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Financial Incentives for Energy Efficiency

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This summary table provides a snapshot of government and utility financial incentives that promote energy efficiency in the United States. This table allows viewers to quickly compare the number and types of incentives in each state. (The DSIRE glossary includes a description of each incentive type.)


Financial Incentives for Energy Efficiency

Federal =        State =        Utility =        Local =    

State Personal Tax Corporate Tax Sales Tax Property Tax Rebates Grants Loans Bonds Green Building


 Federal 2 4
0
0
0
 2 4
0
0
 Alabama
7
1 6
 Alaska
1 2
4
 Arizona
1
1
10
1
3
 Arkansas
9
1 5
 California
68
1 5
2 10 2
4
 Colorado
29 2
1 1
1 2 1
 Connecticut
1
2 16
1
2 4 1
 Delaware
2
2
 Florida
26
2
4
1
 Georgia
1
1
1 16
7
 Hawaii
5
1
 Idaho
1
20
1 3
 Illinois
2 13
2 1
1
1
1
 Indiana
1
1
32
1
1
 Iowa
20
1
1 4
 Kansas
1 7
1
 Kentucky
1
1
1
15
4 1
 Louisiana
1 1
2
 Maine
2 2
2 1
 Maryland
1
1
2 3
1 8
1
3
 Massachusetts
1
1
30
6
 Michigan
1
6
1
 Minnesota
83
1 6
5 7
 Mississippi
7
1 3
 Missouri
1
1
29
1 2
 Montana
1
1
8
1
1
1
 Nebraska
7
1
1
 Nevada
1
3
1
 New Hampshire
16
2
2 2 1
 New Jersey
8 1
1
2
 New Mexico
1
1
7
1
 New York
1
1
1
5 13
3
3 1
1
 North Carolina
1
2 16
1 1
3 10
1 2
 North Dakota
1
1
3
 Ohio
1
14
1
1 1 1
 Oklahoma
1
5
4 2
 Oregon
1
1
8 42
1
3 13
1
 Pennsylvania
1 1
7 1 2
4 1 5
 Rhode Island
5
1 1
 South Carolina
1
1
6
1 5
 South Dakota
6
2
 Tennessee
11
1
2 3
 Texas
1
42
2 3
 Utah
8
2
 Vermont
11 4
3 1 1
 Virginia
1
1
2 3
2 1
1
 Washington
72
1 3 2
12
1 1
 West Virginia
1
 Wisconsin
4 13
1
2 3
 Wyoming
8
1
1 1
 District of Columbia
2
 Palau
 Guam
 Puerto Rico
 Virgin Islands
1
1
 N. Mariana Islands
 American Samoa
 Totals  16 13 9 6 829 57 206 3


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Please note: The information on the DSIRE web site provides an overview of incentives and other policies, but it should not be used as the only source of information when making purchasing decisions, investment decisions, tax decisions or other binding agreements. Please refer to the individual contact provided in each record to verify that a specific incentive or other policy is applicable to your specific project.

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