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As of June 30, 2010, taxpayers may take a credit, apply for a refund of taxes paid, or apply for authority to make tax-exempt purchases of machinery and equipment used to produce electricity in a Cert...

In order to promote the efficient use of electricity, EPB of Chattanooga will waive certain usual charges if guidelines are followed and will award certain other incentives and advertising to assist i...

Tennessee does not have statewide interconnection standards. However, the Tennessee Valley Authority, which supplies electric utilities in Tennessee, does have interconnection procedures for small (20...

Tennessee law allows for the creation of easements for the purpose of ensuring access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. This statute also states that the "encouragement and protection o...

The Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI) was created in May 2008 to provide loans to Tennessee school systems for capital outlay projects that meet energy efficient design and technology guideli...

Tenn. Code Ann. Section 67-6-346 allows a taxpayer to take a credit, apply for a refund of taxes paid, or to apply for authority to make tax-exempt purchases of machinery and equipment used to produce...

Tennessee offers a special ad valorem property tax assessment for certified green energy production facilities. Tennessee Code Annotated § 67-5-601 (e)-(f) defines the sound, intrinsic and immediate v...

Pathway Lending's Energy Efficiency Loan Program provides Tennessee business and non-profit entities with below-market loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. All costs related ...

The City of Memphis' Payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) program offers longer tax abatement periods (15 years) for projects involving new construction or significant renovations that achieve LEED or Net...

The City of Memphis' Payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) program offers longer tax abatement periods (15 years) for projects involving new construction or significant renovations that achieve LEED or Net...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation's (DOT) and Department of Environment & Conservation's (DEC) NEVI plan stipulated that funding will help construct about 1,283 miles of EV charging corridors...

Based on recommendations from the newly established Governor's Task Force On Energy Policy (March 2008), Governor Bredesen issued Executive Order 59, thereby taking an important step to lead the state...

Bristol Tennessee Electric Service (BTES) offers financing to its residential customers to help pay for energy-efficient home improvements through the Energy Savings Loan Program. Eligible customers m...

MTE can help you finance a new heat pump at 8%. The loan can have up to a 10-year term with no penalty for early payoff. Payments are added to your monthly electric bill. To qualify for MTE's Heat Pum...

Note: In 2010, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which has authority over mortgage underwriters Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, directed these enterprises against purchasing mortgages of homes wi...

TVA offers a variety of rebates to local power company and TVA direct-served residential customers who purchase and install various energy-saving technologies. Eligible technologies include heat pumps...

TVA offers a variety of rebates to local power company and TVA direct-served commercial and industrial customers who purchase and install various energy-saving technologies within their facilities. El...

Much of the information presented in this summary is drawn from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program and the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP). For more detailed ...

Murfreesboro Electric Department, in collaboration with the Tennessee Valley Authority offers financing to its residential customer to help pay for new heat pumps through their Energy Right Heat Pump ...

Murfreesboro Electric Department, in collaboration with the Tennessee Valley Authority, offers incentives to home builders and homeowners for the construction of energy efficient homes through the Ene...