for ten years after installation. To claim the exemption, use Montana Department of Revenue Form AB-14.
In addition to the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program, municipalities in the top 1/3 in terms of population can establish local C-PACE programs to finance projects fitting certain criteria for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Those within these jurisdictions may apply
