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Economic Incentives for Distributed Generation
Some states have attempted to promote distributed generation through the use of economic incentives.
These incentives help to lower the economic threshold for project development. There are numerous amounts of
financial incentives for distributed generation projects that utilize "renewable energy". In general this refers
to wind, photovoltaic, biomass, hydro, and fuel cells. Unfortunately, states have not
been as generous for fossil fuel fired distributed generation.
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on
state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy. Established in 1995, the
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is an ongoing project of the Interstate
Renewable Energy Council (IREC), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the North Carolina
Solar Center.
Click here to be taken to the
DSIRE Database
| State |
What |
| CALIFORNIA |
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| CONNECTICUT |
Property tax exemptions for CHP |
| INDIANA |
Loans and Grants for Distributed Generation |
| KANSAS |
Grants for energy efficent technology |
| MISSISSIPPI |
Grants for energy efficent technology |
| NEW YORK |
A number of DG funding opportunitites |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Grants for energy efficent technology |
| OHIO |
Grants and incentivies for air pollution reduction |
| OREGON |
Tax incentives for CHP applications |
| VIRGINIA |
Property and sales tax exemptions for pollution control technology |
| WISCONSIN |
Incentives for biomass cofired CHP |
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