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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
IA Methane Energy Replacement Generation Tax Exmp.	Tax	Biomass	IA
GA Biomass Sales and Use Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass	GA
KY Tax Credit for Renewable Facilities	Tax	Biomass	KY
KS Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass	KS
TN Clean Energy Technology Grant	Grant	Biomass	TN
IA Renewable Energy Tax Credits	Tax	Biomass	IA
ME Voluntary Renewable Resource Grant	Grant	Biomass	ME
IA Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program	Loan	Biomass	IA
MA Business Expansion Initiative (BEI)	Loan	Biomass	MA
IA Methane Gas Conversion Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass	IA
MT Renewable Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	Biomass	MT
IL Clean Energy Community Foundation Grants	Grant, Loan	Biomass	IL
NJ Biomass Rebates	Rebate	Biomass	NJ
OR Renewable Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	Biomass	OR
HI High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass	HI
IA Grants for EE and RE Research	Grant	Biomass	IA
NJ Renewable Energy Business Venture Assistance	Grant	Biomass	NJ
MT Generation Facility Corporate Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass	MT
MD Montgomery County Clean Energy Rewards Program	Rebate	Biomass	MD
MO Energy Loan Program	Loan	Biomass	MO
MO Wood Energy Production Credit	Tax	Biomass	MO
NJ Clean Energy Financing for Schools and Govts.	Loan	Biomass	NJ
NC Green Power Production Incentive	Rebate	Biomass	NC
NJ Large-Scale Renewable Project Grants	Grant	Biomass	NJ
OH Renewable Energy Financial Assistance Program	Loan	Biomass	OH
NJ Renewable Energy Project Grants and Financing	Grant	Biomass	NJ
MN Value-Added Stock Loan Program	Loan	Biomass	MN
NM Alternative Energy Manufacturers Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass	NM
NM Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass	NM
MI Biomass Energy Program	Grant	Biomass	MI
NM Biomass Equipment and Materials Deduction	Tax	Biomass	NM
MN Renewable Energy Production Incentive	Rebate	Biomass	MN
UT Renewable Energy Systems Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass	UT
Open-Loop Biomass Energy Production Tax Credit	Rebate	Biomass	National
CA Emerging Renewables Incentive Program	Rebate	Biomass	CA
NV Portfolio Energy Credits	Rebate	Biomass	NV
Renewable Elec. Prod. Tax Credit (REPC)-Sect. 1301	Tax	Biomass	National
BEF Renewable Energy Grant	Grant, Loan	Biomass	ID, MT, OR, WA
Small Scale Cellulosic Biorefinery Grant Program	Grant	Biomass	National
VT Biomass Electricity Production Incentive	Rebate	Biomass	VT
CO Local Option Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass	CO
CO Community Biomass for Thermal Usage Program	Grant	Biomass	CO
UT Renewable Energy Sales and Use Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass	UT
CT Energy Conservation Loan	Loan	Biomass	CT
MN Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund	Grant	Biomass	MN
OR Energy Trust Open Solicitation Program	Grant	Biomass	OR
DE Research and Development Grants	Grant	Biomass	DE
MS Energy Investment Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	MS
AL Local Government Energy Loan Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	AL
AL Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	AL
AK Renewable Energy Grant Recommendation Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	AK
MI Refundable Payroll Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MI
Metropolitan Edison Company SEF Grants	Grant, Loan	Biomass, CHP	PA
MI Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund (LIEEF)	Grant	Biomass, CHP	MI
AK Power Project Loan Fund	Loan	Biomass, CHP	AK
CT New Energy Technology Grant Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	CT
MD Clean Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MD
CA Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	CA
MT Alt. Energy Investment Corporate Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MT
Penelec SEF of the CF for the Alleghenies Grt. Pg. (FirstEnergy Territory)	Grant, Loan	Biomass, CHP	PA
FL Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	FL
AK Sustainable Natural Alternative Power Program	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	AK
ID Renewable Energy Project Bond Program	Grant, Rebate	Biomass, CHP	ID
CT Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	CT
CT Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	CT
IL Biogas and Biomass to Energy Grant Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	IL
IL Renewable Energy Project Financing	Grant	Biomass, CHP	IL
MA Sustainable Energy Development Initiative	Loan	Biomass, CHP	MA
CCEF - Operational Demonstration Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	CT
MI Business Activity Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MI
Colorado Carbon Fund		Biomass, CHP	CO
ME Community Based Renewable Energy Production Incentive (Pilot Program)	Utility Rates	Biomass, CHP	ME
CA DG Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CA
CA Supplemental Energy Payments (SEPs)	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	CA
