Financial Incentives

PACE Financing

• Local Option - Special Improvement Districts

Performance-Based Incentive

• Portfolio Energy Credits

Property Tax Incentive

• Large Scale Renewable Energy Property Tax Abatement (Nevada State Office of Energy)
• Property Tax Abatement for Green Buildings
• Renewable Energy Systems Property Tax Exemption

Sales Tax Incentive

• Renewable Energy Sales and Use Tax Abatement

State Loan Program

• Revolving Loan Program

State Rebate Program

• HomeFree Nevada Incentive Program
• RenewableGenerations Rebate Program

Utility Loan Program

• Valley Electric Association - Solar Water Heating Program

Utility Rebate Program

• NV Energy (Northern Nevada Gas) - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• NV Energy (Northern Nevada Gas) - SureBet Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• NV Energy (Northern Nevada) - Solar Hot Water Incentive Program
• NV Energy (Northern Nevada) - SureBet Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• NV Energy (Southern Nevada) - Energy Plus Builder Efficiency Program
• NV Energy (Southern Nevada) - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• NV Energy (Southern Nevada) - Solar Hot Water Incentive Program
• NV Energy (Southern Nevada) - SureBet Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• NV Energy -Energy Smart Schools Program
• Southwest Gas Corporation - Commercial Energy Audit Program
• Southwest Gas Corporation - Commercial Energy Efficient Equipment Rebate Program
• Southwest Gas Corporation - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• Southwest Gas Corporation - Smarter Greener Better Solar Water Heating Program

Rules, Regulations & Policies

Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards

• Luminous Efficacy Standards for General Purpose Lights

Building Energy Code

• Clark County - Energy Conservation Code
• Nevada Energy Code for Buildings

Energy Standards for Public Buildings

• Nevada State Energy Reduction Plan

Generation Disclosure

• Fuel Mix and Emissions Disclosure

Interconnection

• Interconnection Standards

Net Metering

• Net Metering
• Valley Electric Association - Net Metering

Renewables Portfolio Standard

• Energy Portfolio Standard

Solar/Wind Access Policy

• Solar and Wind Easements & Rights Laws

Solar/Wind Contractor Licensing

• Solar Contractor Licensing

Solar/Wind Permitting Standards

• Clark County - Solar and Wind Building Permit Guides

Related Programs & Initiatives

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels and other petroleum-reduction options, such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle reduction and fuel economy. The AFDC site offers a database of state and federal laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics.

Green Power Network
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network provides news and information on green power markets and activities, including opportunities to buy green power. This site provides state-by-state information on green power marketing and utility green power programs. In addition, the site lists marketers of renewable energy credits (RECs), also known as green tags or renewable energy certificates, which represent the environmental attributes of the power produced from renewable energy projects.

Weatherization Assistance Program
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient. Through this program, weatherization service providers install energy-efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. The WAP program web site offers a state-by-state map of opportunities, projects and activities.

Wind Powering America
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America site provides state-by-state information on wind projects and activities, including wind working groups, validated wind maps, anemometer loan programs, small wind guides, state-specific news, wind for schools, workshops and web casts.