The RERC administers renewable energy incentives for the Clean Energy Development Fund. Incentives are available through the funding sources below.
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Non-residential: Advanced Wood Heating Systems; Pellet Fired Evaporators; Coal change-outs; & Pellet bins. CEDF Funds |
$190,657 |
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Residential: Advanced Wood Heating Systems; Coal change-outs; & Pellet bins. ARRA Funds |
$116,637 |
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Residential: Income-eligible Adders and Incentives. ARPA Funds |
$14,987 |
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Updated: |
03/31/2023 |
NEW ARPA Pilot: The Small-Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program is launching an income-eligible “Heating with Biodiesel” Pilot in October 2022. The Pilot is designed to offer assistance for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) eligible customers to reduce energy/utility costs with grants for the use of (and costs for inspection and minor modifications to convert to) B99 biodiesel heating fuel.
For more information visit the Heating with Biodiesel page
The Advanced Wood Heat incentive is available for efficient automated wood pellet and wood chip systems.
*NEW* income-eligible adder available!
The voucher is available to customers to swap out coal heating systems for pellet furnaces/boilers and cordwood/pellet stoves.
The “Heating with Biodiesel” Pilot are available for income-eligible customers to reduce energy/utility costs with grants for the use of (and costs for inspection and minor modifications to convert to) B99 biodiesel heating fuel.
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The voucher is available to customers to purchase a pellet storage bin from a Participating Vendor.
Pellet stove (must be EPA 2015 or 2020 certified), pellet boiler/furnace, and pellet sap evaporator owners will be eligible to apply for a voucher.
Incentives are available for new, high-efficiency wood pellet- or chip-fired evaporators utilized as primary evaporators completely replacing oil or cord wood-fired units.
| Wood Pellet or Wood Chip Fired Evaporators | $200/sq-ft of evaporator pan |
The following incentives are offered through other programs outside of RERC. Please check the resource links below to determine what incentives are currently availalbe.
Please visit the links to the right for more information about solar water heating.
Please visit the links to the right for more information about solar PV.