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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.

Name	Type	Eligibility	State
IN Clean Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	IN
PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	PA
NJ CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NJ
NJ Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	NJ
NY Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NY
NY Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	NY
NY CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NY
AZ Electric Energy Efficiency Standards	Environmental Regulations	CHP	AZ
NC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Std.	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NC
NH Output-Based Regulation	Environmental Regulations	CHP	NH
DE Energy Conservation Standards for State Facilities	Environmental Regulations	CHP	DE
OH CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	OH
OH Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	OH
CT Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CT
OK Renewable Energy Goal	Environmental Regulations		OK
OR Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	OR
DE Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	DE
MA Electric Energy Efficiency Standards	Environmental Regulations	CHP	MA
IN Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	IN
IN CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	IN
LA Renewable Energy Pilot Program	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	LA
ME Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	ME
IL Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	IL
ME Renewables Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CHP	ME
WI Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	WI
MA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CHP	MA
ND Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	ND
MA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MA
MA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	MA
MI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MI
MI Renewable Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MI
HI Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	HI
MO CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MO
IL CAIR EE and Renewable Energy Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	IL
WA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	WA
CA DG Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CA
UT Renewables Portfolio Goal	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	UT
CA DG Certification Program	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CA
TX Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	TX
CA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CA
SD Renewable and Recycled Energy Objective	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	SD
VA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	VA
AR Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	AR
WA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	WA
San Diego County, CA - Design Standards for County Facilities	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CA
TX Standard Permit for CHP Gas Turbines and Engines	Environmental Regulations	CHP	TX
NV Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NV
WI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	WI
WV Alternative Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	WV
CO Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CO
CT Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CT
AZ Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	AZ
CT CAIR Energy Efficiency and Renewable Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CT
VT Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	VT
IN Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	IN
MI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	MI
IA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	IA
KS Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	KS
MD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	MD
MA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	MA
WV Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	WV
MN Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	MN
ME Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	ME
WA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	WA
IL Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	IL
NC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	NC
OR Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	OR
CT Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	CT
SC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	SC
DC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	DC
OH Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	OH
NH Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NH
CO Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	CO
NV Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NV
WI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	WI
TX Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	TX
CA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	CA
SD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	SD
DE Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	DE
FL Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	FL
NY Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	NY
NM Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NM
PA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	PA
HI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	HI
NJ Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NJ
FL Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	FL
AZ Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	AZ
DC Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	DC
City of Brenham, TX - Net Metering	Net Metering	CHP	TX
NC Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	NC
RI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	RI
WI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	WI
SC Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	SC
UT Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	UT
VT Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	VT
IN Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	IN
OK Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	OK
OH Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	OH
ND Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	ND
PA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	PA
NY Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	NY
WA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	WA
NM Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	NM
NH Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	NH
MN Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	MN
MA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	MA
MD Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	MD
ME Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	ME
WV Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	WV
VA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	VA
NJ Cogeneration Tax Exemption	Tax	CHP	NJ
CA Natural Gas Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CA
CT DG Backup Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CT
CA Standby Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CA
Public Service Elec & Gas Co Standby Rate	Utility Rates	CHP	NJ
PEPCO Standby Rate	Utility Rates	CHP	DC
CT DG Backup Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CT
NV Large Standby Service Rider	Utility Rates	CHP	NV
NY Natural Gas Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	NY
Kennebunkport standby rate	Utility Rates	CHP	ME
Portland General Electric Standby Rate	Utility Rates	CHP	OR

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