Instructions on how states can create their own clean energy incentive hub using RMI’s content and how they can go further to maximize impact.
State Online Clean Energy Incentive Toolkit
How States Can Help Residents and Businesses Access New Federal Incentives to Save Money and Energy
New federal government incentives make it more affordable and accessible than ever to make energy-saving building upgrades, purchase, lease, and charge electric vehicles, and install renewable energy.
States can play a key role in advocating for these new federal incentives to help constituents in your state save money. This toolkit creates a guide for states to create an online clean energy incentive hub that provides clear information on incentives and programs to enable energy and cost savings statewide.
This hub will help households, businesses, local governments, nonprofits, and other organizations in your state save money on energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy projects using free federal incentives. Increasing uptake of these incentives can help your state meet its energy efficiency, infrastructure modernization, and clean energy goals.
Navigating all the funding opportunities can be overwhelming. On this webpage, states can find content and instructions on how to build out a clean energy incentive hub.
- Search for incentives, with customized information for different key public audiences with incentive summaries, application instructions, and more
- Clear instructions, including webpage guidance, tips to add in local content, engagement and outreach items, and ideas on future action for states
Why now? What incentives are available?
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government created a series of new financial incentives to make it more affordable to make energy-efficient building upgrades, electrify buildings, buy and charge electric vehicles, and manufacture clean energy industrial components.
Financial incentives available include but are not limited to the following:
- Rebates provide a discount on something you buy either when you buy it or shortly after the purchase.
- Tax credits reduce the amount of income tax you owe to the government. Tax credits are claimed on your annual tax return for the year in which the eligible purchase was made.
The toolkit includes the following resources
A User Guide for States for instructions on how states can create their own clean energy incentive hub using RMI’s content and how they can go further to maximize impact.
Clean energy incentive educational content states can upload. This content is customized for three audiences to ensure individuals and organizations feel empowered to use exciting new clean energy incentives to save money. Each audience page has a downloadable Microsoft Word version in English and Spanish for easy upload access.
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- Incentives for Households and Individuals
- Incentives for Businesses
- Incentives for Local Governments, Schools, Nonprofits, and Other Tax-Exempt Entities
- Clean Energy Incentive Hub landing page text for state websites
Disclaimer: These federal incentives are currently in place as of November 2024. None of the information presented on this website should be considered official legal or financial advice. Please contact a licensed tax professional for additional information.
