Amarillo Gazette

Texas had at least 142 policies or incentives that support energy renewables and efficiency, according to data made available in August 2019 in the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).

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, as well as those offered by U.S. territories, local governments, and 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.

DSIRE also contains information on rules, regulations and policies related to the incentives, including public benefit funds, building energy codes, appliance/equipment efficiency standards and energy standards for public buildings.

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

Program	Incentive Type
AEP (Central and North) - CitySmart Program	Rebate Program
AEP (Central and SWEPCO) - Coolsaver A/C Tune Up or Replacement	Rebate Program
AEP (Central, SWEPCO and North) - Commercial Solutions Program	Rebate Program
AEP (Central, SWEPCO and North) - SCORE Program for Schools	Rebate Program
AEP (SWEPCO) - Residential Energy Efficiency Programs	Rebate Program
AEP Texas Central Company - Commercial Solutions Program	Energy Analysis
AEP Texas Central Company - SMART Source Solar PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
AEP Texas North Company - Commercial Solutions Program	Energy Analysis
AEP Texas North Company - SMART Source Solar PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Atmos Energy - Business Savings	Training and Information
Austin Energy - Commercial Energy Management Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Commercial New Construction Efficiency Rebates	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Commercial Solar PV Incentive Program	Performance-Based Incentive
Austin Energy - Commercial Solar PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance	Energy Analysis
Austin Energy - Free Home Energy Improvements Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Load Profiler	Energy Analysis
Austin Energy - Multi-Family Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Multifamily Solar PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Net Metering	Net Metering
Austin Energy - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program	Loan Program
Austin Energy - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Residential Solar PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Small Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Austin Energy - Value of Solar Residential Rate	Value of Solar Tariff
Bandera Electric Cooperative - Residential Heat Pump Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Brownsville Public Utilities Board - Customer Engineering-Energy Services	Energy Analysis
Brownsville Public Utilities Board - Customer Engineering-Energy Services	Energy Analysis
Brownsville Public Utilities Board - Green Living Residential Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Bryan Texas Utilities - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Bryan Texas Utilities - SmartHOME Program	Rebate Program
Building Energy Code	Building Energy Code
CenterPoint Energy - Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs	Rebate Program
CenterPoint Energy - Residential and Small Commercial Efficiency Program	Rebate Program
CenterPoint Energy - SCORE and CitySmart Program	Rebate Program
CenterPoint Energy A/C Distributor Program	Rebate Program
CenterPoint Energy Advanced Residential Lighting Program	Rebate Program
CenterPoint Energy Healthcare Energy Efficiency Program	Rebate Program
City of Austin - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of Austin - Green Power Purchasing	Green Power Purchasing
City of Austin - Renewables Portfolio Standard	Renewables Portfolio Standard
City of Austin - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of Austin - Zoning Code	Solar/Wind Access Policy
City of Brenham - Net Metering	Net Metering
City of Dallas - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of Dallas - Green Energy Purchasing	Green Power Purchasing
City of Dallas - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of Denton - Green Power Purchasing	Green Power Purchasing
City of El Paso - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of El Paso - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of Fort Worth - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of Forth Worth - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of Friendswood - Property Tax Abatement for Green Commercial Buildings	Property Tax Incentive
City of Frisco - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of Houston - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of Houston - Green Power Purchasing	Green Power Purchasing
City of Houston - Property Tax Abatement for Green Commercial Buildings	Property Tax Incentive
City of Houston - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of Plano - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of Plano - Smart Energy Loan Program	Loan Program
City of San Antonio - Energy Conservation Code	Building Energy Code
City of San Antonio - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
City of San Antonio - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements	Building Energy Code
City of San Antonio - Sec. 35-398.	Solar/Wind Permitting Standards
City of San Marcos - Commercial Lighting Retrofit Program	Rebate Program
City of San Marcos - Distributed Generation Rebate Program	Rebate Program
City of San Marcos - Energy Efficient Home Rebate Program	Rebate Program
City of Sunset Valley - PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
City of Sunset Valley - Solar Water Heating Rebate Program	Rebate Program
College Station Utilities - Energy Surveys	Energy Analysis
College Station Utilities - Residential Energy Back II Rebate Program	Rebate Program
CoServ - Solar Energy Rebate	Rebate Program
CPS Energy - New Residential Construction Incentives	Rebate Program
CPS Energy - Solar Hot Water Rebate Program	Rebate Program
CPS Energy - Solar PV Rebate Program	Rebate Program
CPS Energy (Electric) - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Denton Municipal Electric - Commercial Energy Services	Energy Analysis
Denton Municipal Electric - Commercial Standard Offer Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Denton Municipal Electric - GreenSense Solar PV/Thermal Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Denton Municipal Electric - Residential GreenSense Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
El Paso Electric Company - Energy Library	Training and Information
El Paso Electric Company - Large Commercial Solutions Program	Energy Analysis
El Paso Electric Company - Net Metering	Net Metering
El Paso Electric Company - Residential Solutions Program	Rebate Program
El Paso Electric Company - SCORE Program for Counties, Municipalities, and Schools	Rebate Program
El Paso Electric Company - Small Business and Large Commercial Programs	Rebate Program
El Paso Electric Company - Tools, Tips, and Calculators	Energy Analysis
Energy Efficiency Goals and Requirements for Public Entities	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
ENERGY STAR Sales Tax Holiday for Energy-Efficient Products	Sales Tax Incentive
Entergy Louisiana - DataLink	Energy Analysis
Entergy Texas - Commercial Solutions Program	Energy Analysis
Entergy Texas - Commercial Solutions Programs	Rebate Program
Entergy Texas - Datalink	Energy Analysis
Farmers Electric Cooperative - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Fuel Mix and Emissions Disclosure	Generation Disclosure
Garland Power & Light - Energy Audit	Energy Analysis
Garland Power & Light - Energy Depot for Business	Training and Information
Garland Power & Light - Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs	Rebate Program
Green Mountain Energy Renewable Rewards Program	Net Metering
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative - Renewable Energy Rebates	Rebate Program
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs	Rebate Program
Harris County - Green Building Policy for County Buildings	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Harris County - Property Tax Abatement for Green Commercial Buildings	Property Tax Incentive
Interconnection Standards	Interconnection
Kerrville Public Utility Board - Business Energy Audits	Energy Analysis
LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program	Loan Program
Lower Colorado River Authority - Energy Services	Energy Analysis
Mandatory Renewable Energy Educational Materials	Line Extension Analysis
Mid South Synergy - Business Energy Advisor	Energy Analysis
New Braunfels Utilities - Energy Audit	Energy Analysis
New Braunfels Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Rebate Programs	Rebate Program
Oncor Electric Delivery - Commercial and Industrial Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Oncor Electric Delivery - Government and Education Facilities Program	Rebate Program
Oncor Electric Delivery - Solar Photovoltaic Standard Offer Program	Rebate Program
PACE Financing (Local Option - Contractual Assessments for Energy Efficient Improvements)	PACE Financing
Pedernales Electric Cooperative - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Pedernales Electric Cooperative - My Use Energy Analyzer	Energy Analysis
Pedernales Electric Cooperative - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Renewable Energy Systems Property Tax Exemption	Property Tax Incentive
Renewable Generation Requirement	Renewables Portfolio Standard
Required Energy Efficiency Goals	Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
Rio Grande Electric Coop - Interconnection	Other
San Antonio City Public Service (CPS Energy) - Net Metering	Net Metering
San Antonio City Public Service (CPS Energy) - Renewable Portfolio Goal	Renewables Portfolio Standard
Solar and Wind Energy Business Franchise Tax Exemption	Industry Recruitment/Support
Solar and Wind Energy Device Franchise Tax Deduction	Corporate Tax Deduction
Solar Rights	Solar/Wind Access Policy
Texas Gas Service - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Texas Gas Service - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Texas State Energy Conservation Office - Industrial Energy Efficiency Program	Training and Information
Texas-New Mexico Power Company - Residential, Hard-to-Reach, and High-Performance New Homes Programs	Rebate Program
Texas-New Mexico Power Company - SCORE/CitySmart, Commercial Solutions, and Small Business Programs	Rebate Program
Tri-County Electric Cooperative - Energy Efficient Water Heater Rebate Program	Rebate Program
TXU - Commercial Energy Efficiency Program	Rebate Program
TXU Energy - PowerReport	Energy Analysis
United Cooperative Services - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program	Rebate Program
Wharton County Electric Coop - Energy Audits	Energy Analysis
Xcel Energy - Business Energy Advisor	Energy Analysis
Xcel Energy - Commercial and Industrial Standard Offer Program	Rebate Program
Xcel Energy - Energy Audits and Studies	Energy Analysis
Xcel Energy - Online Energy Assessment	Energy Analysis
Xcel Energy - Residential and Hard-to-Reach Standard Offer Program	Rebate Program

Source: North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center