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Incentive Type	Corporate Tax Credit
Eligible Technologies	Solar Water Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Residential, Agricultural
Incentive Amount	15% of the system cost
Maximum Incentive	Residential: $3,000 Commercial: $15,000
Carryover Provisions	Excess credit may be taken for up to 10 years
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	Start Date: 01/01/2012 Expiration Date: 12/31/2016

More Information Contact:

Public Information - Revenue Iowa Department of Revenue Hoover State Office Building 1305 E. Walnut Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (800) 367-3388 Phone 2: (515) 281-3114 Fax: (515) 242-6487 Web Site: http://www.iowa.gov/tax/index.html

Incentive Type	Personal Tax Credit
Eligible Technologies	Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Residential, Agricultural
Incentive Amount	15%
Maximum Incentive	Residential: $3,000 Commercial: $15,000
Carryover Provisions	Excess credit may be taken for up to 10 years
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	Start Date: 01/01/2012 Expiration Date: 12/31/2016

More Information Contact:

Public Information - Revenue Iowa Department of Revenue Hoover State Office Building 1305 E. Walnut Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (800) 367-3388 Phone 2: (515) 281-3114 Fax: (515) 242-6487 Web Site: http://www.iowa.gov/tax/index.html 

Incentive Type	Property Tax Incentive
Eligible Technologies	Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Wind, Geothermal Heat Pumps
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Agricultural
Incentive Amount	Solar and wind: 100% exemption for 5 years Geothermal: 100% exemption for 10 years
Maximum Incentive	None Listed
Eligible System Size(s)	None Listed
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	01/01/1978

More Information Contact:

Energy Team Iowa Economic Development Authority 200 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone 2: (515) 725-0434 Web Site: http://www.energy.iowa.gov/ Public Information - Revenue Iowa Department of Revenue Hoover State Office Building 1305 E. Walnut Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (800) 367-3388 Phone 2: (515) 281-3114 Fax: (515) 242-6487 Web Site: http://www.iowa.gov/tax/index.html   

Incentive Type	Sales Tax Incentive
Eligible Technologies	Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind, Solar Pool Heating
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Residential, General Public/Consumer, Agricultural
Incentive Amount	100% of sales tax
Maximum Incentive	None
Eligible System Size(s)	None Listed
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	Wind: 1993 Solar: 07/01/2006

More Information Contact:

Taxpayer Services - DOR Iowa Department of Revenue Hoover Building, Taxpayer Services 1305 E. Walnut Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (515) 281-3114 Phone 2: (800) 367-3388 Web Site: http://www.state.ia.us/tax/index.html

Incentive Type	State Loan Program
Eligible Technologies	Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric
Applicable Sectors	Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Utility
Incentive Amount	50% of financed project cost
Maximum Incentive	$1,000,000 for most applicants, but $500,000 for non-rate regulated gas and electric utilities
Terms	0% interest Maximum term of 20 years Non-regulated utilities limited to 1 loan every 2 years
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date	1996

More Information Contact:

Bill Haman Iowa State University Iowa Energy Center 2521 University Drive, Suite 124 Ames, IA 50010-8629 Phone: (515) 294-8819 Fax: (515) 294-9912 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.energy.iastate.edu

Incentive Type	State Loan Program
Eligible Technologies	Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Heat Pumps
Applicable Sectors	Nonprofit, Schools, Local Government, State Government, Institutional, Hospitals
Incentive Amount	Varies by project
Maximum Incentive	None Listed
Terms	1% or higher interest rate 2% origination fee 0.25% servicing fee Up to 15 year repayment period
Equipment Standards	None Listed
Installation Standards	None Listed
Start Date

More Information Contact:

Brenda Easter Iowa Department of Administrative Services Iowa Energy Bank 109 S.E. 13th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (515) 725-2239 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.iowaenergybank.gov