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CA Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects
Type of Incentive Loan
Eligible States CA
Eligible Technology Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine
Eligible Fuel # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery
Eligible Project Size All (MW)
Critical Information The California Energy Commission offers two separate loan funds. $25 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds support a loan program with a 1.00% interest rate. Projects unable to meet the ARRA requirements can use the original $20 million in state funds, which support a separate loan program with a 3.00% interest rate. The maximum amount per project is $3 million and the timeframe for repayment is 15 years. There is no minimum loan amount.
Start Date 5/19/2005
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Additional Information Eligible entities are cities, counties, special districts, public schools, public hospitals, and other public-care facilities. Examples of eligible projects are energy efficiency upgrades such as those to lighting, heating, or air conditioning, cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) projects, pumps and motors, and renewable energy projects.
Web Site http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/efficiency_pon.htmlExit EPA
Additional Web Site http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/financing/index.htmlExit EPA
Primary Contact Public Programs Office
1516 Ninth Street MS # 42
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
U.S.A.
Public Programs Office (pubprog@energy.state.ca.us)
(916) 654-4147

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