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This summary table provides a snapshot of government, utility, and non-profit financial incentives that promote renewables 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 Renewable Energy

Federal =        State =        Utility =        Local =        Non-Profit =    
State Personal
Tax		 Corporate
Tax		 Sales
Tax		 Property Tax Rebates Grants Loans Industry
Support		 Bonds Production
Incentives


 Federal 3 4
0
0
0
 3 5 1
0
 1
 Alabama
1
2
1
1 1
1
 Alaska
1
2
1
 Arizona
3
1
1
2
6
1
1
 Arkansas
1
1
 California
1
6 38 2
1
2 1 3
1 2
 Colorado
2 1
2
9 1
1 1 1
1 3 1
 Connecticut
2
1
3 2
2
2 1
2
 Delaware
1
2
 Florida
2
2
1 10 1
1 5
1
2
 Georgia
1
1
1
2 8
1
2
 Hawaii
1
1
1
2
2 2 1
1
1
 Idaho
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 Illinois
1
2
1 2
1 1 1
1
1
1
 Indiana
1
1 4
1
1
 Iowa
1
2
1
3
11
1
2 1
1
 Kansas
1
2
1
 Kentucky
1
2
1
7
1 1
1
 Louisiana
1
1
1
2
 Maine
1
2
1
1 1
1
 Maryland
3
3
2
4 7
4 1
3
1
 Massachusetts
1
2
1
1
3 5
4
1 1 1
3
1
 Michigan
2
1 3
2
4
1
 Minnesota
2
1
2 22
2 2
5 3
1 1
 Mississippi
4
1 2
1
 Missouri
1
9
1 1
 Montana
3
1
3
4
1
1
2
1
 Nebraska
1
2
1
 Nevada
1
3
1
1
 New Hampshire
1
1 4
1 1
 New Jersey
1
1
6
1
2 1
1
2
 New Mexico
5
4
2
1
1
1
3
 New York
3
1
1
2 1
6 4
2
3 1
2
 North Carolina
1
1
1
2
6
1
3 1
3 1
 North Dakota
1
1
2
2
 Ohio
1
1
1 1
5 1
6
2 1 1
1
 Oklahoma
1
3
4 2
1
 Oregon
1
1
1
8 21
2 1
3 10
1
1 1 1
 Pennsylvania
1
1 1
8 1 2
6 1 5
3
 Rhode Island
1
1
1
2
1
1
1 1
1
 South Carolina
1
2
1
4
1 5
1 2 1
 South Dakota
3
4
2
 Tennessee
1
1
2
1
1
 Texas
1
1
19 2
2
2
1
1
 Utah
1
1
1
6
1
 Vermont
1
1
1
1
1
2 1
3 1
1 2
 Virginia
1
1
1
1
1
 Washington
1
16
1 1
13
1
1 3 1
 West Virginia
1
1
1
 Wisconsin
1
1
4 4
1 1
2
2
5
 Wyoming
1
1 3
2
 District of Columbia
1
 Palau
 Guam
 Puerto Rico
2
1
2
1
4
1
 Virgin Islands
1
1
 N. Mariana Islands
 American Samoa
 Totals  38 39 36 62 325 67 158 35 3 55


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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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