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Pennsylvania implements 10 new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2021

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Pennsylvania implemented at least 10 new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2021, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010 at least 31 new policies were added.

DSIRE is maintained by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University. The center provides summaries of state and federal incentives, including those offered by U.S. territories, local governments, as well as electric and gas utilities. Incentives can include tax incentives, grants, loans, rebates, industry recruitment/support, performance-based incentives, technical resources, feed-in tariffs, renewable energy credits, solar renewable energy credits, and green building incentives.

The database is limited to incentives from investor-owned utilities in the U.S., electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities with more than 30,000 customers.

New Renewable Energy Incentives by state
State20212020% change
Alabama161414.3%
Alaska201442.9%
Arizona534712.8%
Arkansas24240
California15713218.9%
Colorado958511.8%
Connecticut484117.1%
Delaware282512%
District of Columbia181520%
Florida74714.2%
Georgia322910.3%
Guam330
Hawaii30287.1%
Idaho333010%
Illinois55533.8%
Indiana57545.6%
Iowa484311.6%
Kansas12120
Kentucky22220
Louisiana211910.5%
Maine211816.7%
Maryland736512.3%
Massachusetts726020%
Michigan474017.5%
Minnesota1291234.9%
Mississippi18175.9%
Missouri625610.7%
Montana24240
Nebraska18175.9%
Nevada302711.1%
New Hampshire36345.9%
New Jersey423616.7%
New Mexico403321.2%
New York977824.4%
North Carolina63588.6%
North Dakota13130
Northern Mariana Islands330
Ohio39375.4%
Oklahoma312619.2%
Oregon958610.5%
Pennsylvania594920.4%
Puerto Rico12120
Rhode Island29277.4%
South Carolina40385.3%
South Dakota18175.9%
Tennessee15147.1%
Texas11310210.8%
Utah282416.7%
Vermont583565.7%
Virgin Islands770
Virginia413710.8%
Washington82776.5%
West Virginia880
Wisconsin554522.2%
Wyoming20200
Source: North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center

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