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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	State
Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit	Tax	National
AK Power Project Loan Fund	Loan	AK
AK Renewable Energy Grant Recommendation Program	Grant	AK
AK Sustainable Natural Alternative Power Program	Rebate	AK
AL Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program	Grant	AL
AL Local Government Energy Loan Program	Loan	AL
AZ Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	AZ
AZ Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	AZ
BEF Renewable Energy Grant	Grant, Loan	ID, MT, OR, WA
CA DG Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)	Environmental Regulations	CA
CA Emerging Renewables Incentive Program	Rebate	CA
CA Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects	Loan	CA
CA Supplemental Energy Payments (SEPs)	Rebate	CA
CCEF - Operational Demonstration Program	Loan	CT
Central Eastern PA Loan Program (PP&L Territory)	Grant, Loan	PA
CHP Investment Tax Credit/Grant	Tax	National
CO Community Biomass for Thermal Usage Program	Grant	CO
CO Local Option Property Tax Exemption	Tax	CO
CO Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CO
Colorado Carbon Fund		CO
CT CAIR Energy Efficiency and Renewable Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	CT
CT Energy Conservation Loan	Loan	CT
CT New Energy Technology Grant Program	Grant	CT
CT Onsite Renewable Distributed Generation Program	Grant	CT
CT Property Tax Exemption	Tax	CT
CT Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	CT
CT Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CT
DE Research and Development Grants	Grant	DE
DOE Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP)	Grant	National
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant	Grant	National
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	Loan	National
FL Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	FL
FL Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	FL
GA Biomass Sales and Use Tax Exemption	Tax	GA
HI High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit	Tax	HI
HI Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	HI
IA Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program	Loan	IA
IA Grants for EE and RE Research	Grant	IA
IA Methane Energy Replacement Generation Tax Exmp.	Tax	IA
IA Methane Gas Conversion Property Tax Exemption	Tax	IA
IA Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	IA
IA Renewable Energy Tax Credits	Tax	IA
ID Low Interest Energy Loans	Loan	ID
ID Renewable Energy Project Bond Program	Grant, Rebate	ID
IL Biogas and Biomass to Energy Grant Program	Grant	IL
IL CAIR EE and Renewable Energy Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	IL
IL Clean Energy Community Foundation Grants	Grant, Loan	IL
IL Renewable Energy Project Financing	Grant	IL
IN CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	IN
Integrated Biorefinery System Grant Program	Grant	National
Inventions and Innovation Program (I&I)	Grant	National
KS Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	KS
KY Tax Credit for Renewable Facilities	Tax	KY
MA Business Expansion Initiative (BEI)	Loan	MA
MA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	MA
MA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	MA
MA Sustainable Energy Development Initiative	Loan	MA
MD Clean Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	MD
MD Montgomery County Clean Energy Rewards Program	Rebate	MD
MD Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	MD
ME Community Based Renewable Energy Production Incentive (Pilot Program)	Utility Rates	ME
ME Voluntary Renewable Resource Grant	Grant	ME
Metropolitan Edison Company SEF Grants	Grant, Loan	PA
MI Alternative Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	MI
MI Biomass Energy Program	Grant	MI
MI Business Activity Tax Credit	Tax	MI
MI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	MI
MI Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund (LIEEF)	Grant	MI
MI Refundable Payroll Credit	Tax	MI
MI Renewable Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	MI
MN Renewable Energy Production Incentive	Rebate	MN
MN Value-Added Stock Loan Program	Loan	MN
MN Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund	Grant	MN
MO CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	MO
MO Energy Loan Program	Loan	MO
MO Wood Energy Production Credit	Tax	MO
MS Energy Investment Program	Loan	MS
MT Alt. Energy Investment Corporate Tax Credit	Tax	MT
MT Alt. Energy Investment Corporate Tax Credit	Tax	MT
MT Generation Facility Corporate Tax Exemption	Tax	MT
MT PT Abatement for Prod. & Manufct. Facilities	Tax	MT
MT Renewable Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	MT
NC Energy Improvement Loan Program	Loan	NC
