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Each state offers different financial incentives for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Here are some of the highlights, with links to state websites for more complete and current information.

Virginia

The Commonwealth has a number of energy efficiency incentives and a few clean-energy incentives.

Maryland

The state has many incentives and some counties do, too.

Residential Clean Energy STATE Incentives

Bio-heating oil purchase	Receive tax credits fo purchasing biofuels.
Clean Burning Wood Stove Grant Program	Receive grants for clean wood burning stoves.
EmPOWER Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate income Grant Program	Local governments and non-profits can apply for competitive grants to enable energy efficiency projects that benefit low-to-moderate income Marylanders.
EmPOWER Maryland	Find links to utility-sponsored rebates for energy efficient products and equipment.
Maryland Home Energy Loan Program	Apply for energy-efficiency improvement loans of up to $20,000.
Residential Clean Energy Grant Program	Receive financial assistance to install solar photovoltaic, solar water heating, geothermal heat pump, and wind turbine systems.
Windswept Grant Program	Offers Maryland residents, busineses, and non-profits the opportunity to install and manage their own wind energy systems.

Commercial Clean Energy STATE Incentives

Animal Waste to Energy Grant Program (AWE)
Bioheat Tax Credit Program	Receive tax credits for producing biofuels.
Clean Energy Production Tax Credit	Receive tax credits for producing electricity.
Combined Heat and Power Grant Program (CHP)	Incentives for CHP projects in hospitals and waste water treatment facilities.
Commercial and Industrial Grant Program	A competitive program that provides grants for deep electricity retrofit projects in commercial, industrial and non-profit facilities.
Commercial Clean Energy Grant Program	Receive financial assistance to install solar photovoltaic, solar photovoltaic canopy, solar water heating, geothermal heat pump, and wind turbine systems.
Commercial Wood Energy Grant Program	MEA will provide grants to help conduct wood energy conversion system feasibility studies.
Demand Response and Building Automation Program	A competitive program that provides grants for demand side resource projects that use state-of-the-art power controls, communication, and building automation technologies.
EmPOWER Maryland	Find links to utility-sponsored rebates for energy efficient products and equipment.
Game Changer Program: Energy Innovation Competitive Grants	MEA will provide grants to innovative clean energy projects that are in the early stages of commercialization.
Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program	Apply for a loan to identify and install energy conservation improvements.
Kathy A. P. Mathias Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program	Receive grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 to assist with the costs of installing eligible energy efficiency technologies.
Kathy A. P. Mathias Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program	Receive grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 to assist with the costs of installing eligible energy efficiency technologies.
Maryland Statewide Farm Energy Audit Program	Participate in a farm energy audit and apply for cash rebates for energy saving projects.
Parking Lot Solar PV Canopy with EV Charger Grant Program	This program provides grants for the installation of parking lot solar canopies with electric vehicle chargers.
State Anemometer Loan Program	Borrow a wind measuring devices to quantify and characterize wind resources available on a property.
Windswept Grant Program	Offers Maryland residents, businesses, and non-profits the opportunity to install and manage their own wind energy systems.