State Solar Water Heating Rebates

The following is a list of state and utility solar water heating rebates and state tax incentives:

Alaska

• Alaska Energy Authority – Renewable Energy Grant Program

Arizona

• APS – Renewable Incentive Program
• Chandler – Expedited Plan Review and Certification Fee Reimbursement for Green Buildings
• Energy Equipment Property Tax Exemption
• Non-Residential Solar & Wind Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Non-Residential Solar & Wind Tax Credit (Personal)
• Renewable Energy Business Tax Incentives
• Solar and Wind Equipment Sales Tax Exemption
• SRP – EarthWise Solar Energy Incentive Program
• Sulphur Springs Valley EC – SunWatts Rebate Program
• TEP – Renewable Energy Credit Purchase Program
• Trico Electric Cooperative – SunWatts Incentive Program
• Tucson Permit Fee Credit for Solar Energy Systems
• UES – Renewable Energy Credit Purchase Program

California

CSI Thermal Program (October 2010)

• California Solar Initiative
• California Solar Initiative – Pilot Solar Water Heating Program
• City of Palo Alto Utilities – Solar Water Heating Program
• Marin County – Green Building Incentive Program
• Marin County – Solar Rebate Program
• Palm Desert – Energy Independence Program
• Property Tax Exclusion for Solar Energy Systems
• Redding Electric – Earth Advantage Rebate Program
• Santa Clara Water & Sewer – Solar Water Heating Program
• Santa Monica – Building Permit Fee Waiver for Solar Projects
• Santa Monica – Expedited Permitting for Green Buildings
• Sonoma County – Energy Independence Program

Colorado

• Boulder – Solar Sales and Use Tax Rebate
• Boulder County – ClimateSmart Loan Program
• Local Option – Clean Energy Finance Districts
• Local Option – Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Systems
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Equipment

Connecticut

• New Energy Technology Program
• New Generation Energy – Community Solar Lending Program
• Property Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Systems
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Solar and Geothermal Systems

Delaware

• Green Energy Program Incentives
• Research and Development Grants

Federal

• Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)  Federal
• Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS) + Bonus Depreciation (2008-2009)  Federal
• Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit  Federal
• U.S. Department of Treasury – Renewable Energy Grants  Federal
• USDA – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grants  Federal
• USDA – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Loan Guarantees Federal

Florida

• JEA – Solar Incentive Program
• Miami-Dade County – Green Buildings Expedite Process
• Orange County – Solar Hot Water Rebate Program
• Orlando Utilities Commission – Pilot Solar Programs
• Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption
• Renewable Energy Technologies Grants Program
• Solar Energy System Incentives Program
• Solar Energy Systems Equipment Sales Tax Exemption

Georgia

• Clean Energy Tax Credit (Corporate)

Hawaii

• Hawaii Energy – Solar Water Heater Rebate
• High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit
• KIUC – Solar Water Heating Rebate Program
• Solar and Wind Energy Credit (Corporate)
• Solar and Wind Energy Credit (Personal)

Idaho

• Low-Interest Energy Loan Programs

Illinois

• Chicago – Green Permit Program
• DCEO – Community Renewable Energy Grant Program
• DCEO – Solar Energy Rebate Program
• Illinois Finance Authority Renewable Energy Project Financing
• Special Assessment for Solar Energy Systems

Indiana

• Alternative Power & Energy Grant Program
• Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption

Iowa

• Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program
• Independence Light & Power – Renewable Energy Rebates
• Iowa Energy Center – Grants for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research
• Maquoketa Municipal Electric Utility – Renewable Energy Rebates
• Preston Municipal Electric Utility – Renewable Energy Rebates
• Property Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Systems
• Wind and Solar Energy Equipment Exemption

Kansas

• Solar and Wind Manufacturing Incentive

Kentucky

• Mountain Association for Community Economic Development – Energy Efficient Enterprise Loan Program
• Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Solar Water Heater Loan Program

Louisiana

• Local Option – Sustainable Energy Financing Districts
• Tax Credit for Solar and Wind Energy Systems on Residential Property (Corporate)

