2 Federal Initiatives, US
2.1 Renewable Energy Target
2.2 Brief of the 2025 Budget
2.3 Trump's Tariff Policy
2.4 Tax Cuts and New Jobs Act (TCJA)
2.5 One Big Beautiful Act
2.6 Clean Electricity Production Credit(45Y)
2.7 Clean Electricity Investment Credit(48E)
2.8 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
2.9 Production Tax Credits
2.10 Investment Tax Credits
2.11 Solar Manufacturing for America Act (SEMA)
2.12 Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit
2.13 Rural Energy for America Program: Grants
2.14 Empowering Rural America Program (New ERA)
2.15 Tribal Energy Program Grant
2.16 US Department of Energy - Loan Guarantee Program
2.17 Green Power Purchasing Goal
2.18 Federal Initiatives for Solar Power
2.19 Federal Initiatives for Wind Power
2.20 Federal Initiatives for Biopower and Biofuels
2.21 DOE Funding for Renewables and Geothermal Energy
2.22 Hydrogen Energy - DOE Hydrogen Program
2.23 Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit
3 Common State-Level Incentives
3.1 Overview
3.2 Renewable Portfolio Standards
3.3 Renewable Energy Certificates
3.4 Public Benefit Funds for Renewable Energy
3.5 Interconnection Standards
3.6 Standard Interconnection Agreements for Wind Power Plants
3.7 Net Metering
3.8 Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
4 Renewable Energy Policy Framework, Alabama
4.1 Alabama SAVES Revolving Loan Program
4.2 Local Government Energy Loan Program
4.3 Tax Incentive for Renewable Energy Facilities
List of Tables
Table 1: U.S. Reciprocal Tariff (Effective since April 2025)
Table 2: Renewable Energy Project Tax Components and changes with new tax code, US
Table 3: Renewable Energy Market, US, Investment Tax Credit
Table 4: Renewable Energy Market, US, Green Power Purchasing Goal (%), 2018-2025
Table 5: Renewable Energy Market, US, Sun shot Progress and Goals
Table 6: Renewable Energy Market, US, Renewable Portfolio Standards, State Targets
Table 7: Renewable Energy Market, US, Renewable Portfolio Standards, State Targets
Table 8: Renewable Energy Targets, California, Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets (%)
Table 9: FiTs, MCE, California, 2023
Table 10: FiTs, LADWP, Los Angeles, California, 2023
Table 11: Renewable Energy Market, California, Solar PV Requirements for New Homes
Table 12: Renewable Portfolio Standards (%), Connecticut
Table 13: Renewable Portfolio Standards (%), Delaware
Table 14: Green Energy Program Incentives, Delmarva Power, Delaware
Table 15: Tier Definitions for SREC Procurement Program, Delmarva Power, Delaware
Table 16: Tier Definitions for SREC Spot Market Program, Delmarva Power, Delaware
Table 17: Renewable Portfolio Standards (%), Hawaii
Table 18: CGS Plus Tariff, Hawaii, 2024
Table 19: CGS Plus Capacity, Hawaii, 2024
Table 20: Smart Export Tariffs, Hawaii, 2024
Table 21: Renewable Energy Auctions, Upcoming Projects, Hawaii
Table 22: Renewable Energy Auctions, Hawaii, 2023 - 2024
Table 23: Renewable Energy Auctions, Oahu, Hawaii, 2020
Table 24: Interconnection Standards, Iowa
Table 25: Distributed Generation Penetration, Net Metering, Iowa
Table 26: Interconnection Standards, Kentucky
Table 27: NEB Program, Maine
Table 28: NEB Original Tariff Rate Program, $/kWh rates, Qualified Facilities, Maine, 2025
Table 29: NEB Alternative Tariff Rate Program, $/kWh rates, Maine, 2025
Table 30: DG Program, Maine
Table 31: Renewable Portfolio Standards (%), Maryland
Table 32: SMART Program Capacity Allocation, Massachusetts
Table 33: Renewable Portfolio Standards, Minnesota
Table 34: Interconnection Standards, Fast Track Process, Minnesota
Table 35: Interconnection Standards, Mississippi
Table 36: Interconnection Standards, Missouri
Table 37: Interconnection Standards, Montana
Table 38: Renewable Portfolio Standards (%), New Hampshire
Table 39: Interconnection Standards, New Hampshire
Table 40: Offshore Wind Auctions, New Jersey
Table 41: ADI Incentives, SuSI program, New Jersey
Table 42: Interconnection Standards, New Mexico
Table 43: Transition from Net Metering to Value of Distributed Energy Resource (VDER) Tariffs
Table 44: Interconnection Standards, New York
Table 45: Interconnection Standards, North Carolina
Table 46: Renewable Portfolio Standards %, Ohio
Table 47: Renewable Portfolio Standards % for Large IOUs, Oregon
Table 48: CLPUD Renewable Energy Rebates, Oregon
Table 49: Renewable Energy Loan Programs, Pennsylvania
Table 50: Renewable Energy Grant Programs, Pennsylvania
Table 51: Existing and Upcoming Renewable Power Projects, Rhode Island
Table 52: Renewable Portfolio Standards %, Rhode Island
Table 53: Interconnection Standards, Rhode Island
Table 54: Renewable Energy Fund (REF) Grant Estimated Amount
Table 55: REG, Tariffs, Rhode Island
Table 56: Commercial Scale Renewable Energy Grants, Incentives, Rhode Island
Table 57: Rebate Programs, South Carolina
Table 58: Value of Solar Rate, Austin Energy, Texas, 2023
Table 59: Solar Buyback Program, Texas
Table 60: Rebate Programs, Texas
Table 61: Renewable Portfolio Standards (%), Virginia
Table 62: Net Metering System Capacity Limits (kW), West Virginia
Table 63: Net Metering Tariffs, Wisconsin
Table 64: Abbreviations