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Clean Energy Fund > Market Development Portfolio

The Market Development portfolio is one of four portfolios associated with the New York State Clean Energy Fund. It provides $2.4 billion in programmatic funding for energy efficiency and clean energy solutions through 2025. Focus areas for the Market Development Portfolio include renewable energy, distributed

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Clean Energy Fund >  Innovation & Research

The Innovation & Research portfolio is one of four portfolios associated with the New York State Clean Energy Fund. It is dedicated to driving innovation across climate technology sectors through direct investments in R&D and early-stage companies and seeks to fund “incubators, accelerators, prizes, and

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Commercial and Industrial Carbon Challenge

NYSERDA created the Commercial & Industrial Carbon Challenge to give large, non-residential energy users resources to unlock cost-effective decarbonization opportunities. Winners work one-on-one with NYSERDA to realize their proposed projects rather than navigating on their own through NYSERDA or utility initiatives. Rewards under this challenge

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Clean Energy Fund > NY Green Bank

The New York Green Bank (NYGB) is one of four portfolios associated with the New York State Clean Energy Fund. A state-sponsored, specialized financial entity, it works to mitigate gaps and barriers to private sector investments in clean energy capital markets through the use of

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Program to Finance Energy Improvements

Under the North Carolina General Statutes §160D-1320 “Program to Finance Energy Improvement,” the General Assembly allows for local governments to create a program that can finance the purchase and installation of renewable energy projects affixed to residential, commercial, or other real property. In pursuit of

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Property Tax Exemption for Solar, Wind, or Geothermal Devices

Section 57-02-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, which lists property exempt from taxation, includes heating and cooling installations. Clause 27 specifies that the exemption covers installations, machinery, and equipment in new and existing buildings which provide heating and cooling, store power, or produce electrical

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Clean Sustainable Energy Fund 

The Clean Sustainable Energy Fund, established in Section 17-01-01 of the North Dakota Century Code in the State Treasury, provides grants, loans, and other financial assistance to support research, development, and commercialization of technologies that reduce environmental impacts and increase the sustainability of energy production.

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North Dakota Industrial Commission Renewable Energy Development Program

The North Dakota Industrial Commission’s Renewable Energy Development Program allows any person, corporation, partnership, cooperative, or association to apply for funds for projects which propose education, research, development, or marketing of renewable energy resources, materials, or advanced energy technologies. The maximum grant or loan amount

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Energy Conversion and Thermal Efficiency Sales Tax Exemption

This sales and use tax applies to qualifying energy conversion facilities used in the commercial and industrial sectors. This tax exemption targets “waste conversion” facilities that convert waste from industrial operations, including garbage, to energy. The tax form can be found at this link by

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