Maine

• New Generation Energy – Community Solar Lending Program
• Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program

Maryland

• Harford County – Property Tax Credit for Solar and Geothermal Devices
• Howard County – High Performance Building Property Tax Credit
• Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program
• Local Option – Property Tax Credit for High Performance Buildings
• Local Option – Property Tax Credit for Renewables and Energy Conservation Devices
• Montgomery County – High Performance Building Property Tax Credit
• Property Tax Exemption for Solar and Wind Energy Systems
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Equipment
• Solar Energy Grant Program
• Special Property Assessment for Renewable Heating & Cooling Systems

Massachusetts

• Alternative Energy and Energy Conservation Patent Exemption (Corporate)
• Excise Tax Deduction for Solar- or Wind-Powered Systems
• Excise Tax Exemption for Solar- or Wind-Powered Systems
• National Grid – Commercial (Gas) Solar Thermal Rebate Program
• New Generation Energy – Community Solar Lending Program
• Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption

Michigan

• Alternative Energy Personal Property Tax Exemption
• Energy Efficiency Grants
• Nonrefundable Business Activity Tax Credit
• Refundable Payroll Tax Credit
• Renewable Energy Renaissance Zones
• WPPI Energy – Renewable Energy Rebates (offered by seven MI utilities)

Minnesota

• Great River Energy – Commercial Loan Program
• Solar Energy Sales Tax Exemption

Mississippi

• Energy Investment Loan Program

Missouri

• Columbia Water & Light – Solar & Efficiency Rebates

Montana

• Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program
• Property Tax Abatement for Production and Manufacturing Facilities
• Renewable Energy Systems Exemption

Nebraska

• Dollar and Energy Savings Loans

Nevada

• The NV Energy Solar Hot Water Program
• Local Option – Special Improvement Districts
• Property Tax Abatement for Green Buildings
• Renewable Energy Systems Property Tax Exemption

New Hampshire

• National Grid – Solar Thermal Rebate Program
• New Generation Energy – Community Solar Lending Program
• New Hampshire Electric Co-Op – Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Business Loan

New Jersey

• Property Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Systems
• Solar Energy Sales Tax Exemption

New Mexico

• Solar Market Development Tax Credit
• Sustainable Building Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Sustainable Building Tax Credit (Personal)

New York

• Green Building Tax Credit Program (Corporate)
• Green Building Tax Credit Program (Personal)
• Local Option – Solar, Wind & Biomass Energy Systems Exemption
• National Grid – Solar Thermal Rebate Program (Long Island and metro New York)
• NYSERDA – Energy $mart Loan Fund

North Carolina

• Active Solar Heating and Cooling Systems Exemption
• Asheville – Building Permit Fee Waiver
• Energy Improvement Loan Program (EILP)
• Local Option – Green Building Incentives
• Local Option – Revolving Loan Program for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Mecklenburg County – Green Permit Rebate Program
• North Carolina Green Business Fund
• Progress Energy Carolinas – SunSense Commercial Solar Water Heating Incentive Program
• Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Personal)

North Dakota

• Geothermal, Solar and Wind Property Tax Exemption
• Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Corporate)

Ohio

• Cincinnati – Property Tax Abatement for Green Buildings
• Energy Conversion Facilities Corporate Tax Exemption
• Energy Conversion Facilities Property Tax Exemption
• Energy Conversion Facilities Sales Tax Exemption
• Hamilton County – Property Improvement Program
• Local Option – Special Energy Improvement Districts
• ODOD – Advanced Energy Program Grants – Non-Residential Renewable Energy Incentive
• Ohio Job Stimulus Plan – Advanced Energy Program (Ohio Air Quality Development Authority)
• Tax Incentives for Improving Air Quality in Ohio (Ohio Air Quality Development Authority)

Oklahoma

• State Incentives

Oregon

• Business Energy Tax Credit
• Energy Trust – Solar Water Heating Buy-Down Program
• EWEB – Energy Management Services Loan
• EWEB – Energy Management Services Rebate
• GreenStreet Lending Program
• Renewable Energy Systems Exemption
• Salem Electric – Low-Interest Loan Program
• Small-Scale Energy Loan Program
• Tax Credit for Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturers

