The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) administers the Clean Air Improvement Program. The program provides financing for pollution control projects, energy efficiency projects, and renewable energy projects through bond financing. The OAQDA is also authorized to approve tax exemptions up to 100% on tangible
The Puerto Rico Energy Program of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce provides funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, energy audits for municipalities, and guidance on public energy policy compliance through the State Energy Program.
The program offers low-interest loans for state, public school, college, university, and non-profit hospital facilities for retrofit projects that reduce energy consumption, peak energy demand, or utility costs, including through implementation of renewable thermal energy. The borrowed amount is repaid overtime with energy cost savings.
Vermont offers businesses a tax credit for renewable energy equipment installation. In order to be eligible for this credit, the project must also qualify for the Federal Business Energy Tax Credit. The credit is equivalent to 24% of the Vermont property portion of the Federal
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation administers the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Program which gives loans to state government entities, municipal governments, the University of Alaska, and schools for qualifying energy efficiency improvements. Savings from the project must exceed loan payments. Loan participants need to
This sales and use tax exemption (C.R.S. 29-2-105) applies to components used in the production of energy, including alternating current electricity, from a renewable energy source. Eligible renewable energy technologies include components related to wind and solar thermal systems. The exemption generally applies to state-administered
Delaware C-PACE offers low-interest loans to commercial, industrial, agricultural, nonprofit, and multifamily property owners for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Loan amounts can range between $30,000 and $2,000,000 per project. For a property owner to take advantage of this program, the county in which
Idaho wind, solar, and geothermal energy producers, except for those under the regulation of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, are 100% exempt from taxes for their property and fixtures related to renewable energy systems. Instead, these producers pay a tax of 3% of gross energy
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center offers a rebate program for commercial, industrial, and residential users who install solar thermal systems. Various financing opportunities and incentives are available through Massachusetts state tax credits, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, municipal partners, and federal partners.
The Maine Revised Statutes provides a real estate tax exemption for solar and wind energy equipment that generates heat or electricity. The equipment must meet the following criteria to be eligible: “be used on the site where the property is located; or transmitted through the
