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EPA |
Free technical support for financing energy upgrades |
Federal, state and city buildings |
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Energy Star |
Free info and recognition for increasing energy efficiency in buildings |
· Jointly managed by the US. EPA and DOE · Offers city, county and state governments a variety of actions to prevent pollution and conserve energy · Offers the only national rating system for energy performance in buildings. (efficient buildings can receive the Energy Star Label.) |
1-888-star-yes (782-7937) |
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Internet Presentations: · “Money for Energy Upgrades” · “5-stage approach to building upgrades” · “One-2- Five Energy Management Diagnostic” · “Benchmarking Tool/Portfolio Manager” · “Labeling” · “Cost Savings thru Energy Star Purchasing” · “Energy Star Computer and Monitor Power Management Program.” |
All consumers, though each presentation is geared to a specific target audience. |
· Presentations are delivered via conference call with an Energy Star Consultant and the Internet. · No cost for participation · Presentations viewed from an office computer · The Cadmus Group, Inc. offers these presentations in support of Energy Star for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (EPA) |
To register: www.ecadmus.com/ |
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Purchasing info. |
All consumers |
To make it easier to purchase energy-efficient products from electronics to lighting and office equipment. |
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| Federal Energy Efficient Building Incentive Act Pending |
Tax Deductions and Tax Credits |
Buildings incorporating the following technologies: · Solar hot water · Photovoltaics · Natural gas heat pumps · Tier-1 energy efficiency · Tier-2 energy efficiency |
· The Bill is intended “to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce energy consumption in buildings.” · Introduced to Senate on 1/30/2001 · Status: Pending |
http://Floridagreen |
| Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit - Pending |
Tax Credit |
Residential Construction |
· Introduced to the House of Representatives on Feb. 28, 2001. · The House Companion to the Bill introduced to the Senate on 1/30/2001. (See above) |
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Energy Policy |
Tax Credits |
Private and Public entities except residential |
· 10% Business Investment Tax Credit · Production Tax Credit for electricity produced from wind and closed-loop biomass power systems · Contains several provisions that encourage investment in renewable energy technologies |
www.eren.doe.gov/ Energy Efficiency and P.O. box 3048 Merrifield, VA 22116 1-800-DIE-EREC (363-3732) Email: doe.erec@nciinc.com |
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| ESCO’s
(Energy Service Companies) |
An ESCO, or Energy Service Company, is a business that develops, installs, and finances projects designed to improve the energy efficiency and maintenance costs for facilities over a seven to 10 year time period. ESCO’s generally act as project developers for a wide range of tasks and assume the technical and performance risk associated with the project. Typically, they offer the following services: · Develop, design and finance energy efficiency projects · Install and maintain the energy efficient equip involved · Measure, monitor, and verify the project’s energy savings · Assume the risk that the project will save the amount of energy guaranteed. These services are bundled into the project’s cost and are repaid through the dollar savings generated. |
Energy retrofit projects- Public and Private |
· The ESCO’s compensation, and often the project’s financing, are directly linked to the amount of energy that is actually saved. · ESCO projects typically employ a wide array of cost-effective measures to achieve energy savings. These measures often include the following: high efficiency lighting, high efficiency heating and air conditioning, efficient motors and variable speed drives, and centralized energy management systems. · ESCO’s are typically involved in the education of customers about their own energy use patterns in order to develop an “energy efficiency partnership” between the ESCO and the customer. A primary purpose of this partnership is to help the customer understand how their energy use is related to the business that they conduct. · Most performance-based energy efficiency projects include the maintenance of all or some portion of the new high-energy equipment over the life of the contract. · Included in the ancillary services provided in a typical performance-based energy efficiency contract is the removal and disposal of hazardous materials from the customer’s facility. |
