FirstEnergy (Potomac Edison) offers incentives to Maryland residential customers who are interested in upgrading to more energy efficient appliances and HVAC systems. Rebates are available on refrigerators, LED light bulbs, LED lighting, central A/C, heat pumps, and home energy audits. All efficiency and equipment standards on the Potomac Edison program website and booklet must be met in order to receive rebates. Visit the program website listed above for more information on eligible equipment and program guidelines. Customers are asked to allow six to eight weeks for processing.

New Jersey has enacted three separate laws addressing local permitting practices for solar and wind energy facilities. The first deals with solar and wind facilities located in industrial-zoned districts; the second with wind energy devices sited on piers; and the third addresses permitting standards small wind energy devices in general. All three are described below.

Solar and Wind as Permitted Uses in Industrial Zones
In March 2009 the state enacted legislation (A.B. 2550) defining facilities engaged in electricity production using solar energy technologies, photovoltaics, and wind energy systems as permitted uses in industrial-zoned parcel(s) of 20 contiguous acres or more

Firelands Electric Cooperative (FEC) is offering rebates on energy efficient equipment to residential customers receiving electric service from FEC. Eligible equipment includes:

• Appliance Rebates
  
• Level-2 EV Chargers
  
• Electric Water Heater Rebates
• Geothermal & Heat Pump Rebates
• PeakBuster Air Conditioning Incentives
• Smart Thermostat Rebates
  
• Weatherization Rebates

Visit program web site listed above for other program information or to find application information.

 

 

Montana-Dakota Utilities offers rebates to residential natural gas customers who upgrade their heating equipment. Customers can receive $300 for replacing an existing furnace with a high-efficiency model rated at 95% AFUE or higher. There are also thermostat rebates: $15 for a Tier 1 programmable thermostat (with at least four daily time settings and a 5-1-1 or 5-2 schedule, installed with a qualifying furnace), and $60 for a Tier 2 Wi-Fi thermostat that can be controlled remotely. These rebates are only for existing homes—not new construction or fuel conversions—and funding is limited each year. Applications are processed in the order they’re

The Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) adopted interconnection procedures in January 2010; the rules were last updated in 2020. These rules apply to all transmission and distribution utilities operating in the state and apply to all distribution generation (not just renewables). Maine's interconnection procedures, based in part on the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's. 2006 Model Interconnection Procedures,* identify four different tiers with corresponding technical screens. These are:

• Level 1: Small certified generating, inverter-based facilities 25 kilowatts (kW) or less;
• Level 2: Certified facilities 2 megawatts (MW) or less;
• Level 3: Non-exporting, certified facilities 10 MW or less;
• Level 4: Any generating

Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) offers several residential rebates for investing in high-efficient equipment for natural gas and electric customers. Natural gas customers are eligible for rebates on natural gas furnaces, programmable thermostats, and LED light bulbs if the equipment meets program efficiency standards.

Rebate payments are issued in the form of a check. See program web site listed above to view application form or to see more program information. Only residential MDU customers living in Montana are eligible for rebates.

PSE&G offers a variety of rebates for residential customers. Customers are eligible for rebates on appliances including refrigerators, room air conditioners, washers and dryers. Discounts are available for lighting products directly from retailers, further rebates are available for heating and cooling equipment as well.

Orange and Rockland Utilities provides rebates for residential customers purchasing energy efficient natural gas equipment. Rebates exist for furnaces, water boilers and controls, steam boilers, water heaters, thermostats, and air sealing. Equipment minimum requirements must be met in order to qualify for rebates.  For boilers and furnaces, equipment with higher efficiency levels will be awarded higher rebates.  Visit the program website or contact the utility directly for more information. 

Spire (formerly Laclede Gas Company and Missouri Gas Energy) offers various rebates to residential customers for investing in energy efficient equipment and appliances. All individually metered residential units in eligible service territory may receive incentives. For more information, visit the program website.

Carteret County passed an ordinance to specify the permitting process and establish siting requirements for wind energy systems. There are different rules and a different permitting process depending on the size and location of a system. Small systems up to 25 kilowatts (kW) are considered to be an accessory use and do not require the approval of a Wind Energy Permit Application. Small systems attached to a house can have a maximum height of 60 feet and are not subject to minimum setbacks. Small systems not attached to a house can have a maximum height of 75 feet, but must