Funding Opportunities
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Incentive Program ♦ Business Solar Tax Credit ♦ Grants ♦ Loans ♦ Press Releases
Small-Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program
The Vermont Small-Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program provides incentives for qualifying solar electric, solar hot water, small wind systems, and micro-hydro systems. The 2012 program changes can be found in the 2012 Program Design. The Incentive Application is provided by the Renewable Energy Resource Center (RERC) (program administrator), where additional information can also be obtained. The RERC can also be reached at 1-877-888-7372.
For regular updates on fund status, please visit: http://www.rerc-vt.org/incentives/reserved.htm. In addition, this table illustrates the incentive program activity to date for 2012.
Vermont Business Solar Energy Tax Credit Certification
A Revised Solar Tax Credit Reservation List was released on 1/3/11. This is the final revised list and includes tax credit reservations granted in the first or second round and has been updated as projects have dropped out of the program. The list also includes the ordered waiting list that could be used to distribute solar tax credit reservations if additional funds are made available for solar tax credits. Projects that have a CPG issued will receive their tax credit certification in December, 2010. Certificates will only be issued once a CPG has been obtained. For solar thermal projects, certificates will be sent once photographic proof of project installation has been received by the CEDF.
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Commissioning Deadlines:
Photovoltaic (PV) projects that applied for a CPG and the solar tax credit before July 15th, 2010 have until September 1, 2011 to commission their projects. Solar thermal projects and PV projects that applied for a CPG after July 15th must be commissioned by December 31, 2010 to be able to claim the solar tax credit.
Grant Program
The grant program is closed. There are currently no plans for a new solicitation or RFP for renewable energy projects. Funding for renewable energy projects is now limited to the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program.
Loan Program
The loan program is closed indefinately until further notice.
Press Releases
- Press Release - $1.7 million awarded to clean energy projects, June 16, 2010.
- Press Release - Nearly $6 million awarded for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects, March 29, 2010.
- Press Release - Over $5 Million for Renewable Energy Projects Made Available To Home and Businesses Owners, April 21, 2010
- Press Release - $1.5 million awarded for the VT Small-Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program, July 31, 2008
- Press Release - Over $3 million awarded for Renewable Energy Projects, May 14, 2010
- Press Release - CEDF Awards more than $3 million for Renewable Energy Projects, October 14, 2009
- Press Release - Governor Announces over $2.5 million for Renewable Energy Projects, April 15, 2009
- Press Release - State Awards over $2.5 million for Clean Energy Projects, October 31, 2008
- Press Release - State Awards over $2 million for Clean Energy Projects, May 7, 2008
- Press Release - $2 million awarded for VT Clean Energy Development Fund Projects, August 9, 2007
