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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
NC Renewable and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Std.	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NC
NE Public Power District Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	NE
FL Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	FL
NV Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NV
CT Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CT
IL CAIR EE and Renewable Energy Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	IL
NY CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NY
CO Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CO
PA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	PA
RI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	RI
PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	PA
NJ CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	NJ
MI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MI
OH Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	OH
ND Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	ND
OH CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	OH
OH Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	OH
CT CAIR Energy Efficiency and Renewable Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CT
AZ Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	AZ
WI CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	WI
WV Alternative Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	WV
IN CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	IN
MI Renewable Energy Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MI
AZ Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	AZ
WA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	WA
MA Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MA
VA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	VA
SD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	Biomass, CHP	SD
NC Net Metering	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	NC
UT Renewables Portfolio Goal	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	UT
MA CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MA
CA DG Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	CA
MO CAIR EE and RE Set-Aside	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	MO
HI Renewable Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	HI
SD Renewable and Recycled Energy Objective	Environmental Regulations	Biomass, CHP	SD
VA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	Biomass, CHP	VA
IN Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	IN
IN Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	IN
KS Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	KS
Kennebunkport standby rate	Utility Rates	CHP	ME
ME Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	ME
ME Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	ME
MD Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	MD
MA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	MA
MA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	MA
ME Renewables Portfolio Standard	Environmental Regulations	CHP	ME
CO Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	CO
DC Net Metering Regulations	Net Metering	CHP	DC
DE Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	DE
AR Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	AR
CA DG Certification Program	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CA
CA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	CA
CA Natural Gas Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CA
DC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	DC
CA Standby Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CA
IL Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	IL
CT Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CT
CT Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	CT
DE Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	DE
FL Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	FL
HI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	HI
IL Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	IL
CA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	CA
TX Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	TX
NJ Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	NJ
OR Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	OR
PA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	PA
Portland General Electric Standby Rate	Utility Rates	CHP	OR
PEPCO Standby Rate	Utility Rates	CHP	DC
SC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	SC
SC Net Metering	Net Metering	CHP	SC
OK Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	OK
NV Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NV
OH Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	OH
WI Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	WI
CT DG Backup Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CT
UT Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	UT
VT Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	VT
VT Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	VT
WA Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	WA
WA Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	WA
WA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	WA
Public Service Elec & Gas Co Standby Rate	Utility Rates	CHP	NJ
NM Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	NM
MI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	MI
MN Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	MN
MN Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	MN
NH Output-Based Regulation	Environmental Regulations	CHP	NH
NH Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NH
NJ Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NJ
CT DG Backup Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	CT
OR Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	OR
WI Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	WI
MA Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	MA
NY Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NY
NY Natural Gas Rates	Utility Rates	CHP	NY
NY Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	NY
NC Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NC
TX Output-Based Regulations	Environmental Regulations	CHP	TX
WI Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	WI
ND Net Metering Standards	Net Metering	CHP	ND
NV Large Standby Service Rider	Utility Rates	CHP	NV
NM Interconnection Standards	Interconnection	CHP	NM

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