The Green Buildings Act establishes standards for all new state-funded building construction and major renovations of existing state-owned facilities. These standards, outlined in the Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 3130/15, require that these buildings be designed to achieve at least a silver LEED certification.
The Illinois Finance Authority may establish reserve funds to enhance bonds for renewable energy projects. As outlined in the Illinois Compiled Statutes section 3501/825-65, these bonds should not exceed $3 billion. Eligible renewable energy resources are defined in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency
The Illinois Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program allows owners of eligible commercial or industrial buildings to finance up to 100% of their renewable energy and other sustainability improvements. Section 5/101011 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes grants municipalities the right to enter into voluntary
Florida’s Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program provides matching grants for demonstration, commercialization, research, and development projects relating to renewable energy technologies that increase the efficiency of either vehicles or commercial buildings. Chapter 377.804 of Title XXVIII of the 2022 Florida Statutes describes the
This tax credit program provides credits against tax imposed for the construction, purchase, or lease of clean energy property placed into service between July 1, 2008, and December 31, 2014, with certain limitations. Section 48-7-29.14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated defines “clean energy
Each individual or corporate taxpayer that files an individual or corporate net income tax return in Hawaii can apply this tax credit for every eligible renewable energy system installed and placed in service on or after July 1, 2009. Section 235-12.5 of the Hawaii Revised
Hawaii Energy offers a commercial solar water heating rebate to incentivize energy-efficient equipment. The rebate is calculated based on de-rated capacity per ton using the solar water heating worksheet found here: https://hawaiienergy.com/images/for-business/PY22/wks_wh_solar.xlsx
Section 196-9 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes directs state agencies to install solar water heating systems in buildings and facilities where it is cost-effective based on the life cycle costs compared to conventional water heating systems. If solar thermal systems are not found to be
The Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$) On-Bill Program is an innovative financing program offered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority for nonprofits, small businesses, and commercial tenants to make eligible energy improvements. These improvements include thermal storage pumps, water heating, solar PV systems, and other
Delmarva Power, one of Delaware’s largest utilities, offers grants to customers to offset the installed cost of several technologies, including solar thermal and geothermal. This incentive is part of the Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Council Green Energy Program, which has provided grant funding to
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