Pennsylvania

• Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit (Personal)
• DCED – High Performance Building Incentives Program
• DCED – High Performance Buildings Incentive Program
• DCED – Solar Energy Incentives Program
• DCED – Solar Energy Incentives Program
• DCED – Solar Energy Incentives Program
• Metropolitan Edison Company SEF Grants (FirstEnergy Territory)
• Metropolitan Edison Company SEF Loans (FirstEnergy Territory)
• Penelec SEF of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies Grant Program (FirstEnergy Territory)
• Penelec SEF of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies Loan Program (FirstEnergy Territory)
• Pennsylvania Sunshine Solar Rebate Program
• Sustainable Development Fund Financing Program (PECO Territory)
• Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) Loan Program (PPL Territory)
• West Penn Power SEF Commercial Loan Program

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico – Excise Tax Exemption for Farmers
• Puerto Rico – Property Tax Exemption for Solar Equipment

Rhode Island

• Local Option – Property Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Systems
• National Grid – Solar Thermal Rebate Program
• New Generation Energy – Community Solar Lending Program
• Renewable Energy Sales Tax Exemption
• RIEDC – Renewable Energy Fund Grants
• RIEDC – Renewable Energy Fund Loans

South Carolina

• Solar Energy and Small Hydropower Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Solar Energy and Small Hydropower Tax Credit (Personal)

South Dakota

• Renewable Energy Systems Exemption

Tennessee

• Sales and Use Tax Credit for Qualified Facility Manufacturing Clean Energy Technology
• Small Business Energy Loan Program
• Tennessee Clean Energy Technology Grant

Texas

• Austin Energy – Solar Water Heating Rebate
• Bryan Texas Utilities – Solar Hot Water Rebate Program
• CPS Energy – Solar Hot Water Rebate Program
• Denton Municipal Electric – GreenSense Solar Rebate Program
• Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative – Renewable Energy Rebates
• Renewable Energy Systems Property Tax Exemption
• Solar and Wind Energy Business Franchise Tax Exemption
• Solar and Wind Energy Device Franchise Tax Deduction

Utah

• Renewable Energy Systems Tax Credit (Corporate)
• Renewable Energy Systems Tax Credit (Personal)

Vermont

• Business Tax Credit for Solar (Corporate)
• Business Tax Credit for Solar (Personal)
• Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF) Grant Program
• Local Option – Clean Energy Finance Districts
• Local Option – Property Tax Exemption
• New Generation Energy – Community Solar Lending Program
• Renewable Energy Systems Sales Tax Exemption
• Vermont Small-Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program

Virgin Islands

• U.S. Virgin Islands – Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Rebate Program

Virginia

• Arlington County – Green Building Incentive Program
• Local Option – Property Tax Exemption for Solar

Washington

• Clallam County PUD – Residential and Small Business Solar & Efficiency Loan Programs
• Clark Public Utilities – Solar Energy Equipment Loan
• Clark Public Utilities – Solar Water Heater Rebate
• Grays Harbor PUD – Solar Water Heater Rebate
• King County – LEED Grants Program
• Pacific County PUD – Solar Water Heater Loan
• Pacific County PUD – Solar Water Heater Rebate
• Port Angeles Public Works & Utilities – Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency Loan Program
• Port Angeles Public Works & Utilities – Solar Energy System Rebate
• Renewable Energy Sales and Use Tax Exemption
• Seattle – Density Bonus for Green Buildings
• Snohomish County PUD No 1 – Solar Express Rebate Program

Wisconsin

• Clean Energy Business Loan Program
• Focus on Energy – Business & Marketing Grant
• Focus on Energy – Renewable Energy Cash-Back Rewards
• Focus on Energy – Renewable Energy Grant Programs
• Renewable Energy Sales Tax Exemptions
• Solar and Wind Energy Equipment Exemption
• We Energies – Solar Thermal Incentive Program 

Wyoming

• Wyoming Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency