The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) provides the NextZero Program to twenty-one municipal utilities in Massachusetts. 

 NextZero offers a home energy audit, appliance and lighting rebates, air conditioner and heat pump rebates, and other incentives for the implementation of measures recommended in an audit. Participating utilities customize the suite of rebates provided to customers in order to help those customers implement measures recommended in the energy audit. In addition, NextZero offers utilities the opportunity to offer rebates for installing battery storage systems.

The following municipalities offer HELPS rebates: Ashburnham, Belmont, Boylston, Chicopee, Concord, Groton, Hingham, Holyoke, Hull, Ipswich, Mansfield

In 2006, Michigan enacted legislation allowing for the creation of Renewable Energy Renaissance Zones (RERZ). Renaissance zones offer significant tax benefits to facilities located within their boundaries. Facilities within a renaissance zone do not pay the Michigan Business Tax*, state education tax, personal and real property taxes, or local income taxes (where applicable). These taxes may be abated for up to 15 years, with the abatements being phased out in 25% increments over the last three years of the zone designation. For residents of renaissance zones designated before 2012, taxpayers are exempt from paying certain income taxes, if they

In April 2008, Kentucky enacted legislation which required the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) to develop interconnection and net metering guidelines for all retail electric suppliers operating in Kentucky (excluding TVA utilities). The Kentucky PSC adopted those guidelines on January 8, 2009 (Order 2008-00169).

The PSC's rules set forth a two-tiered approach to simplify the interconnection process:

• Level 1: applies to inverter-based systems up to 30 kilowatts (kW) in capacity, certified to the UL 1741 and complying with IEEE 1547. Systems cannot require the utility to make modifications to its system in order to be interconnected (the PSC guidelines provide

McMinnville Water & Light offers financing to residential and commercial customers to make energy efficient improvements to eligible facilities and homes. Financing is available for pre-approved conservation measures only. Financing amounts range from $1,000 to $15,000 with terms of 12, 24, 36, 48, or 60 months. Visit the program website for more information and the program application.

NOTE: As of January 1, 2014, Long Island is served by PSEG Long Island, replacing Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).

Although PSEG Long Island’s net metering policy is not governed by the State’s net metering law, the provisions are similar to the State law. Net metering is available for residential, non-residential, and residential farm PV and wind energy systems, farm-service, and residential micro-CHP and fuel cell systems. Eligible systems are subject to the following system capacity limits:

• Residential: Solar and wind up to 25 kW and up to 110% of customer's last 12 months of load, farm waste systems up

Note: Incentives are in place through December 19, 2025. Funds are limited so submit required documentation as soon as possible.

Riverland Energy Cooperative offers a variety of rebates and incentives for residential customers to save money on energy efficient appliances, equipment purchases and installation. Rebates are available for lighting fixtures, ENERGY STAR appliances, electric water heaters and water heater installation costs, air conditioners, heat pumps, electric boilers, and home energy audits. For more details about eligible technologies and energy efficiency requirements please visit the program web site.

Eau Claire Energy Cooperative offers rebates to residential customers for the purchase of energy efficient appliances, central and room air conditioners, air source and geothermal heat pumps, dehumidifiers, water heaters, and home performance evaluations.  All equipment requirements must be met in order to be eligible for prescriptive rebates listed above.  Eau Claire Energy Cooperative members may also participate in the Focus on Energy incentive offerings, which may provide rebates for equipment not offered through this program. Visit program web site for more equipment and eligibility information.

*Note: The program will be opening to new applications from September 13 to October 13, 2023.

The New Hampshire Department of Energy administers a rebate program for residential solar and wind systems. There are two steps involved in the rebate application process. Step one is a pre-approval application; step two is the final application. Both steps must be completed to receive the incentive. Rebates are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The rebate is equal to $0.20/watt per residential owner of an eligible system, up to $1,000 or 30% of system costs, whichever is less.

Solar PV panels must meet

Midwest Energy offers its residential and small commercial electricity and natural gas customers in good standing a way to finance energy efficiency improvements on eligible properties. Under the How$mart on-bill financing program, the utility will pay the initial cost of making energy efficiency improvements, then recoup the cost of these improvements through a surcharge on the customer's bill. The surcharge is estimated to be less than the energy savings associated with the improvements. It allows customers to make efficiency improvements with no up-front costs.

In order to participate in the program, customers must first have an energy audit performed by

The 2008 Economic Incentives for the Development of Puerto Rico Act (EIA) provides a wide array of tax credits and incentives that enable local and foreign companies dedicated to certain business activities to operate within Puerto Rico.

Businesses dedicated to the production of energy for consumption in Puerto Rico through the use of renewable sources are eligible companies under the EIA of 2008. In addition, businesses devoted to assembling equipment used to generate energy from renewable resources are eligible. The main economic incentives include:

• 4% fixed income tax rate for 15 years.
• Tax credit equal to 50% of the cost