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

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