NC Green Business Fund	Grant	NC
NC Green Power Production Incentive	Rebate	NC
NC Net Metering	Net Metering	NC
NC Renewable and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Std.	Environmental Regulations	NC
NC Renewable Energy Tax Credit	Tax	NC
ND Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	ND
NE Public Power District Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	NE
NE Renewable Energy Tax Credit	Tax	NE
NH Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans	Loan	NH
NJ Biomass Rebates	Rebate	NJ
NJ CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	NJ
NJ Clean Energy Financing for Schools and Govts.	Loan	NJ
NJ Clean Energy Program - Pay for Performance	Rebate	NJ
NJ Clean Energy Solutions Capital Investment Loan/Grant Program	Loan	NJ
NJ Large-Scale Renewable Project Grants	Grant	NJ
NJ Property Tax Exemption for Ren. Energy Systems	Tax	NJ
NJ Renewable Energy Business Venture Assistance	Grant	NJ
NJ Renewable Energy Project Grants and Financing	Grant	NJ
NM Alternative Energy Manufacturers Tax Credit	Tax	NM
NM Biomass Equipment and Materials Deduction	Tax	NM
NM Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	NM
NV Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	NV
NV Portfolio Energy Credits	Rebate	NV
NY CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	NY
NY Clean Energy Business Growth and Development - PON 1260		NY
NY Environmentally Preferred Power Systems Technologies PON 1670		NY
NY Renew., Clean Energy, & Energy Eff. Incentive	Grant	NY
NY Solar, Wind, & Biomass Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	NY
OH CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	OH
OH Conversion Facilities Tax Exemption
OH Distributed Energy Resource Program	Grant	OH
OH Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program	Grant	OH
OH Manufacturing Facilities' EE (NOFA 07-04)	Grant	OH
OH Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	OH
OH Renewable Energy Financial Assistance Program	Loan	OH
OH Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	OH
Open-Loop Biomass Energy Production Tax Credit	Rebate	National
OR Business Energy Tax Credit	Tax	OR
OR Energy Trust Open Solicitation Program	Grant	OR
OR Renewable Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	OR
OR Small Scale Energy Loan Program (SELP)	Loan	OR
PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	PA
PA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	PA
PA Small Business Loan Program	Loan	PA
Penelec SEF of the CF for the Alleghenies Grt. Pg. (FirstEnergy Territory)	Grant, Loan	PA
Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority	Grant	PA
Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs)	Tax	National
Renewable Elec. Prod. Tax Credit (REPC)-Sect. 1301	Tax	National
Renewable Electricity Prod. Incentive, Sec-202	Rebate	National
RI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	RI
Rural Business Opportunity Grants	Grant	National
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)	Grant, Loan	National
SC Biomass Energy Production Incentive	Rebate	SC
SC Biomass Energy Tax Credit	Tax	SC
SC ConserFund Loan Program	Loan	SC
SC Landfill Methane Tax Credit	Tax	SC
SD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	SD
SD Local Property Tax Exemption	Tax	SD
SD Renewable and Recycled Energy Objective	Environmental Regulations	SD
Small Scale Cellulosic Biorefinery Grant Program	Grant	National
State Energy Program	Grant	National
The Climate Trust - Offset Request for Proposals	Grant	National
TN Clean Energy Technology Grant	Grant	TN
TN Small Business Energy Loan Program	Loan	TN
UT Renewable Energy Development Incentive	Grant	UT
UT Renewable Energy Sales and Use Tax Exemption	Tax	UT
UT Renewable Energy Systems Tax Credit	Tax	UT
UT Renewables Portfolio Goal	Environmental Regulations	UT
VA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	VA
VA Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program	Grant	VA
VA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	VA
Value Added Producer Grants	Grant	National
VT Biomass Electricity Production Incentive	Rebate	VT
VT Grants, Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF)	Grant	VT
VT Loans, Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF)	Loan	VT
VT Property Tax Exemption	Tax	VT
VT Sales Tax Exemption	Tax	VT
WA Renewable Energy Production Credit	Rebate	WA
WA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	WA
WA Sustainable Natural Alt. Power (SNAP) Program	Rebate	WA
WI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	WI
WI Clean Energy Business Loan Program	Loan	WI
WI Public Benefits Fund	Grant	WI
WV Alternative Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	WV

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