Sustainable Finance

Geothermal Renewable Energy Credits

This policy allows for geothermal resources, in addition to solar and wind, to receive renewable energy credits which utilities may use to meet certain Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) goals. It also allows for biomass resources to receive credits.

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NY-SUN Commercial Solar Incentives and Financing

One of four portfolios associated with the New York State Clean Energy Fund, this public-private partnership seeks to drive growth in the solar industry and make solar technology more accessible to New Yorkers. The program also encourages the installation of renewable electricity on-site at industrial

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Clean Energy Fund > NY Green Bank

The New York Green Bank (NYGB) is one of four portfolios associated with the New York State Clean Energy Fund. A state-sponsored, specialized financial entity, it works to mitigate gaps and barriers to private sector investments in clean energy capital markets through the use of

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Program to Finance Energy Improvements

Under the North Carolina General Statutes §160D-1320 “Program to Finance Energy Improvement,” the General Assembly allows for local governments to create a program that can finance the purchase and installation of renewable energy projects affixed to residential, commercial, or other real property. In pursuit of

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Clean Sustainable Energy Fund 

The Clean Sustainable Energy Fund, established in Section 17-01-01 of the North Dakota Century Code in the State Treasury, provides grants, loans, and other financial assistance to support research, development, and commercialization of technologies that reduce environmental impacts and increase the sustainability of energy production.

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North Dakota Industrial Commission Renewable Energy Development Program

The North Dakota Industrial Commission’s Renewable Energy Development Program allows any person, corporation, partnership, cooperative, or association to apply for funds for projects which propose education, research, development, or marketing of renewable energy resources, materials, or advanced energy technologies. The maximum grant or loan amount

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Energy Grid Modernization Roadmap and Clean Energy Grant Program

The Grid Modernization Roadmap and Grant Program supports improvements to the New Mexico grid through grants to municipalities, state agencies, educational institutions, and Indian nations, tribes, and pueblos. Grantmaking primarily focuses on smart meters and transmission technologies, but the program guidelines allow for grants for

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Nebraska PACE

Commercial and industrial properties in Nebraska can receive Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) funding from certain districts for renewable energy installation and energy efficiency projects. This type of financing provides upfront payment repaid with savings from the installations. Contractors installing systems must guarantee that savings will

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Nebraska Dollar and Energy Saving Loans

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy offers businesses low-interest financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for buildings. Electrification projects can receive loans on terms of up to 10 years, and solar thermal and geothermal projects qualify for loans of up to 15-year

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