Tag Archives: incentives
Alabama Rebates and Incentives Summary
Alabama, affectionately calledthe Yellowhammer state after the state bird, has strikingly fewincentives for renewable energy development. There are 21 states in thecountry with renewable energy portfolio standards, or requirements thatthey will get a certain percentage of their power from renewable sources by a certain time. Another five states have renewable energy goals.Alabama is not part [...]
Italy Reduces Solar Incentives
The Italian Conferenza Stato e Regioni – the country’s committee ofrepresentatives and the central government – plans to adjust nationalfeed-in-tariff (FIT) levels. The new levels will take effect Dec. 31. The FIT – known as the Conto Energia III – "still offers a high degree ofinvestment security, despite the moderate reductions made in line withcurrent [...]
New York Solar PV Incentives to Return Soon
Over the past several weeks, New York’s solar PV incentive programwas paused unexpectedly by the New York State Energy Research andDevelopment Authority (NYSERDA). Despite initial worries that this would darken New York’s solar market, the program is actually paused strictly for upgrades. PON 1050, the specific NYSERDA funding source that covered solar PV, was officially [...]
Solar Incentives Running Out Quickly for Massachusetts and Connecticut
Everyonesays history repeats itself. With solar incentives, the story doesn‘tchange. You have to act fast if you want a piece of the photovoltaicsubsidies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. If you are on the fencewhether to go solar, you should see if it makes sense sooner rather than later. Both Massachusetts and Connecticut are known for having [...]
German Parliament Approves Scheduled Cuts To Solar Incentives
Germany’s Bundestag – its lower house of parliament – has given approval to the country’s previously announced reductions to subsidies for solar installations, Reuters reports. The reductions are expectedto take place in July. Under the new incentive levels, subsidiesfor rooftop solar power will be cut by 16%, and most open-fieldinstallations will see a 15% reduction [...]
Arizona Public Service Makes Additional Cuts To Solar Incentives
Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) has slashed itssolar incentive rates – dropping the rate from $2.15 perinstalled watt to $1.95 per installed watt. The utility has received the number of applications needed to hit a trigger point that reduces theincentive, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved APS’ action. APS has [...]
Solar Power Incentives About to Expire in Arizona
And now a word to solar advocates in Arizona from our friends at theVote Solar Initiative: It’s officially scheduled: early this afternoon yourlegislators will vote on whether to extend one of Arizona’s mostimportant solar policies. Can you take just a few minutes of your lunchhour to help send solar bill HB 2700 across the finish [...]
House Holds Hearings On Energy Tax Incentives
The House Committee on Ways and Means is holdinghearings to examine the effectiveness of current energy taxpolicy and to identify additional steps that the committee can take toensure continued job growth. The committee will also look at advancingnational energy policy, with a discussion of current and proposed energy tax incentives. Ways and Means Committee Chairman [...]
Incentives for Cutting-Edge Dow Chemical Solar Shingles Plant (DOW)
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.) announced last month plans for afull-scale production facility near its headquarters, dependent onobtaining local, state and federal funding. However, the Michigan Economic Development Corp., which frequentlyadvertises on national television, pledged the firm $61.3M in taxincentives over 15 years for various projects, including thismanufacturing plant if it builds it in [...]