NAESCO – National Association of Energy Service Companies 1615 M Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-822-0959 · Provides information on ESCO’s · Accreditation of ESCO’s · Assistance in finding a provider NORESCO, LLC. 1 Research Drive Westborough, MA 01581 508-614-1000 · Local ESCO (NAESCO member) · Umass Medical Center |
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Green Building Tax Credit - pending |
Income Tax Credits |
Developers, owners, and tenants of commercial and multi-family residential buildings. |
· Tax credits for investing in measures to increase energy efficiency, improve in-door air quality and reduce the environmental impact of the bldg. · Base building and/or tenant spaces must meet the criteria set forth in the legislation. · Supported by Green Building Coalition · Based upon the NY State Green Building Tax Credit Statute that became law in May 2000. · Five Credits offered: · Green Whole Building: up to 7% tax credit on overall capital costs · Green Base Building: up to 5% tax credit on overall capital cost · Green Tenant Space: up to 5% tax credit on overall capital costs · Photovoltaic Module Credit: 100% of the incremental cost for integrating PV modules. · Fuel Cell Credit Component: 30% tax credit on the incremental cost for integrating fuel cells. |
Co-Chairs of the Green Building Coalition: Michael Charney 617-492-6614 Cambridge Climate Action Calendar P.O. Box 391887 Cambridge, MA 12139 Deane Rykerson 617-407-6042 |
| Mass. Division of Energy Resources (DOER) |
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Conservation Service |
Audits Technical Assistance Demonstration of low cost energy savings materials |
Homeowners |
Helps residents lower their energy bills through comprehensive home energy audits and follow-up tech. assistance |
Lawrence Masland ESC Program Manager ext. 137 |
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Conservation Improvement Program |
Audits and Grants |
Public Schools |
· Provides grants to public schools to help cut energy costs · Grants fund eligible energy conservation projects identified through an energy audit by DOER · Audits are free |
DOER: 617-727-4732 |
| Energy
Efficiency Program |
Technical Assistance Design Review 3rd-party financing |
Renovations and new construction of public buildings |
Program to help cities, towns and other public entities work with energy service companies (ESCO’s) to reduce energy costs with little or no up-front capital expenditure. |
DOER: 617-727-4732 |
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Board of Building Regulations and Standards |
Training Technical Assistance |
Residential Commercial |
Software, training for Chapter 13 compliance |
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| Massachusetts
Renewable Energy Tax Incentives |
State Income Tax Credit |
Individuals who install renewable energy systems (solar or wind-powered) |
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www.state.ma.us/doer/ Dept. of Revenue P.O. Box 701 Boston, MA 02204 1-800-392-6089 Division of Energy Resources (DOER) Legal Department 70 Franklin St. 7th Floor Boston, MA 02110-1313 617-727-4732 |
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State Sales Tax Exemption |
The sale of equipment directly relating to any solar, wind or heat pump system to be used as a primary or auxiliary power system for heating or otherwise supplying the energy needs of a person’s principal residence. |
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Local Property Tax Exemption |
A taxpayer who installs a solar or wind-powered system for heating or otherwise supplying energy to his/her residence or business |
Exemption applies to the value-added to the property by the system and is not an exemption for the full amount of the property tax bill. |
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Corporate Income Tax Reduction |
A business which purchases a qualifying solar or wind-powered “climate control unit” |
Allowed to deduct from its net income, for state tax purposes, any costs incurred from installing the unit, provided the unit is located in MA and is used exclusively in the trade or business of the corporation. |
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Personal Income Tax Exemption and Corp. excise tax exemption |
Person who holds a patent for an alternative energy or energy conservation system or device |
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Property Tax Exemption |
Owner of a hydropwer plant |
Exempt from local property tax for 20 years |
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| Mass.
