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Energy SavingPrograms
State and Federal
Energy Assistance Programs
Many state and federal programs exist to assist Connecticut business owners with efforts to become more energy efficient, save money on energy expenses, and increase their competitiveness in a challenging marketplace. From tax incentives to loans and grants, there are programs that address the concerns of new, expanding, and existing businesses.
The Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) – Program helps commercial, industrial, and multifamily property owner’s access affordable, long-term financing for energy efficiency upgrades to their buildings. The program may be particularly attractive for large energy users, such as manufacturers.
To learn more, contact C-PACE directly at:
860-257-2176 | c-pace@ctgreenbank.com
The Energize Connecticut initiative helps you save energy in your Connecticut home or business with rebates, financing and services for energy efficiency and clean energy improvements. There are many other energy programs available in Connecticut, here are just a few examples.
- Business Sustainability Challenge – Engaging in the Business Sustainability Challenge is an important step towards your organization’s transformation to continued efficiency and sustainability. Training and education provide opportunities to improve your strategic energy management practices and investments while meeting your long-term economic, environmental and social sustainability objectives.
- The Small Business Energy Advantage Program – This program offers incentives to reduce energy costs. The free audit will result in recommendations that include an offer for low or no-interest loans to pay for upgrades that will save money and energy while increasing productivity.
- Energy Conscious Blueprint – For new construction or renovation of an existing facility, a team of energy experts will work with businesses to identify energy-saving opportunities and how to integrate them into design at the early stages. Incentive programs exist to include energy-saving measures in construction.
- Process Reengineering for Increased Manufacturing Efficiency (PRIME) – the program brings LEAN manufacturing training into a facility to streamline processes, eliminate waste, and minimize energy consumption.
