Solar Thermal

Local C-PACE Financing

In addition to the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program, municipalities in the top third of New Jersey municipalities in terms of population can establish local C-PACE programs to finance projects fitting certain criteria for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Those within

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New Solar Market Development Tax Credit

This is an income tax credit given to an individual who purchases and installs a solar thermal or photovoltaic system in a residence, business, or agricultural enterprise in New Mexico. This income tax credit may not exceed $6,000 per taxpayer per taxable year. There is

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Local Option – Renewable Energy Financing District

As of 2009, the Renewable Energy Financing District (REFD) Act allows New Mexico municipalities to create REFDs that repay the costs of renewable energy improvements through assessments on property tax over terms of no more than twenty years. Solar thermal and geothermal systems permanently installed

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Local Option – Solar Energy Improvement Special Assessment Act

The Solar Energy Improvement Special Assessment Act allows New Mexico counties to support solar energy improvement projects for properties, including solar photovoltaics and solar thermal. While a county may not itself fund these projects, the Act allows it to create rules for certifying private financial

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Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit

This tax credit allows for a person holding the title to a qualified energy generator to receive a tax credit for every kWh of electricity produced. The tax credit rate rises gradually to $0.04 per kWh by the sixth taxable year in which the generator

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Rural Minnesota Energy Board PACE Program

For commercial and industrial property owners in rural Minnesota counties, the Rural Minnesota Energy Board offers PACE funding for retrofits that install solar thermal, geothermal heat pumps, or any technology which increases energy efficiency. Participating counties include Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Lincoln,

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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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