CA Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects	Loan	Biomass, CHP	CA
ID Low Interest Energy Loans	Loan	Biomass, CHP	ID
MI Alternative Energy Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MI
CT Onsite Renewable Distributed Generation Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	CT
Integrated Biorefinery System Grant Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	National
WA Sustainable Natural Alt. Power (SNAP) Program	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	WA
OR Business Energy Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	OR
OR Small Scale Energy Loan Program (SELP)	Loan	Biomass, CHP	OR
MT Alt. Energy Investment Corporate Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MT
VT Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	VT
SC Landfill Methane Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	SC
SC Biomass Energy Production Incentive	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	SC
SC Biomass Energy Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	SC
SC ConserFund Loan Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	SC
SD Local Property Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	SD
NJ Property Tax Exemption for Ren. Energy Systems	Tax	Biomass, CHP	NJ
OH Manufacturing Facilities' EE (NOFA 07-04)	Grant	Biomass, CHP	OH
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	Loan	Biomass, CHP	National
PA Small Business Loan Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	PA
Inventions and Innovation Program (I&I)	Grant	Biomass, CHP	National
Renewable Electricity Prod. Incentive, Sec-202	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	National
State Energy Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	National
Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	National
CHP Investment Tax Credit/Grant	Tax	Biomass, CHP	National
Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs)	Tax	Biomass, CHP	National
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)	Grant, Loan	Biomass, CHP	National
UT Renewable Energy Development Incentive	Grant	Biomass, CHP	UT
VT Grants, Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF)	Grant	Biomass, CHP	VT
VT Loans, Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF)	Loan	Biomass, CHP	VT
WI Clean Energy Business Loan Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	WI
DOE Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP)	Grant	Biomass, CHP	National
NC Energy Improvement Loan Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	NC
NJ Clean Energy Program - Pay for Performance	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	NJ
NY Clean Energy Business Growth and Development - PON 1260		Biomass, CHP	NY
VT Sales Tax Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	VT
OH Distributed Energy Resource Program	Grant	Biomass, CHP	OH
NY Solar, Wind, & Biomass Energy Systems Exemption	Tax	Biomass, CHP	NY
NC Green Business Fund	Grant	Biomass, CHP	NC
NJ Clean Energy Solutions Capital Investment Loan/Grant Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	NJ
NC Renewable Energy Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	NC
NY Renew., Clean Energy, & Energy Eff. Incentive	Grant	Biomass, CHP	NY
Central Eastern PA Loan Program (PP&L Territory)	Grant, Loan	Biomass, CHP	PA
TN Small Business Energy Loan Program	Loan	Biomass, CHP	TN
NH Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans	Loan	Biomass, CHP	NH
NE Renewable Energy Tax Credit	Tax	Biomass, CHP	NE
The Climate Trust - Offset Request for Proposals	Grant	Biomass, CHP	National
WA Renewable Energy Production Credit	Rebate	Biomass, CHP	WA
MT PT Abatement for Prod. & Manufct. Facilities	Tax	Biomass, CHP	MT
OH Conversion Facilities Tax Exemption		Biomass, CHP
CT Natural Gas Rates	Rebate	CHP	CT
CT Low Interest Loans for Customer-side DG	Loan	CHP	CT
WA Manufacturing Efficiency Grant Program	Grant	CHP	WA
CT Natural Gas Rates	Rebate	CHP	CT
OH Commercial Self Direct Rebate Program	Rebate	CHP	OH
Energy Opportunities Program	Rebate	CHP	National
Investment Tax Credit/Grant for Microturbines and Fuel Cells	Tax	CHP	National
AZ Energy Equipment Property Tax Exemption	Tax	CHP	AZ
NM Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) Financing	Loan, Tax	CHP	NM
NM Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bond Program	Loan	CHP	NM
Honolulu - Real Property Tax Exemption for Alternative Energy Improvements		CHP	HI
NY Existing Facilities Program - PON 1219	Grant, Rebate	CHP	NY
NYSERDA - Energy $mart New Construction Program - PON 1222	Rebate	CHP	NY
CT Low Interest Loans for Customer-side DG	Loan	CHP	CT
Adv. Power System Tech Program - Sec 1224	Rebate	CHP	National
Energy Efficient Commercial Bldgs. Tax Deduction	Tax	CHP	National
NJ CHP Grants	Grant	CHP	NJ
PA Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit	Tax	CHP	PA
NSTAR Gas - Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs	Rebate	CHP	MA
OH Advanced Energy Program	Grant, Loan	CHP	OH
NY Energy Conservation Study PON 0004	Grant	CHP	NY

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