Funding Resources

Honolulu - Real Property Tax Exemption for Alternative Energy Improvements
Type of Incentive
Eligible States	HI
Eligible Technology	Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine
Eligible Fuel	# 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery
Eligible Project Size	All (MW)
Number of Awards
Size of Award	The alternative energy property installed on a building, property, or land is exempt from property taxes for 25 years. For the purposes of this property tax exemption, alternative energy sources include solar, wind, hydropower, tidal, wave, solid waste and increased efficiency in fossil-fuel burning facilities. Energy sources based on fossil fuels, nuclear fuels or geothermal energy are not eligible for this exemption.
Start Date	10/1/2009
End Date
Minimum Efficiency(%)
Additional Information	In September 2009, the Honolulu City Council unanimously passed Bill 58 to create a real property tax exemption for alternative energy improvements.
Web Site	http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/Incentives/HI28F.pdf
Additional Web Site	http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/ incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=HI28F&currentpageid=3&EE=1&RE=1
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