NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

The New Construction – Housing (NC-Housing) Program supports the design, development, and construction of carbon neutral buildings, reducing energy consumption and per capita carbon emissions while ensuring the buildings are resilient. Through NC-Housing, NYSERDA offers financial incentives and technical support for the new construction, gut rehabilitation, or adaptive re-use of residential and mixed-use buildings, inclusive of single-family homes, multi-unit developments, multifamily buildings, residence halls, dormitories, and congregate living facilities, exclusive of nursing homes. The incentive structure is intended to promote increased levels of performance while encouraging solutions that result in healthy environments

Note: H.B. 5853 and S.B. 684 of 2023 require the Office of Energy Resources to redesign the community remote net metering program to integrate the changes made by the bill and to include a C&I anchor tenant up to 50% of the project. The other 50% of a project must be allocated to LMI residents, residents living in disadvantaged communities, or residents living in environmental justice communities. The Office must file a program proposal and benefit-cost analysis with the Public Utilities Commission, who will then establish a docket to discuss the proposal and rule on the changes within 150 days

Efficiency Smart® provides energy efficiency services to public power communities that subscribe to its services. Efficiency Smart assists residential, commercial, and industrial customers of these participating municipal electric systems to reduce their energy consumption and save money through improved energy efficiency. Visit www.efficiencysmart.org for more information on this program.

Evergy's Missouri utilities offer a rebate for solar PV installations. For installations that become operational between July 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023, the rebate is set at $0.25/W. The system size eligible for a rebate is capped at 25 kW for residential and 150 kW for commercial customers.

Note: Information on community renewable projects in Illinois is also listed in the Net Metering program entry.

Illinois's most recent rules for community renewable generation projects are derived from Public Act 102-0662 (titled the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act) of 2021.

Community solar projects are owned and operated by third parties, which offer subscriptions to individuals and businesses. Bill credits are provided by the electric utility at a rate which includes energy supply, transmission, and capacity values but excludes delivery service costs.

Incentives for community solar projects are provided through the Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All programs

Illinois uses a specific formula to value commercial solar energy systems for property tax purposes in counties with fewer than 3 million inhabitants. "Commercial" in this sense means that the system is used primarily to generate electricity for wholesale or retail sale, rather than referring to the customer class.

The valuation formula is calculated by substracting allowance for physical depreciation from the trended real property cost basis (set at $218,000 per MW of nameplate capacity in 2018, with adjustments for CPI inflation). More information is available here.

PPL Electric Utilities offers incentives on a variety of energy efficiency projects, including solar and CHP.

In 2023, the program design changed to offer energy-based incentives of 8 cents per kWh saved, calculated based on annual performance. The savings must be based on production estimates and annual consumption data or estimates and are subject to verification prior to full approval.

New construction projects will be vetted based on the PPL Electric service application. Total Resource Cost and incentives will be calculated based on customer's displaced energy.

Pre-approval for solar projects is required. To receive pre-approval, you must have a service

As a member of the Randolph Electric Membership Corporation (Randolph EMC), residential customers are eligible for low-interest loans on energy efficiency improvement projects if they join the ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union. Membership may cost as low as $1. Projects available for financing include but aren't limited to:

• Efficient windows/doors
• Electric heat pumps
• Furnaces
• Air conditioners
• Generators
• Solar projects
• Water heaters
• Insulation
• EnergyStar appliances

Fixed rates are as low as 4.9%, with up to 100% financing of the purchase price. Payment terms are flexible with a maximum loan of $35,000 ($5,000 if a mobile home). See program site for details.

The Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation in April 2020 (HB 1634 and SB 629), establishing community solar rules in the service territory of Dominion Energy. The General Assembly adopted additional legislation in April 2024, applying the same rules to the service territory of Appalachian Power (HB 108).  

For Dominion Energy, the aggregate capacity limit for all community solar projects is 200 MW. However, once 90% of the 200 MW has been subscribed, the State Corporation Commission will approve an additional 150 MW in capacity, with 51% of that total being set aside for low-income customers. For

The City of Ashland offers incentives to all news homes for energy and water efficiency projects. Program participants can select from any of the individually offered incentives for a partial rebate, or select all of the measures to obtain the maximum rebate of $2,500 and for the home to be recognized as an “Ashland Smartbuild” home. Rebates are offered for a variety of home efficiency projects and equipment, including:

• ENERGY STAR Appliances
• Heat Pumps/Heat Pump Water Heaters
• Water Sense Home Certification
• Earth Advantage Platinum Home
• EV Charging Unit
• Solar Water Heating/Solar PV