Biomass

Agricultural Biomass Income Tax Credit

Any taxpayer who owns a dairy or feedlot can be given a tax credit for agricultural biomass transported to facilities generating electricity or making biocrude or other liquid or gaseous fuel for commercial use. This income tax credit will be equivalent to $5.00 per wet

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Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit

This tax credit allows for a person holding the title to a qualified energy generator to receive a tax credit for every kWh of electricity produced. The tax credit rate rises gradually to $0.04 per kWh by the sixth taxable year in which the generator

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AGRI Bioincentive Program: Biomass Thermal Energy

This incentive program reimburses facilities in Minnesota producing heat or electricity from combustion, gasification, or anaerobic digestion using cellulosic biomass feedstocks. To qualify, facilities must have begun energy production before June 30, 2025, produce 250 million MMBtu every quarter, and source biomass from sustainable agriculture,

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Environmental Assistance Loans

MCPA partners with private financial institutions to provide low-interest financing to businesses and political subdivisions of the state to fund the capital costs of environmental projects, including those reducing pollution. While many businesses and projects are eligible for loans, the MPCA prioritizes small- and medium-sized

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Guaranteed Energy Savings Program

Aimed at assisting Minnesota public entities in boosting energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment, this program provides a wide array of technical, contractual, and financial assistance in pursuing Energy Savings Performance Contracting. ESPCs work with approved Energy Service Companies to use the money saved by

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Small Business Environmental Improvement Loans

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency offers zero-interest loans to Minnesota small businesses for capital expenditures helping the company comply with or exceed environmental regulations, including those regulating emissions of greenhouse gasses and other pollutants. Recipients must employ less than 100 employees and report less than

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