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Focus on Energy offers financial incentives to help Wisconsin homes, farms and businesses take advantage of clean, green, renewable energy. Below, you'll find planning incentives to help you pay for renewable energy site evaluations, as well as installation incentives for systems small and large.
But before you jump in, remember - knowledge is power. Check the
helpful links
at the bottom of this page to learn more about renewable energy and how to get started.
To view Focus incentives for another technology, click on the type of system you're interested in:
solar electric,
solar hot water,
wind or
biogas digestion.
On this page, you'll find:
Planning incentives
Installation incentives
Incentives for renewable energy businesses
Links to helpful resources
Planning Incentives
The best way to find out whether your business location can benefit
from a biomass energy system is to conduct a site evaluation. The following incentives can help you significantly reduce the cost of site evaluations.
Focus on Energy does not provide planning or installation incentives for residential biomass combustion systems.
Biomass Pre-Feasibility Assessments are the quickest and easiest way for to find out whether your business, organization or institution can benefit from a biomass combustion system, and best of all they're FREE!
Feasibility Study Grants provide financial support for biomass combustion site evaluations to determine whether renewable energy systems are right for you. The grant is intended to increase the ability of businesses and organizations to make informed decisions about large, often complex renewable energy systems by understanding and solving technical uncertainties.
Development Grants
provide financial support for assessing the feasibility and development activities of large, customer-sited biomass combustion systems with capacities of greater than 500 kilowatts and/or production more than 750,000 therms per year. These grants co-fund complex feasibility studies, environmental permitting, financing and other developmental activities.
Installation Incentives
To qualify for these incentives, eligible business customers must submit a completed Cash-Back Reward or grant application and receive Focus on Energy approval
before
purchasing, ordering or installing any equipment or services. You can verify your
eligibility here.
Focus on Energy does not provide planning or installation incentives for residential biomass combustion systems.
Cash-Back Rewards (for small to medium systems)
This reward provides financial support for installing small- to medium-sized non-residential biomass combustion systems with a capacity up to 5,000 therms per year.
Non-Residential Biomass Combustion Cash-Back Reward Form
Implementation Grants (for large systems)
This grant provides financial support for the installation of large non-residential biomass combustion systems.
A Biomass Combustion Implementation Grant
provides financial support for the installation of a commercially available biomass combustion system to produce any of the following forms of energy: process heat, space heating, cooling and electricity. These grants are for systems that generally cost $2 million or less.
A Biomass Combustion Implementation Grant for Schools and Units of Government
provides increased financial support for the installation of a commercially available biomass combustion system to produce any of the following forms of energy: process heat, space heating, cooling and electricity. These grants are for systems that generally cost $2 million or less that are owned by a School or Unit of Government.
Incentives for Renewable Energy Businesses
Business and Marketing Grants
provide financial support to help organizations and/or businesses that offer renewable energy services develop business plans and marketing materials.
The
Market Provider Program is an opportunity for businesses active in Wisconsin's renewable energy market to partner with Focus on Energy to enhance their reputations, boost sales and increase awareness of their services.
Helpful links
Educational fact sheets
Find out what every potential owner of a renewable energy system should know. Download the
fact sheets below and visit our
complete library
for more.
Real-world case studies
Learn how other homes and businesses are benefiting from renewable energy.
Grant-writing tips
When filling out a grant application consider using these general guidelines to help write a more effective grant.
Notice of Installation (NOI)
After your system is installed, complete and submit this form with the help of your installer.
