Texas offers fourth most incentives for energy efficiencies in U.S.

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Policies and incentives promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency in Texas number 142, the fourth highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed in a federally funded database.

The incentives for solar energy development and other renewables within each state can be statewide, regional or local, according to the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE), which is managed by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University.

DSIRE, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, bills itself as the most detailed source for renewable energy incentives and related regulatory policies in the United States.

The information in the database, however, is unofficial and not meant to be used as a basis to make investment or tax decisions, according to DSIRE’s website.

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Renewable Energy Incentives, State by State

Rank	State	# of Policies and Incentives for Renewable Energy
1	California	218
2	Minnesota	184
3	Oregon	146
4	Texas	142
5	Colorado	131
6	Washington	121
7	New York	117
8	Wisconsin	107
9	Florida	101
10	Massachusetts	98
11	North Carolina	96
12	Illinois	91
13	Maryland	83
14	Iowa	80
15	Indiana	79
16	Missouri	78
17	Arizona	76
18	Kentucky	76
19	Ohio	74
20	Michigan	68
21	Pennsylvania	68
22	Connecticut	66
23	South Carolina	65
24	New Hampshire	59
25	New Jersey	57
26	Georgia	56
27	New Mexico	56
28	Virginia	54
29	Idaho	52
30	Tennessee	50
31	Vermont	49
32	South Dakota	46
33	Montana	45
34	Arkansas	43
35	Nebraska	43
36	Rhode Island	43
37	Utah	42
38	Oklahoma	40
39	Nevada	38
40	Mississippi	36
41	Wyoming	36
42	Alabama	35
43	Alaska	33
44	Delaware	32
45	Maine	31
46	North Dakota	31
47	Hawaii	29
48	Louisiana	28
49	Washington, D.C.	28
50	Kansas	26
51	West Virginia	13

Source: NC Clean Energy Technology Center

This article was first published by The Center Square.

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