The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality offers interest free loans for renovations of $250,000 or more. Eligible applicants include facility-owning state agencies, boards, and commissions, to include institutions of higher learning. Eligible projects include but are not limited to building weatherization, HVAC and lighting replacements
Colorado offers a refundable tax credit to industrial facilities exploring and implementing greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. CITCO can be used toward industrial studies, retrofit, expansion and new build projects. Studies might include energy and emissions audits or feasibility studies. A wide range of renewable
Florida offers a sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used in the production of steam energy resulting from burning green hydrogen and other renewable fuels. The exemption further extends to the purchase of machinery and equipment primarily used in the production, storage,
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 Maine Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program allows owners of eligible commercial and industrial buildings to finance up to 100% of their renewable energy and other sustainability improvements. Qualifying properties must be real commercial properties that do not have residential mortgages, are not
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
Commercial and industrial properties in Nebraska can receive Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) funding from certain districts for renewable energy installation and energy efficiency projects. This type of financing provides upfront payment repaid with savings from the installations. Contractors installing systems must guarantee that savings will
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 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.
