Long-term financing is available to retail end-use customers for the installation of customer-side distributed resources. Customer-side distributed resources are defined by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-1 as "(A) the generation of electricity from a unit with a rating of not more than sixty-five megawatts on the premises of a retail end user within the transmission and distribution system including, but not limited to, fuel cells, photovoltaic systems or small wind turbines, or (B) a reduction in the demand for electricity on the premises of a retail end user in the distribution system through methods of conservation and load management, including

Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs offer a variety of incentives for customers who purchase energy efficient appliances and equipment. Some rebates vary according to the capacity or efficiency of equipment. Please contact PSE’s Energy Advisors or go to pse.com/rebates to find specific equipment requirements. All efficiency requirements must be met in order to receive incentives. More information and incentive applications are available on the program web site.

The Smart Home Rebate Program from Glendale Water & Power helps residents save on energy and water bills by offering rebates on eligible, high-efficiency appliances and systems. To qualify, you must be a GWP customer and the product must be installed in a residence served by GWP. Most items need to be ENERGY STAR certified or meet specific efficiency ratings, and the application must be submitted within 12 months of purchase. Rebates are issued as credits on your utility bill for most products (with some exceptions), and amounts are often higher for purchases made within Glendale compared to outside areas

NOTE: Senate Bill 936 (Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2016) extended production tax credit for two years, from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2018. 

Maryland offers a production tax credit for electricity generated by wind, solar energy, hydropower, hydrokinetic, municipal solid waste and biomass resources. Eligible biomass resources include anaerobic digestion, landfill gas, wastewater-treatment gas, and cellulosic material derived from forest-related resources (excluding old-growth timber and mill residues consisting of sawdust or wood shavings)*, from waste pallets and crates, or from agricultural sources. The list of eligible resources is generally the same as those eligible for the federal

The City of Palo Alto offers rebates for electrification measures such as water heaters and HVAC equipment. See website for details.

Arizona’s property tax exemption was established in June 2006 (H.B. 2429) and originally applied only to “solar energy devices and any other device or system designed for the production of solar energy for on-site consumption.” For property tax assessment purposes, these devices are considered to add no value to the property.

A "solar energy device" for the purpose of this incentive is defined as "a system or series of mechanisms designed primarily to provide heating, to provide cooling, to produce electrical power, to produce mechanical power, to provide solar daylighting or to provide any combination of the foregoing

Arizona’s tax credit for solar and wind installations in commercial and industrial applications was established in June 2006 (H.B. 2429). In May 2007, the credit was revised by H.B. 2491 to extend the credit to all non-residential entities, including those that are tax-exempt. Third parties who install or manufacture the system are now eligible as well; not only those that finance a system as allowed in the original legislation. These provisions are retroactive to January 1, 2006.

The tax credit, which may be applied against corporate or personal taxes, is equal to 10% of the installed cost of

Portland General Electric's (PGE) Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program offers offers a variety of rebates to residential customers for energy efficient improvements. See the program web site or contact the utility for additional information on program incentives and guidelines.

City of Lompoc Utilities offers rebates to residential customers for various energy efficiency, water conservation and HVAC upgrades or new equipment. Rebates will not exceed 100% of installed costs. All rebate requests must be submitted within 1 year of purchase to qualify.

Arizona’s tax credit for solar and wind installations in commercial and industrial applications was established in June 2006 (HB 2429). The credit is available to all non-residential entities who install qualified systems on their facilities, or entities who finance, install, or manufacture a qualified system and is the transferee of tax credits secured by the purchaser of the device. Tax exempt entities are also eligible for the credit if they are subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) if the relevant tax credits relate to activities that generate UBTI.

The tax credit, which may be applied against