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Residential

Clean Energy Fund (CEF)

On January 2016, the New York Public Service Commission (PUC) approved $5 billion Clean Energy Fund (CEF) as a successor to the New York’s Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) and Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) fund, which both expired at the end of 2015. The Clean Energy Fund emerged from the regulatory proceedings of the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative*. The ratepayer funded clean energy programs in New York are administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development’s (NYSERDA). NYSERDA will administer the CEF to fund all the state sponsored clean energy activities in the state. The

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EWEB - Net Metering

The Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) offers net metering for customers with renewable energy generation systems with an installed capacity of 25 kW or less. Eligible systems use solar power, wind power, fuel cells, hydroelectric power, landfill gas, digester gas, waste, dedicated energy crops, or certain biomass to generate electricity. Systems should be sized to primarily offset the customer's energy usage at the site. 

Excess generation is compensated monthly at a rate of $0.0710/kWh and does not roll over to subsequent months.

*EWEB has announced that it will transition to a new method of calculating solar rates based on avoided cost, beginning 2026.

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Garland Power & Light - EnergySaver Solar Rebate Program

A utility bill credit is available to encourage Garland Power and Light (GP&L) residential customers to install solar photovoltaic panels that meet the minimum requirements of the program. Please check the GP&L website to make sure the program is still available before purchasing equipment. Application to GP&L must be submitted and accepted prior to installation of solar panels.

Credit will be applied to GP&L (must be GP&L customer) customer utility bill once system is installed and approved as "Produced Energy Credit". Credit amounts are calculated based on the electric energy produced and delivered to the City by the Customer's Power

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Richmond Department of Public Utilities (Gas) - Energy Conservation Tax Credits

NOTE: This program has changed from offering rebates to offering incentives as tax incentives. 

City of Richmond natural gas customers are eligible for tax credit for purchase of for efficiency natural gas technologies as part of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Conservation Program. Tax Credits to a maximum amount as specified above are available for high efficiency furnaces, boilers, electric heat pump water heater, and biomass stoves.  

Biomass stoves must use renewable plant derived fuel, including agricultural crops, trees, wood, wood waste, residues, grasses, and fibers.  

Please contact the Energy Services Division of City of Richmond for more information. 

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Mass Solar Loan Program

Massachusetts offers fixed low-interest loans to residents purchasing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. One purpose of this program is to provide more opportunity for residents to own solar PV systems, rather than enter into third-party ownership arrangements. This program is administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, with oversight from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. The program is funded by alternative compliance payments paid to comply with the state's renewable portfolio standard.

Eligibility Requirements

Loans are available to Massachusetts residents purchasing a solar PV system or a share in a behind-the-meter community shared solar system. Third-party owned projects are

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Blue Ridge EMC - Net Metering

The Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation offers net metering to its residential customers with solar photovoltaic, wind, or micro-hydro generators up to 25 kilowatts. There is no aggregate capacity limit.

Net excess generation is credited at retail rate. However, net metering customers are not served on the general residential rate tariff; net metering customers have a lower retail energy rate and higher grid service charge than general residential customers. Net metering customers also have a higher minimum bill than general residential customers. Excess credit rolls over month-to-month. Any net excess generation remaining on May 31 of each year will be

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New Home Rebate

The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AFHC) provides rebates to Alaskans who purchase or build new, energy-efficient homes. AFHC uses the Home Energy Rating System index to determine the size of the rebate. Homes that score between 92.0 and 94.0 points are given a 5 Star Plus rating and are eligible for a $7,000 rebate. Homes that score 95 points and above points are rated as a 6 Star and are eligible for a $10,000 rebate.

To be eligible, applicants must be the original homeowner, and the home must be their primary residence and less than one year old. The home

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Income Tax Deduction for the Installation of Building Insulation

A residential taxpayer is entitled to an Indiana income tax deduction on the materials and labor used to install insulation in a taxpayer’s principal place of residence in Indiana. 

Amount

The insulation deduction is limited to the cost of the insulation (including installation costs) or $1,000, whichever is less. The deduction must be taken for the tax year during which the materials were installed. Excess costs may not be carried forward to subsequent tax years. 

Eligible Technologies

This deduction includes the following forms of insulation: material made from fiberglass, rock wool, cellulose, Styrofoam, urea-based foam urethane, vermiculite, perlite, polystyrene, reflective

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Interconnection Standards

In December 2015, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) established net metering in the State accompanied by interconnection standards for distributed generator facilities. 

Eligibility

The standards apply to all the investor-owned utilities in Mississippi under the jurisdiction of the PSC. The cooperatives are required to file a net metering program and interconnection standard that is consistent with the rules set forward by the PSC. Cooperatives that participate in the TVA-sponsored net metering program are exempt from the rule. Interconnection request applications will be made available on the electric utility’s website. 

All the distributed generation facilities must be capable of being isolated

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Net Metering

NOTE: Although this entry is categorized as net metering, the policy adopted by the Mississippi PSC does not meet DSIRE's definition of net metering, as excess generation is not netted one-to-one against consumption over the billing period. 

The PSC filed an order in early January 2025, updating Entergy Mississippi's NEM-2's value of DG applied to excess credits. The new values are 5.5 cents/kWh for customers not eligible for the tariff's low-to-moderate income adder, and 7.5 cents/kWh for those that are eligible. In December 2024, the Mississippi Power filed for approval its RENM-3 net metering rate schedule, which would replace RENM-2

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