Empire State Today

New York implemented at least one new policy or incentive supporting energy efficiency during 2020, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010 at least 63 new policies were added.

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

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

State	2020	2019	% change
Alabama	35	35	0
Alaska	33	33	0
American Samoa	1	1	0
Arizona	74	74	0
Arkansas	43	43	0
California	219	218	0.5%
Colorado	131	131	0
Connecticut	66	66	0
Delaware	32	32	0
District of Columbia	28	28	0
Florida	101	101	0
Georgia	56	56	0
Guam	4	4	0
Hawaii	29	29	0
Idaho	52	52	0
Illinois	91	91	0
Indiana	79	79	0
Iowa	80	80	0
Kansas	26	26	0
Kentucky	76	76	0
Louisiana	28	28	0
Maine	31	31	0
Maryland	83	83	0
Massachusetts	100	99	1%
Michigan	68	68	0
Minnesota	184	184	0
Mississippi	36	36	0
Missouri	79	79	0
Montana	45	45	0
Nebraska	42	42	0
Nevada	39	38	2.6%
New Hampshire	59	59	0
New Jersey	58	57	1.8%
New Mexico	56	56	0
New York	118	117	0.9%
North Carolina	96	96	0
North Dakota	31	31	0
Northern Mariana Islands	3	3	0
Ohio	74	74	0
Oklahoma	40	40	0
Oregon	146	145	0.7%
Pennsylvania	68	68	0
Puerto Rico	14	14	0
Rhode Island	43	43	0
South Carolina	64	64	0
South Dakota	46	46	0
Tennessee	50	50	0
Texas	142	142	0
Utah	42	42	0
Vermont	49	49	0
Virgin Islands	7	7	0
Virginia	52	52	0
Washington	121	121	0
West Virginia	13	13	0
Wisconsin	106	106	0
Wyoming	36	36	0

Source: North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center