Rebates

Note: Emergency regulations for SMART 3.0 were filed and became effective in June 2025, accompanied by a public hearing schedule for comments. Additional revisions were made in August 2025, with the revised regulations taking effect on September 12, 2025, while the emergency regulations remain in place. The regulations also establish a sunset for solar projects applying under the existing SMART 2.0 incentive program. For additional updates, click here.

DOER is accepting applications for the first program year. You can find the applicable utility application portal below:

• Eversource portal
• National Grid portal
• Unitil portal

The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART)

Columbia River People's Utiltiy District offers net metering for customer-generators with solar PV installations through its Choice Energy Solar Rebates. The incentive is $1,000 for newly installed qualifying solar PV systems.

Austin Energy provides rebates to commercial customers and nonprofit customers who wish to install photovoltaic systems. There are two incentives available: a performance-based incentive ranging from $0.04-$0.08/kWh for all system types and sizes, and a capacity-based incentive for commercial systems up to 100 kW and non-profits. Contact Austin Energy or visit the program website for more information on this program.

Austin Energy offers incentives for multifamily and nonprofit property owners to install solar PV systems on two or more units. For more information, visit the program website.

The City of Aspen offers a variety of incentives to its commercial customers to encourage the use of energy efficient products. Rebates are available for water heaters, low flow fixtures, toilets, solar photovoltaics, geothermal heat pumps, and custom projects.

For water efficiency rebates, contact the City of Aspen Climate Action Office at climate@cityofaspen.com or 970-920-5039.

For custom rebates, schedule a custom rebate consultation by calling at 970-925-9775.

For more information on any of these programs, visit the program website.

Note: Funding for this program is fully allocated and Duke is no longer accepting applications. It will continue to hold the waitlist until all reservations have been paid. 

Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress are providing rebates to customers who install PV. Each utility will is awarding rebates on a first-come, first-served basis to 10 MW of systems each year. Of this total, 5,000 kW are reserved for residential applications. Of the remaining 5,000 kW, 2,500 kW is reserved for nonprofits. 

The Ames Electric Department provides free energy audits and multiple energy efficiency rebates for commercial and industrial customers. The rebate programs available include: the Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, The Efficient Air Conditioner Rebate Program, The Power Factor Correction Rebate Program, the Commercial Custom Rebate Program, and the EV Charger Rebate Program. 

All programs require that the customer submit a completed application form within 60 days of equipment installation. Rebates can be submitted online via rebate portals, or customers can request to submit a paper form via mail. Contact the utility for more information.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power offers prescriptive and custom incentives to non-residential customers for the installation of energy saving measures, equipment, or systems through a variety of programs, including:

1. Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
   
2. Water Conservation Rebate Program (WCRP)
   
3. Save on Lighting Program (SOLP)
   
4. Savings in Action (SIA)
   
5. Customer Performance Program (CPP)
   

As of April 13, 2020, the last solicitation for this program took place in October 2018.

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin's Office of Energy Innovation offers grants for certain energy projects through the Energy Innovation Grant Program. Applicants for the grant program must be either municipal or tribal governments, K-12 school districts, or manufacturers. Eligible projects include building energy efficiency, energy storage, renewable energy, alternative fuel transportation, facility and fleet audits, comprehensive energy plans, and feasibility studies and training and operations for any of these project types.

Awards for the 2019 fiscal year have been determined; information for the

In 2017, New York passed Assembly Bill 260, adding electric energy storage equipment and systems as eligible for an exemption from real property taxes for certain energy equipment.

Other equipment included in the exemption includes micro-hydroelectric energy systems, fuel cell electric generating systems, and micro-combined heat and power generating equipment systems (added in the 2017 bill), as well as solar, wind, and farm waste energy systems (previously included).

The tax exemption lasts for a period of fifteen years. To qualify for the exemption solar, wind, or farm waste energy systems must be (a) in existence or constructed prior to