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As a service to our Partners, EPA's CHP Partnership provides regularly updated lists of state and federal incentives applicable to CHP and biomass/biogas projects, including financial incentives and favorable regulatory treatment. The CHP Partnership updates this information twice a month.

CHP and biomass/biogas funding opportunities are offered by various entities throughout the country, many at the state and federal level. These opportunities take a variety of forms, including:

• Financial incentives, such as grants, tax incentives, low-interest loans, favorable partial load rates (e.g., standby rates), and tradable allowances.
• CHP or biomass project development can be expedited with regulatory treatment that removes unintended barriers such as standard interconnection requirements, net metering, and output-based regulations.

The Funding Database lists these and other incentives that might be applicable to your CHP project and organizes funding opportunities in two general categories: type of project and type of incentive.

Type of Project:

• State and federal incentives applicable to CHP systems, such as direct financial incentives or favorable regulatory treatment.
• State and federal incentives applicable to biomass/biogas-fueled CHP and distributed generation projects, including financial incentives and favorable regulatory treatment.

Type of Incentive:

• The financial incentives page includes grants, tax incentives, low-interest loans, favorable utility rates, tradable allowances, and renewable portfolio standards—all of which could help CHP project developers or end users locate additional funding for their CHP or biomass project.
• The regulatory treatment page lists regulations that remove unintended barriers to CHP or biomass project development and can include: standardized interconnection rules, net metering rules, or output-based regulations.

