Resources
We often are asked for guidance on Federal and state incentive programs, including tax incentives, loan and grant programs, energy bonds, renewable portfolio standards, and other state incentives such as net metering, solar RECs, and utility long-term purchase contracts. The following links will help:
Federal & State renewable power programs and incentives
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE): www.dsireusa.org/
U.S. Dept. of Treasury, tax grant program: www.treasury.gov/recovery/1603.shtml
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program: www.eere.energy.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Energy Assistance Program https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/all-programs#Electric
U.S. Dept. of Energy loan guarantees: https://energy.gov/lpo/loan-programs-office
Clean Renewable Energy bonds: www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/apps/slgs/slgs_irstax.htm
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bonds: pacenow.org/
EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program: www.epa.gov/lmop
DOE Biomass program: www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass
Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources, www.mass.gov/doer
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center: www.masscec.com
Renewable power policy analyses
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Renewable Finance: https://financere.nrel.gov/finance/
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE): www.dsireusa.org
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – renewable energy analyses: https://emp.lbl.gov/research/renewable-energy
Clean Energy States Alliance: www.cleanenergystates.org
Resilient Power Project: www.cleanegroup.org/ceg-projects/resilient-power-project/
Union of Concerned Scientists: www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/
Green power programs, assistance, & bond financing:
U.S. Department of Energy Green Power program: www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower
Center for Resource Solutions: www.green-e.org
Green bonds: www.climatebonds.net/
National and regional energy associations
American Council on Renewable Energy: www.acore.org
Solar Energy Industries Association: www.seia.org
Smart Electric Power Association: https://sepapower.org/
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC): http://irecusa.org/
American Wind Energy Association: www.awea.org
Windustry: www.windustry.org
Northeast Clean Energy Council: www.necec.org
Environmental Law & Policy Center: http://elpc.org/
Environmental Entrepreneurs: www.e2.org
Renewable Energy Industry News:
Renewable Energy World: www.renewableenergyworld.com
GreenTech Media: www.greentechmedia.com/
Bloomberg New Energy Finance: bnef.com/
Norton Rose Project Finance Newswire: www.nortonrosefulbright.com/knowledge/publications/