Long-term financing is available to retail end-use customers for the installation of customer-side distributed resources. Customer-side distributed resources are defined by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-1 as "(A) the generation of electricity from a unit with a rating of not more than sixty-five megawatts on the premises of a retail end user within the transmission and distribution system including, but not limited to, fuel cells, photovoltaic systems or small wind turbines, or (B) a reduction in the demand for electricity on the premises of a retail end user in the distribution system through methods of conservation and load management, including

Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs offer a variety of incentives for customers who purchase energy efficient appliances and equipment. Rebates include furnaces, boilers, air-source heat pumps, ductless heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, insulation, energy audits, clothes washers, light fixtures, appliance recycling, refrigerators, equipment conversions, water heaters, and heating equipment upgrades. Some rebates vary according to the capacity or efficiency of equipment. Please contact PSE’s Energy Advisors or go to pse.com/rebates to find specific equipment requirements. All efficiency requirements must be met in order to receive incentives. More information and incentive applications are available on the program web

Glendale Water and Power (GPW) offers the Smart Home Energy and Water Saving Rebate Program that includes several incentives for residential customers to improve the energy efficiency of participating homes. Rebates are offered for a variety of appliances that meet required minimum efficiency levels. Amounts vary according to efficiency, requirements, and location of purchase. More information regarding these residential programs, as well as low income targeted programs, can be found on the web site listed above.

 

 

NOTE: Senate Bill 936 (Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2016) extended production tax credit for two years, from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2018. 

Maryland offers a production tax credit for electricity generated by wind, solar energy, hydropower, hydrokinetic, municipal solid waste and biomass resources. Eligible biomass resources include anaerobic digestion, landfill gas, wastewater-treatment gas, and cellulosic material derived from forest-related resources (excluding old-growth timber and mill residues consisting of sawdust or wood shavings)*, from waste pallets and crates, or from agricultural sources. The list of eligible resources is generally the same as those eligible for the federal

The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) is offering a Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Program, which provides a generous rebate of up to $2,300, for residents who install an efficient, electric HPWH. CPAU is conducting this program to to encourage residents to use CPAUs 100% carbon neutral electricity and to promote high-efficiency HPWHs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from natural gas. Eligible residents that participate in the HPWH program can receive rebates for installation of a HPWH. Rebate funding is subject to availability and may change without prior notice. City of Palo Alto Utilities also offers water conservation

Arizona’s property tax exemption was established in June 2006 (H.B. 2429) and originally applied only to “solar energy devices and any other device or system designed for the production of solar energy for on-site consumption.” For property tax assessment purposes, these devices are considered to add no value to the property.

A "solar energy device" for the purpose of this incentive is defined as "a system or series of mechanisms designed primarily to provide heating, to provide cooling, to produce electrical power, to produce mechanical power, to provide solar daylighting or to provide any combination of the foregoing

Arizona’s tax credit for solar and wind installations in commercial and industrial applications was established in June 2006 (H.B. 2429). In May 2007, the credit was revised by H.B. 2491 to extend the credit to all non-residential entities, including those that are tax-exempt. Third parties who install or manufacture the system are now eligible as well; not only those that finance a system as allowed in the original legislation. These provisions are retroactive to January 1, 2006.

The tax credit, which may be applied against corporate or personal taxes, is equal to 10% of the installed cost of

Portland General Electric's (PGE) Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program offers offers a variety of rebates to residential customers for energy efficient improvements. See the program web site or contact the utility for additional information on program incentives and guidelines.

City of Lompoc Utilities offers rebates to residential customers for various energy efficiency, water conservation and HVAC upgrades or new equipment. Rebates will not exceed 100% of installed costs. All rebate requests must be submitted within 1 year of purchase to qualify.

Arizona’s tax credit for solar and wind installations in commercial and industrial applications was established in June 2006 (HB 2429). The credit is available to all non-residential entities who install qualified systems on their facilities, or entities who finance, install, or manufacture a qualified system and is the transferee of tax credits secured by the purchaser of the device. Tax exempt entities are also eligible for the credit if they are subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) if the relevant tax credits relate to activities that generate UBTI.

The tax credit, which may be applied against