Funding Resources

MT Generation Facility Corporate Tax Exemption
Type of Incentive	Tax
Eligible States	MT
Eligible Technology	Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine
Eligible Fuel	Biogas, Biomass, Municipal Solid Waste, Other
Eligible Project Size	0-1
Critical Information	Renewable generating facilities with a nameplate capacity under 1 MW are exempt from property taxes in Montana for the first five years of operation. Commercial, industrial and residential properties are all eligible for the tax exemption and need to fill out forms from the Montana Department of Revenue. Renewable energy sources included in this tax exemption are solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, fuel cells that do not require hydrocarbon fuel, small hydroelectric generators, or methane from solid waste.
Start Date	1/1/2001
End Date
Minimum Efficiency (%)
Additional Information	* This tax credit has no set expiration date.
Web Site	http://www.deq.state.mt.us/energy/Renewable/TaxIncentRenew.asp#15-6-225
Additional Web Site	http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=MT20F&state=MT&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1
Primary Contact	Georgia Brensdal 1100 North Last Chance Gulch P. O. Box 200902 Helena, MT 59620 U.S.A. Georgia Brensdal (gbrensdal@mt.gov) (406) 841-5240 (406) 444-1804