Businesses, non-profits, and municipalities increasing the energy efficiency of facilities, including by using renewable thermal technology, can qualify for loans worth up to $2 million at low variable rates, or up to $500,000 at fixed rates. Renewable electricity generation projects can also qualify.
Vermont requires all retail electricity suppliers to source a certain percentage of their annual electricity sales from renewables. The percentage depends on the year: in 2017, they required 55% to come from renewable sources, and that percentage increases by 4% every year through 2032.
Local governments in Virginia are authorized to offer PACE financing support to renewable energy, energy efficiency, and water efficiency projects. Local governments have discretion over funding sources, qualifying projects, loan term lengths, loan amounts, and interest rates.
Local governments in Virginia can receive financial support of varying types from the Virginia Resources Authority for renewable energy and some energy efficiency projects. The statute that authorized the program includes an imprecise definition of renewable energy, which means a broad set of renewable thermal
This grant program, administered by the State Commission on Environmental Quality, seeks to support the deployment of new technologies that reduce emissions from facilities and other stationary sources in Texas. Projects allowed under the grant include advanced clean energy projects, projects reducing emissions of regulated
The program offers low-interest loans to help repay costs over time associated with utility cost reduction measures (UCRMs) such as rooftop solar water, geothermal equipment, and thermal storage. This program resembles energy savings performance contracts but may be used by “facilities supported by the state”
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 projects include energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy, and alternative fuel infrastructure.
This program, administered by the State Energy Conservation Office, seeks to distribute grant money for the demonstration of sustainable and innovative utilization of energy resources, including clean coal, gasification projects for coal and biomass mixtures, wind, solar photovoltaic, and other solar applications. Grants may also
The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources administers the Clean Energy Grant Incentive Program which supports the adoption of clean, renewable solar energy projects by state agencies and public colleges and universities.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources partner to administer the Agricultural Energy Program. Through this program, agribusinesses interested in installing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects can receive grants of up to $20,000. Eligible technologies include
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