PSE&G - Solar Loan Program

NOTE: The program held its 17th round of solicitation from January 23, 2017 to February 13, 2017. Applications are accepted through 4-6 competitive solicitations on an every-other month basis until program capacity of 97 MW is met.

Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) of New Jersey, the largest utility in the State, offers loans for "behind the meter" photovoltaic (PV) systems to all customer classes in its electric service territory.  The program opened in April 2008 with a goal of installing 30 megawatts (MW) of customer-sited PV through the issuance of loans totaling $105 million. The initial program, termed Solar

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Anne Arundel County - Solar and Geothermal Equipment Property Tax Credits

Anne Arundel County offers a one-time credit from county property taxes on residential dwellings that use solar and geothermal energy equipment for heating and cooling, and solar energy equipment for water heating and electricity generation. Photovoltaic (PV) systems and geothermal systems were initially not eligible for the tax credit, but PV systems were added by legislation enacted in January 2009 (County Bill 81-08) and geothermal heating and cooling systems were added in April 2010 (County Bill 17-10). Solar energy devices must be installed on or after January 1, 2007 in order to be eligible for the tax credit. Geothermal equipment

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Florida Power and Light - Residential Energy Efficiency Program

Florida Power and Light (FPL) offers rebates to residential customers who implement certain energy efficiency improvements in eligible homes.

In addition to rebates, FPL offers a variety of other programs to help customers save energy and money. These programs include On Call, which allows the utility to turn off equipment during peak times in exchange for monthly credit, and BuildSmart, a certification program for energy-efficient new homes. Visit the program website for more information.

FPL also offers customers an online Home Energy Survey to help determine further cost-savings measures they can take to lower their energy bills. For information on

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Guam - Renewable Energy Portfolio Goal

Requirements 

Guam Bill 166 enacted in March 2008, established a renewable energy portfolio goal of 25% renewable energy by 2035.* Under this law, each utility that sells electricity for consumption on Guam must establish a renewable portfolio goal according to the following schedule:

  • 5% of net electricity sales by December 31, 2015
  • 8% of net electricity sales by December 31, 2020
  • 10% of net electricity sales by December 31, 2025
  • 15% of net electricity sales by December 31, 2030
  • 25% of net electricity sales by December 31, 2035

Additionally, any permit issued for the construction of a base load electrical

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Interconnection Standards

In December 2016, the Illinois Commerce Commission issued an order making changes to the state's interconnection rules for distributed generation facilities.

In August 2007, Illinois enacted legislation (S.B. 680) requiring the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to establish standards for net metering and interconnection for renewable energy systems by April 1, 2008. Although S.B. 680 only requires the promulgation of interconnection standards for "eligible renewable generating equipment," the ICC chose to take this opportunity to develop standards for all distributed generation up to 10 megawatts (MW). Final interconnection standards were adopted by the ICC in August 2008. In March 2010, the

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Renewable Portfolio Goal

Utah enacted The Energy Resource and Carbon Emission Reduction Initiative (S.B. 202) in March 2008. While this law contains some provisions similar to those found in renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) adopted by other states, certain other provisions in S.B. 202 indicate that this law is more accurately described as a renewable portfolio goal (RPG). Specifically, the law requires that utilities only need to pursue renewable energy to the extent that it is "cost-effective" to do so. The guidelines for determining the cost-effectiveness of acquiring an energy source include an assessment of whether acquisition of the resource will result

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Renewable, Recycled and Conserved Energy Objective

In February 2008, South Dakota enacted legislation (H.B. 1123) establishing an objective that 10% of all retail electricity sales in the state be obtained from renewable and recycled energy by 2015. In March 2009, this policy was modified by allowing “conserved energy” to meet the objective. The objective applies to all retail providers of electricity in the state. However, as a voluntary objective (as opposed to a mandatory standard), there are no penalties or sanctions for retail providers that fail to meet the goal. Final rules related to renewable energy certificates (RECs), energy conservation measurements, and reporting requirements

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Waverly Light & Power - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates

Waverly Light and Power (WL&P) offers rebates for the purchase and installation of a variety of energy efficiency measures and the purchase of energy efficient appliances.

WL&P Also offers weatherization measures for interested customers. For further information on these programs, including lists of eligible appliance models and participating dealers, customers should consult the program web site or contact the utility.

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Merced Irrigation District - PV Buydown Program

Merced Irrigation District (MID) offers its residential, commercial and non-profit customers a rebate for installing solar electric photovoltaic (PV) systems on their homes and offices. For 2015, the rebate is $1.00 per watt (adjusted based on the expected performance of the system) with a maximum of $3,000 for residential systems and $25,000 for non-residential systems.

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City of Healdsburg - PV Incentive Program

Through the City of Healdsburg's PV Buy-down Program, residential and commercial customers are eligible for rebate on qualifying grid-connected PV systems. In keeping with SB1, (the California Solar Initiative mandating that utilities put into place programs to assure that 3000 megawatts (MW) of solar installations on homes is in place within 10 years) the incentive level will decrease annually over the 10 year life of the program. The program is currently on Step 8, with rebates of $0.62 per watt for residential and $0.59 per watt for commercial installations.  Larger systems may be installed, but the program will only reward

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