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Name	Type	State
OH Conversion Facilities Tax Exemption
Honolulu - Real Property Tax Exemption for Alternative Energy Improvements		HI
Colorado Carbon Fund		CO
NY Clean Energy Business Growth and Development - PON 1260		NY
NY Environmentally Preferred Power Systems Technologies PON 1670		NY
MI Renewable Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	MI
MO CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	MO
NH Output-Based Regulation	Environmental Regulations	NH
NJ CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	NJ
NY Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	NY
NY CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	NY
MI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	MI
ND Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	ND
MA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	MA
OH Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	OH
OH CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	OH
OR Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	OR
PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	PA
NV Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	NV
SD Renewable and Recycled Energy Objective	Environmental Regulations	SD
NC Renewable and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Std.	Environmental Regulations	NC
CT Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CT
DE Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	DE
AZ Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	AZ
AR Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	AR
CA DG Certification Program	Environmental Regulations	CA
CA DG Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)	Environmental Regulations	CA
CA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CA
CO Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CO
MA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	MA
CT Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CT
HI Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	HI
IL CAIR EE and Renewable Energy Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	IL
IL Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	IL
IN CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	IN
IN Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	IN
ME Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	ME
ME Renewables Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	ME
NJ Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	NJ
MA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	MA
CT CAIR Energy Efficiency and Renewable Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	CT
WA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	WA
TX Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	TX
VA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	VA
WA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	WA
UT Renewables Portfolio Goal	Environmental Regulations	UT
WV Alternative Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	WV
WI Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	WI
WI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	WI
NJ CHP Grants	Grant	NJ
IL Renewable Energy Project Financing	Grant	IL
VT Grants, Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF)	Grant	VT
NC Green Business Fund	Grant	NC
OH Manufacturing Facilities' EE (NOFA 07-04)	Grant	OH
State Energy Program	Grant	National
OH Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program	Grant	OH
UT Renewable Energy Development Incentive	Grant	UT
DOE Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP)	Grant	National
The Climate Trust - Offset Request for Proposals	Grant	National
Inventions and Innovation Program (I&I)	Grant	National
IL Biogas and Biomass to Energy Grant Program	Grant	IL
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant	Grant	National
MI Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund (LIEEF)	Grant	MI
NY Renew., Clean Energy, & Energy Eff. Incentive	Grant	NY
NY Energy Conservation Study PON 0004	Grant	NY
Integrated Biorefinery System Grant Program	Grant	National
OH Distributed Energy Resource Program	Grant	OH
WA Manufacturing Efficiency Grant Program	Grant	WA
CT New Energy Technology Grant Program	Grant	CT
AL Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program	Grant	AL
AK Renewable Energy Grant Recommendation Program	Grant	AK
CA Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program	Grant	CA
CT Onsite Renewable Distributed Generation Program	Grant	CT
Central Eastern PA Loan Program (PP&L Territory)	Grant, Loan	PA
Metropolitan Edison Company SEF Grants	Grant, Loan	PA
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)	Grant, Loan	National
OH Advanced Energy Program	Grant, Loan	OH
Penelec SEF of the CF for the Alleghenies Grt. Pg. (FirstEnergy Territory)	Grant, Loan	PA
NY Existing Facilities Program - PON 1219	Grant, Rebate	NY
ID Renewable Energy Project Bond Program	Grant, Rebate	ID
NC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	NC
IL Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	IL
NJ Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	NJ
HI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	HI
NH Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	NH
FL Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	FL
MN Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	MN
DC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	DC
WA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	WA
CA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CA
CT Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CT
MI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	MI
MA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	MA
VT Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	VT
KS Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	KS
MD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	MD
CO Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CO
DE Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	DE
IN Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	IN
NY Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	NY
TX Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	TX
SD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	SD
OH Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	OH
WI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	WI
OR Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	OR
PA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	PA
NV Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	NV
SC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	SC
NM Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	NM
CT Low Interest Loans for Customer-side DG	Loan	CT
NJ Clean Energy Solutions Capital Investment Loan/Grant Program	Loan	NJ
TN Small Business Energy Loan Program	Loan	TN
MA Sustainable Energy Development Initiative	Loan	MA
CA Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects	Loan	CA
CCEF - Operational Demonstration Program	Loan	CT
PA Small Business Loan Program	Loan	PA
VT Loans, Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF)	Loan	VT
NM Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bond Program	Loan	NM
ID Low Interest Energy Loans	Loan	ID
OR Small Scale Energy Loan Program (SELP)	Loan	OR
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	Loan	National
NH Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans	Loan	NH
AL Local Government Energy Loan Program	Loan	AL
SC ConserFund Loan Program	Loan	SC
MS Energy Investment Program	Loan	MS
AK Power Project Loan Fund	Loan	AK
NC Energy Improvement Loan Program	Loan	NC
WI Clean Energy Business Loan Program	Loan	WI
CT Low Interest Loans for Customer-side DG	Loan	CT
NM Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) Financing	Loan, Tax	NM
DC Net Metering Regulations	Net Metering	DC
OH Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	OH
FL Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	FL
SC Net Metering	Net Metering	SC
NE Public Power District Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	NE
WI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	WI
PA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	PA
ME Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	ME
VT Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	VT
MN Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	MN
WA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	WA
OK Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	OK
NM Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	NM
NC Net Metering	Net Metering	NC
UT Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	UT
MA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	MA
AZ Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	AZ
ND Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	ND
VA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	VA
MD Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	MD
RI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	RI
SC Biomass Energy Production Incentive	Rebate	SC
VA Energy Efficiency Rebate Program - Commercial	Rebate	VA
Adv. Power System Tech Program - Sec 1224	Rebate	National
CT Natural Gas Rates	Rebate	CT
CA Supplemental Energy Payments (SEPs)	Rebate	CA
OH Commercial Self Direct Rebate Program	Rebate	OH
Renewable Electricity Prod. Incentive, Sec-202	Rebate	National
AK Sustainable Natural Alternative Power Program	Rebate	AK
NYSERDA - Energy $mart New Construction Program - PON 1222	Rebate	NY
Energy Opportunities Program	Rebate	National
WA Sustainable Natural Alt. Power (SNAP) Program	Rebate	WA
CT Natural Gas Rates	Rebate	CT
NJ Clean Energy Program - Pay for Performance	Rebate	NJ
WA Renewable Energy Production Credit	Rebate	WA
NSTAR Gas - Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs	Rebate	MA
SC Biomass Energy Tax Credit	Tax	SC
OR Business Energy Tax Credit	Tax	OR
VT Property Tax Exemption	Tax	VT
MT Alt. Energy Investment Corporate Tax Credit	Tax	MT
NJ Property Tax Exemption for Ren. Energy Systems	Tax	NJ
NE Renewable Energy Tax Credit	Tax	NE
VT Sales Tax Exemption	Tax	VT
SC Landfill Methane Tax Credit	Tax	SC
MT Alt. Energy Investment Corporate Tax Credit	Tax	MT
NC Renewable Energy Tax Credit	Tax	NC
AZ Energy Equipment Property Tax Exemption	Tax	AZ
NY Solar, Wind, & Biomass Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	NY
MD Clean Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	MD
Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs)	Tax	National
PA Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	PA
FL Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	FL
Energy Efficient Commercial Bldgs. Tax Deduction	Tax	National
SD Local Property Tax Exemption	Tax	SD
MT PT Abatement for Prod. & Manufct. Facilities	Tax	MT
CT Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	CT
MI Refundable Payroll Credit	Tax	MI
CT Property Tax Exemption	Tax	CT
CHP Investment Tax Credit/Grant	Tax	National
MI Alternative Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	MI
Investment Tax Credit/Grant for Microturbines and Fuel Cells	Tax	National
MI Business Activity Tax Credit	Tax	MI
Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit	Tax	National
CT DG Backup Rates	Utility Rates	CT
NY Natural Gas Rates	Utility Rates	NY
CA Standby Rates	Utility Rates	CA
CA Utility Rates to Support CHP	Utility Rates	CA
Public Service Elec & Gas Co Standby Rate	Utility Rates	NJ
CT DG Backup Rates	Utility Rates	CT
PEPCO Standby Rate	Utility Rates	DC
Portland General Electric Standby Rate	Utility Rates	OR
ME Community Based Renewable Energy Production Incentive (Pilot Program)	Utility Rates	ME
NV Large Standby Service Rider	Utility Rates	NV
Kennebunkport standby rate	Utility Rates	ME
CA Natural Gas Rates	Utility Rates	CA

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