The New Hampshire Renewable Portfolio Standard requires electricity providers to source a certain percentage of the energy they sell to customers, including “useful thermal energy,” from renewable sources, including biomethane, biomass, and hydrogen produced from some renewable fuels. The standard also has a carve-out for
The RFP seeks proposals to increase the supply of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from thermal renewable energy or other specific non-photovoltaic electric renewable energy projects in New Hampshire. Specifically, projects that will be eligible to generate Class I, Class I Thermal, or Class IV Renewable
Energy generation systems in the District of Columbia that rely solely on solar energy are not required to pay property tax, as long as the Chief Financial Officer of the company owning the property transfers $120,000 to the Renewable Energy Development Fund established by the
DC PACE is a financing product developed through a partnership between Urban Ingenuity and the DC Department of Energy and Environment. This program offers 100% financing for energy and water projects, allowing qualified property owners to receive financing repaid through a property tax assessment on
The DC Green Bank is a quasi-government institution helping to use innovative financing mechanisms to lower barriers to renewable energy deployment. It offers several products for residential, commercial, and industrial customers, including the Commercial Loan for Energy Efficiency and Renewables (CLEER).
Under this law, a municipality, county, or multi-county joint power board can designate an Energy Improvements Area, and establish a program to make loans to owners of residential, commercial, or industrial real property in the area for projects that increase energy efficiency or generate renewable
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia requires electric utilities to meet alternative and renewable energy portfolio standards and allows them to do so by purchasing additional credits. The standards require electric utilities to own credits equivalent to at least 10% of the electricity they
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy administers this revolving loan program, which can finance any solar energy project. The money in the fund comes from donations made by customers of Virginia electric utilities, who are obligated to solicit donations and promote the fund.
Virginia mandates that Phase I and Phase II Utilities generate a certain portion of their annual electricity sales from renewable energy sources. The required percentage increases gradually over time, with the percentage for Phase I Utilities increasing from 6% in 2021 to 100% by 2050
The Washing State Housing Finance Commission’s Sustainable Energy Trust provides loans for energy efficiency and clean energy-related retrofits and new construction. Loan sizes can range from $50,000 to up to $1 million, at interest rates of 2-4%.
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