The Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust Fund is aimed at promoting the increased availability, use, and affordability of renewable energy by funding research, design, and evaluation of pilots to promote energy innovation. Technologies that are eligible for funds include solar thermal, geothermal heating and cooling projects,
The C3 Accelerator, hosted by Centrepolis at Lawrence Technological University, supports growth stage clean technology, climate technology, and circular economy businesses by driving the adoption of their technology in Michigan. They promote the development of products that advance renewable electricity, energy efficiency, and other clean
Energy efficiency building standards apply to new construction and major renovation projects of state owned or state leased buildings. Buildings must exceed the International Energy Conservation Code by at least 20%, where cost-effective. The Montana Department of Labor, Montana university system, and other state agencies
The State of Nevada allows municipalities to create districts to finance certain energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects. Improvements must be made to industrial or commercial property. Qualified improvement projects can be financed through assessments on the real property that secure financing obtained from a
This partnership between the Ohio Treasurer of State and local banks provides reduced-rate financing to small business improvement projects for energy efficiency and renewable energy generation. The program offers up to a 3% interest rate reduction on new or existing small business loans of up
The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank administers the Rhode Island Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program, which provides long-term, fixed-rate financing for building upgrades in commercial and industrial properties. Eligible costs include up to 100% of hard and soft costs. Eligible projects include energy efficiency
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
This program accelerates the adoption of innovative energy technologies and expands access to them by providing reimbursement grants to manufacturers, non-profits, utilities, and local institutions like schools, hospitals, and municipalities. Projects using biomass, biogas, solar thermal, beneficial electrification, and thermal storage, among other technologies, are
The California PACE Program allows local governments to establish property assessed clean energy districts. In these districts, property owners can borrow money to finance energy improvements and pay the borrowed money back, typically with property taxes, with a special property assessment. The California Alternative Energy
Florida offers a property tax abatement for renewable energy property, which is defined in Title XIV, Chapter 193.624 of the 2022 Florida Statutes as equipment that collects, transmits, stores, or uses solar energy, wind energy, or energy derived from geothermal deposits. In determining the assessed
