Government Funding and Programs

Federal, state, and local governments offer a variety of programs to support green and social enterprises, including incentive programs for businesses to implement energy efficiency and clean energy measures. To suggest an addition to this list send an e-mail to info [at] greenvc.org

Resource Organizations

• DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency)

Federal

• US Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Alabama

• Energy, Weatherization and Technology Division (Department of Economic and Community Affairs)

Arizona

• Energy Office (Arizona Department of Commerce)

Arkansas

• Arkansas Energy Office (Arkansas Economic Development Commission)

California

• California Energy Commission

Colorado

• Governor’s Energy Office 

Connecticut

• Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
• CT Energy Info

Delaware

• Delaware Energy Office

District of Columbia

• District Department of the Environment

Florida

• Florida Energy & Climate Commission

Georgia

• GEFA Division of Energy Resources

Hawaii

• Energy – Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Idaho

• Idaho Office of Energy Resources

Illinois

• Bureau of Energy and Recycling (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)

Iowa

• Iowa Office of Energy Independence
• Iowa Power Fund

Kansas

• Energy Programs, Kansas Corporation Commission

Kentucky

• Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence

Louisiana

• State Energy Office (Department of Natural Resources)

Maine

• Efficiency Maine

Maryland

• Maryland Energy Administration

Massachusetts

• Department of Energy Resources
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Michigan

• Energy Office of Michigan

Minnesota

• Minnesota Department of Commerce

Mississippi

• Mississippi Development Authority: Energy Programs

Missouri

• Energy Center: Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Montana

• Energize Montana 

Nebraska

• Nebraska Energy Office

Nevada

• Nevada State Office of Energy

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning 

New Jersey

• New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program

New Mexico

• Energy Conservation and Management Division

New York

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

North Carolina

• North Carolina State Energy Office

North Dakota

• Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy (North Dakota Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services)

Ohio

• Ohio Energy Office 

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma State Energy Office 

Oregon

• Energy Trust of Oregon
• Oregon Department of Energy

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Office of Energy and Technology Deployment

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources

South Carolina

• South Carolina State Energy Office

South Dakota

• Energy Management Office 

Utah

• Utah State Energy Program 

Texas

• Energy Trust of Oregon

Vermont

• Energy Efficiency: Vermont Department of Public Service

Virginia

• Virginia Division of Energy

Washington

• CTED Energy Policy Division

West Virginia

• West Virginia Division of Energy 

Wisconsin

• Office of Energy Independence

Wyoming

• Wyoming Business Council: State Energy Program

last updated 1/23/09