Planning Incentives

The best way to find out whether your location can benefit from renewable energy is to schedule a site assessment with a certified site assessor. The following incentives can help you significantly reduce the cost of site assessments and other, more complex site evaluations when needed.

Site Assessments provide objective, third-party recommendations for your specific location. This incentive pays a portion of the site-assessment cost. Focus on Energy requires a site assessment for all wind systems to be eligible for Focus wind installation incentives. For more information, visit Focus on Energy at www.focusonenergy.com

Feasibility Study Grants provide financial support for site evaluations that go more in-depth than site assessments (which are the recommended first step) to determine whether renewable energy systems are right for you. The grant is intended to increase the ability of businesses and organizations to make informed decisions about large, often complex renewable energy systems by understanding and solving technical uncertainties.

Development Grants provide financial support for assessing the feasibility and development activities of large, customer-sited wind turbine projects of between 100 kilowatts and 15 megawatts. These grants co-fund complex feasibility studies, environmental permitting, financing and other developmental activities.

Installation Incentives

To qualify for these incentives, eligible customers must submit a completed Cash-Back Reward or grant application and receive Focus on Energy approval before purchasing, ordering or installing any equipment or services. You can verify your eligibility here.

Cash-Back Rewards (for small to medium systems)

These rewards provide financial support for installing small- to medium-sized renewable energy systems with a capacity up to 20 kilowatts or 5,000 therms per year.

USDA Rural Energy for America Grant - 2010 Deadline is June 30th

The USDA REAP grant provides funding for up to 25% of the installation cost of your renewable energy system. Kettle View Renewable Energy offers grant writing services. For more information, contact Maureen Faller - maureen.faller@gmail.com