Financial incentives help to remove one of the barriers to increased energy efficiency, up front cost. The incentives, by reducing the cost to the purchaser, also reduce the payback period for the energy efficiency measures.
Energy efficiency incentives offerings are available for residential, commercial, and industrial customers and can be found at the federal, state, municipal, and utility service territory levels. They include direct tax credits and deductions, low-interest financing programs, loan programs, rebates, discounts, and more.
An important financing mechanism for energy efficiency and renewable energy is PACE financing, which provides up-front financing for energy improvements to a property with the financing paid off over the life of the measure by an assessment on the property's taxes.
More information on Financial Incentives
The most up-to-date information on all of the currently available financial incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy throughout the US, in a searchable format, is found at:
