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Incentive Type	Property Tax Incentive
Eligible Technologies	Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Ocean Thermal, Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels, Geothermal Direct-Use
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Agricultural, (Note: exemption for Class I resources applies only to residential dwelling with four or fewer units and farms)
Incentive Amount	100% exemption for renewable energy property
Maximum Incentive	None Listed
Eligible System Size(s)	None Listed
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	None Listed

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Public Information Connecticut Office of Policy and Management Policy Development and Planning Division 450 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106-1379 Phone: (860) 418-6200 Phone 2: (800) 286-2214 Fax: (860) 418-6487 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.opm.state.ct.us

Incentive Type	Sales Tax Incentive
Eligible Technologies	Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Photovoltaics, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Other Distributed Generation Technologies, Geothermal Direct-Use
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Residential, General Public/Consumer, Installer/Contractor
Incentive Amount	100% exemption
Maximum Incentive	None Listed
Eligible System Size(s)	None Listed
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	7/1/2007

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Public Information Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Taxpayer Services Division 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106-5032 Phone: (860) 297-5962 Web Site: http://www.ct.gov/DRS  

Incentive Type	State Loan Program
Eligible Technologies	Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal Heat Pumps
Applicable Sectors	Residential, Multi-Family Residential
Incentive Amount	Single family homes (1-4 family units): $400-$25,000 Multi-family homes (5 or more units): $2,000-$60,000
Maximum Incentive	Single family homes (1-4 family units): $25,000 Multi-family (5 or more units): $60,000
Terms	0%, 1%, 3% or 6% depending on income, family size, location Repayment term up to 10 years (subject to change)
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	None Listed

More Information Contact:

Lisa Ruggeri Connecticut Housing Investment Fund 121 Tremont Street Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: (860) 233-5165 Ext.2019 Fax: (860) 920-2038 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.chif.org Ernesto Guardardo Connecticut Housing Investment Fund 121 Tremont Street Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: (860) 233-5165 Ext.2023 Fax: (860) 233-2930 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.chif.org  

Incentive Type	State Rebate Program
Eligible Technologies	Solar Water Heat
Applicable Sectors	Residential
Incentive Amount	Calculated: $70 multiplied by the SRCC "C" rating multiplied by the number of collectors multiplied by the Shading Factor
Maximum Incentive	50% of the project cost
Eligible System Size(s)	System must supply between 50% and 80% of annual domestic hot water needs
Equipment Standards	Must be SRCC rated, or rated and certified by independent testing body
Installation Standards	Must be installed by eligible installer and be less than 20% shaded and must install performance metering equipment.
Program Budget	$2,300,000

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Information - CEFIA Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority 865 Brook Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Phone: (860) 563-0015 Fax: (860) 563-4877 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ctcleanenergy.com