Financing & Incentives

Resource Source and Description Audience Topic Type Additional Tags File
2017 C-PACE Annual Economic, Energy and Environmental Impact Report

The numbers presented in this report summarize aspects of the cumulative C-PACE market from 2009 to year end 2017.

PACE Nation
Report
2019 State Solar Power Rankings Report

The annual State Solar Power Ranking report scores U.S. states according to their solar-friendliness, based on available incentives, policies and cost. Includes guides for planning the best state-specific strategies and cost-effective means of going solar

Solar Power Rocks
Report
Factsheet
Policy or Regulation
Map
ACEEE's Fourth National Review of Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs

ACEEE's review of 53 selected energy efficiency models worthy of emulation in 14 categories includes a two-page profile of each program.

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Report
Appalachian and the Community Together: Energy Efficiency Grants

Learn about ACT's grants available to Boone-area nonprofits to promote investments in energy efficiency.

Appalachian State University: ACT Office
General
Better Buildings Financing Navigator

The Better Buildings Financing Navigator includes financing primers, factsheets, overviews and guides to area-specific policies and programs.

U.S. Department of Energy; Better Buildings Initiative
Guide or Toolkit
Blue Ridge Community Action - Weatherization Assistance Program

BRCA administers heating appliance repair (HARRP), the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and more to low-income households in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, Stanly and Union Counties of North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Community Action (BRCA)
Service
Blue Ridge Energy — Community Solar

Learn about Blue Ridge Energy's Community Solar program or subscribe to a panel.

Blue Ridge Energy
General
Blue Ridge Energy — Consumer Rate Schedules

List of rates and fees for residential service, net-metering, net-billing and other consumer classifications

Blue Ridge Energy
Policy or Regulation
Blue Ridge Energy — Renewable Energy Systems

Interconnection forms and procedures for distributed generation energy systems

Blue Ridge Energy
Policy or Regulation
Blue Ridge Energy: Community Solar

Learn about Blue Ridge Energy's Community Solar subscription program.

Blue Ridge Energy
General
Blue Ridge Energy: Smart Rebates

Blue Ridge Energy offers these rebates for energy efficient appliances or home weatherization improvements.

Blue Ridge Energy
General
Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission - Weatherization Assistance Program

BROC is a community action organization administering heating appliance repair (HARRP), the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and more to low-income households in Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes Counties of North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC)
Service
Community Power Interactive Toolkit

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Interactive Community Power Toolkit provides examples and case studies of actions that local governments, communities and electric providers can take to expand access to local clean energy.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Guide or Toolkit
Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST)

CREST models are designed for use by state policy makers, regulators, utilities, beginning developers or investors, and other stakeholders to assess project economics of solar, wind, geothermal, anaerobic digestion and fuel cell technologies.

NREL, DOE, SETP, NARUC, SEA
Tool or Calculator
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)

DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States.

North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center
Policy or Regulation
Tool or Calculator
Duke Energy - Solar Rebate Program

Duke Energy offers the Solar Rebate Program to homeowners, businesses and nonprofits with newly installed, interconnected solar systems. (Note: Subscriptions for the available solar rebates typically run out within the first few days they are offered each year. Applications may be placed on a waiting list.)

Duke Energy
General
Duke Energy Helping Home Fund

Find providers across North Carolina that conduct free health and safety repairs, appliance replacement, and heating and cooling system repair for households under 200% of the federal poverty level and served by Duke Energy.

North Carolina Community Action Association
Service
ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union - Energy Efficient Loan Program

ElecTel's loan program is available to members of select North Carolina electric cooperatives to finance home energy efficiency improvements, as well as solar, solar storage, and more.

ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union
General
Energy Star Rebate Finder

Energy Star database of rebates and special offers for energy-saving appliances

Energy Star
Guide or Toolkit
Green Tune-Up and Remodel ROI Charts

Green and Save's return on investment charts calculate the payback of energy saving appliances and systems over traditional ones.

Green and Save
Factsheet
Tool or Calculator
Home Energy Saver Energy Calculator

The Home Energy Saver Energy Calculator is an interactive tool designed to help homeowners explore energy efficiency improvements personalized to the needs of their home and compare costs and savings for each potential upgrade.

U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tool or Calculator
Homeowner's Guide to Solar Financing

The Homeowner's Guide to Solar Financing is a 26-page booklet designed to introduce homeowners to leases, loans and PPAs for solar PV systems.

Clean Energy States Alliance
Guide or Toolkit
PDF icon Download (9.99 MB)
Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS)

MACRS is a U.S. tax policy allowing businesses to recover investments in certain renewable energy technology systems through depreciation deductions.

Department of Energy
Policy or Regulation
National Agricultural Library — Energy Resources

List of resources exploring types of renewable energy, energy policy, energy funding and energy efficiency for sustainable agriculture practices

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Report
Factsheet
Policy or Regulation
Guide or Toolkit
NC DEQ Conservation Resources

A collection of energy efficiency and conservation fact sheets and assessment guides for business, industry and public facilities, including information on North Carolina's Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) financing programs

NC Department of Environmental Quality
Factsheet
Guide or Toolkit
New River Light & Power — Retail Rate Schedule

A list of electricity rates and basic fees according to NRL&P consumer classification

New River Light & Power
Policy or Regulation
PACE Programs Near You

A map of PACE and C-PACE programs across the U.S.

PACE Nation
Map
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)

An overview of the property assessed clean energy (PACE) model, an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements on private property

Department of Energy
General
Property Assessed Clean Energy: North Carolina, PACE-ing Itself

2015 blog post describing the regulatory and legislative landscape regarding PACE financing in North Carolina and existing challenges to its implementation

UNC Environmental Finance Center
Report
PV Watts Calculator

NREL's PVWatts calculator provides performance estimates of the energy production and cost-of-energy of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) energy systems around the world.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Tool or Calculator
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

REAP provides renewable energy and energy efficiency loans and grants to agricultural producers with at least 50% of gross income coming from agricultural operations, and small businesses in eligible rural areas.

USDA
General
Solar Benefit Estimate Calculator

A calculator to help estimate costs and benefits of a solar system over time for homes, businesses and nonprofits, this estimate tool includes itemized system payback by year, tax benefits by year, energy savings, loan repayment and more.

Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy
Tool or Calculator
Solar Savings Calculator

The Energy Sage solar calculator provides a ballpark estimate of potential savings from going solar based on location, cost, and other variables. You can also download the True Cost of Solar Guide for North Carolina to find more information on sizing a solar system and estimated costs in the state.

Energy Sage
Tool or Calculator
State and Local Solution Center

Explore resources that enable strategic investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies through the use of innovative practices across the United States by a wide range of stakeholders, in partnership with state and local organizations and community-based nonprofits.

Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Guide or Toolkit
W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Inc. - Weatherization Assistance Program

W.A.M.Y. is a community action organization administering heating appliance repair (HARRP), emergency bill assistance (LIHEAP), the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and more to low-income households in Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties of North Carolina.

W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Inc.
Service
Watauga Crisis Assistance Network (WeCAN) Energy Assistance

WeCAN provides emergency utility and heating fuel assistance for Watauga County residents.

WeCAN
Service
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Department of Energy program designed to help reduce energy costs for low-income households by funding local weatherization agencies to conduct energy audits and provide no-cost weatherization services.

Department of Energy
Service
Western NC Energy Cost-Share Assistance Program (Energy CAP)

Energy CAP provides opportunities for renewable energy production and improved energy efficiency for WNC farms and small businesses through free grant application assistance, site assessments, consultations and energy audits.

Mountain Valleys RC&D
Service