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Energy Incentives and Tax Credits
Incentives for energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
Federal Incentives
- Business Energy Tax Credit
Corporate tax credits for solar energy, fuel cells, microturbines, small wind-energy systems, geothermal heat pumps, and combined heat and power (CHP) systems. - Energy Star
Information on federal tax credits for energy efficient home improvements. - Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit
Tax credit for electricity generated by wind, closed-loop biomass, and geothermal resources, open-loop biomass, landfill gas, municipal solid waste, qualified hydroelectric, and marine and hydrokinetic systems. - Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit
Tax credit for residential solar-electric systems, solar-water heating systems, fuel cells, small wind-energy systems and geothermal heat pumps. - Tribal
Energy Program
Offers financial and technical assistance to Indian tribes to help them create sustainable renewable energy installations on their lands. - USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
For energy efficiency and renewable energy projects by agricultural producers and small businesses in rural areas.
State Incentives
- Cash for Appliances Utah
Rebates for qualifying ENERGY STAR appliances. Program Ended - Clean Fuel Vehicle Grant and
Loan Program
Grants for up to half the incremental cost of an alternative fuel vehicle's powertrain and fuel system. (Division of Air Quality) - Clean Fuel Vehicle Tax Credit
Tax credits for up to half the incremental cost of an alternative fuel vehicle's powertrain and fuel system. (Division of Air Quality) - Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Rural Development
Recycling Market Development Zones: The zone legislation was established to incent businesses to use recycled materials in their manufacturing processes and create new products for sale. - Net Metering Program
Electric utilities customers can connect renewable energy systems to the grid for their own use. - PowerForward
Summer energy conservation program; sign up to receive conservation alerts. - Renewable Energy Development Incentive
Tax credits for renewable energy businesses in Utah. (Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development) - Renewable Energy Rebate Program
Rebates for residential and small-commercial renewable energy systems. Program Ended - Renewable Energy Sales and Use
Tax Exemption
State sales tax exemptions for the purchase or lease of equipment used to generate electricity by a renewable energy production facility. - Renewable Energy Systems Tax Credit
State tax credit for residential and commercial renewable energy systems. - Utah College of Applied Technology
Custom Fit Training
This unique program offers you, your company, and your employees the benefit of state-of-the-art training and development, customized to meet your specific needs, and does so at a cost that you can afford. How? The Utah State Legislature appropriates funds each year as an investment in Utah’s economy through Custom Fit, which means your tax dollars are coming back to serve you! The Custom Fit program funds a large portion of the training costs. - Utah Department of Natural Resources,
Utah Geological Survey, State Energy Program
Federal, State and other incentives and tax credits for energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. - Utah Home Performance
Rebates for energy-efficient home improvements.
Additional Incentives and Information
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing project of the N.C. Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. - Questar Gas ThermWise
Energy conservation tips and rebates. - Rocky Mountain Power Solar Incentive Program
Offers customers financial incentives for installing photovoltaic (PV) systems. - Rocky Mountain Power Energy Efficiency Programs
Programs available in Utah to help you save energy and money. - StEPP Foundation
Matches energy projects with funding sources.