The Energy Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund offers financing for agriculture, utilities, and businesses for energy infrastructure projects, including projects related to thermal storage, biomass, biogas, biomethane, and landfill gas. Applicants can receive up to $2.5 million or up to 75% of project costs. Eligible borrowers
Maryland state-owned buildings are required to decrease emissions by 20% from 2018 levels by 2031. Also, the High Performance Green Building Program requires new buildings and major renovations align with Maryland’s goal to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2045. This rule applies to buildings
Minnesota’s Comprehensive Energy Savings Plan for State Facilities requires projects to exceed the January 2004 state energy code by 30%. In addition, project managers must have 2% of a building’s total energy use come from wind or solar power. If this is not achievable, the
Businesses and nonprofits can apply to the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority for loans to finance energy efficiency and alternative energy projects. Energy audit is required to receive loans. Loans can range from $100,000 to $1 million.
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
Oregon’s Department of Energy provides grants through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to local governments that are not otherwise eligible to receive funding directly U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. Oregon will grant at least 60% of this
Tennessee allows local governments to establish a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Storm Resiliency (C-PACER) Program, under which they can allow properties in designated districts to access low-cost, long-term financing for qualified projects and repay them through a voluntary special assessment. The property assessed
The Vermont Economic Development Authority provides loans under this program for a variety of projects, including renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Loans can be made at fixed rates on terms of up to 10 years in amounts of up to $1,000,000, not exceeding 50%
The Arkansas PACE Program allows counties and cities 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 through property taxes, with a special property assessment.
Since 2021, Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has maintained energy storage targets of 300MW by the end of 2024, 650MW by the end of 2027, and 1,000MW by the end of 2030.