Solar Access Law |
Easement |
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Allows for voluntary easements to ensure solar access, and for certain zoning provisions |
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Grants |
Public Schools |
$10 million |
MTPC.org(Mass Tech. Park Collaborative) |
| Rcycling
incentives |
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| Recycling
Industries |
Reimbursement Credit (RIRC) Grants |
Processors and Manufacturers |
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Stephen K. Long Commonwealth of MA Dept. of Environmental Protection Bureau of Waste Prevention One Winter St. Boston, MA 02108-4747 617-292-5734 |
| Recycling
Loan Fund |
Loans |
Any recycling co. |
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| BBMRC
Donor Outreach |
Promotion |
Any recycling co. |
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| Business
Grants |
Technical Assist. Information Education |
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| New York |
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Green Building Tax Credit“The New York State Building Tax Credit Bill” |
Tax Credits |
Owners and tenants of new or substantially renovated energy efficient and environmentally conscience buildings occupied on or after 1/1/2001. |
· Passed into law on May 15, 2000. · Intended to encourage building owners and developers to use advanced technologies like fuel cells and photvoltaic panels to generate electriciy and to use materials that improve air quality inside buildings. · The credit is limited to $25 million for all projects over five years. · The first state to pass such a bill. · Now seen as a prototype. |
www.dec.state.ny.us/ New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation Ed Bennet |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) |
Consulting Services Funding for DOE-2.1 Grants |
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Investor-owned utility-supported corporation |
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Interstate Renewable Energy Council |
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Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy |
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Maryland |
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Clean Energy Incentive Act |
Tax exemption |
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Maryland sales tax exemption on Energy Star appliances, electric and hybrid-electric vehicles and certain renewable resource energy systems (hot water heaters, central heating and cooling equip. or photovoltaic or solar systems. |
www.energy.state.md.us |
Oregon |
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Tax Credit |
Residential |
Tax credits on appliances, premium efficiency ducts, geothermal space heating, solar water heating, solar electricity and alternative-fuel vehicles. |
www.energy.state.or.us/ |
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Tax Credit |
Businesses |
· 35% tax credit for imporving energy efficiency, eatherizing rental homes, recycling, using renewable energy resources, burning less-polluting transportation fuels, and redicing employee commuting. · Approx. 15 years old. · Big in the Business Tax Credit portion. |
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Washington |
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Tax credits |
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Offers both tax credits for research and development expenditures and tax deferrals for high-technology research and development and pilot scale manufacturing facilities associated with the development of alternative energy resources. |
http://slc.leg.wa.gov/ |
| North Carolina |
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Tax Credit |
Commercial Bldgs. |
New renewables statute provides for a new daylighting tax credit of 35% of eligible daylighting commercial projects. |
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| New Hampshire |
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Electric Co op |
Grants |
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Grants to purchase new energy saving heating systems. |
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| State
CEP grants |
Grants |
Buildings Building operations Public transportation |
Ongoing grants with stated deadlines |
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| Governors
Office of Energy & Community Services |
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Go to Governor’s office web site |
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Solar on Schools |
Grants |
Schools |
$10,000 grants per school to set up one kilowatt system including installation and education |
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Property Tax Exemption |
Personal Property Tax Exemptions |
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· Each county gives a personal property tax exemption. · There is no standard for how much is given. · Some counties have given exemptions but many have not had any applications. |
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Renewable Energy Grants |
Grants |
Businesses, organizations and institutions |
· Grants to purchase equipment and provide education. · The state distributes money from the federal petroleum violation escrow program. |
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Green Schools |
Funding |
Schools |
· Funding for educating students in energy use awareness. · Students conduct energy audits of their schools and are trained to do audits for other buildings in their community. |
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| Building
Energy Conservation Initiiative |
Funding |
State buildings |
· Funding for state building renovations |
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| Maine |
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| State
Planning Office |
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They have a mission statement which establishes guidelines for the state to provide some assistance but has yet to implement any specific programs. |
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| State
Energy Program Grants for Solar & Wind Power & Bio mass Energy
Development |
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Funded by the Federal DOE |
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| Maine
Oil Dealers Assoc. |
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Furnace Replacement Program |
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| North
East Hearth Products Clean Heat Exchange Program |
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| North
East Energy Efficiency Partnerships |
Grants |
Residential Business |
Organizations with links to various grants for residential and businesses. |
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| Pennsylvania |
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| “Growing
Greener” initiative |
Grants |
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A wide variety of grants can be found throught this initiative. Many are geared to restoring destroyed habitats. |
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| Dept.
of Environmental Protection |
Various Funding |
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Numerous links to different types of funding |
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| PA’s
Governor’s Green Government Council |
Various Funding |
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This is the home page of the PA’s Governor’s Green Government Council |
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| The
Green Building Alliance |
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“Start-up” non-profit located in Pittsburgh with extensive information. |
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| Conservation
Consultants Inc. of Pittsburgh |
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They have links with The Green Building Alliance |
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| Heinz
Endowments through the Heinz Foundation |
Grants |
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Various grants deal with sustainable urban renewal and energy-efficiency building |
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| The
William Penn Foundation |
Grants |
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· A private source for grants/funding based out of Pennsylvania. · Their environmental focus is on sustainable communities, the re-use of existing infrastructure, and the protection of existing ecosystems. |
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