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State conservation and solar energy tax programs: incentives or windfalls (studies in renewable resource policy)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5896972
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This report is intended to provide state officials with a better understanding of the potential and limitations of state tax incentives for encouraging energy conservation and the use of renewable resources. Specific barriers which stand in the way of utilizing alternate energy sources and ways to overcome them are discussed. Major types of state tax incentives include property tax reductions or exemptions, sales and use tax exemptions, income tax deductions, and income tax credits. Their content and purpose are examined, using various techniques for assessing their effectiveness. Individual types of incentives are analyzed, based on their advantages and disadvantages.
Research Organization:
Council of State Planning Agencies, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
5896972
Report Number(s):
PB-81-246464
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
299001 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Solar-- (1989-)
CONSTRAINTS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENERGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
STATE GOVERNMENT
TAXES