Massachusetts Clean Energy Center administers the IncubateMass program to provide funding to Massachusetts incubators to grow the clean energy innovation ecosystem and commercialize clean-tech startups. Grants are up to $175,000 per year and support building out infrastructure, equipment purchases, networking events, growing strategic clusters, and
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 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency offers zero-interest loans to Minnesota small businesses to help comply with or exceed environmental regulations, including those regulating emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Recipients must employ less than 100 employees and report less than $500,000 in yearly after-tax
Under North Carolina’s Program to Finance Energy Improvement, local governments can create a revolving loan program to finance the purchase and installation of renewable energy projects affixed to residential, commercial, or other real property. The charged interest rate on loans may not exceed 8% per
New Jersey offers a property tax exemption for renewable energy systems that meet on-site electricity and HVAC needs for businesses. Eligible renewable energy systems can use geothermal, solar thermal, biomass, landfill gas, and other energy types.
Scale for ClimateTech, supported by NYSERDA, aims to help cleantech startups overcome manufacturing obstacles keeping their products from fulfilling untapped market demands. To do so, the Scale for ClimateTech program will help New York entrepreneurs partner with manufacturers and scale up locally made products that
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
Rhode Island offers manufacturers and residential buildings a property tax exemption up to 100% for qualifying solar thermal, geothermal, biogas, and biomass systems.
Utah’s PACE program offers financing up to $90,000 for projects over terms of up to 30 years for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Savings generated from new energy investments must outweigh costs and yield a positive cash flow over time, allowing for repayment. To
The Washington Cap-and-Invest Program sets a cap on overall carbon emissions in the state and requires businesses to obtain allowances equal to their greenhouse gas emissions through quarterly auctions. Over time, the cap will be reduced in line with the state’s emissions reduction commitments. It
