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LEAN Energy US

Community Choice Aggregation
Private Entities
The Local Energy Aggregation Network is a broad network of CCA and energy market experts dedicated to the accelerated expansion and competitive success of clean energy CCA nationwide.

California’s Electric Coop Law

Electric Cooperatives
States and State Governments
California’s coop statute permits a group of adjacent customers in any area to establish their own generation and distribution system.

CoBank

Electric Cooperatives
Individual Agencies
CoBank is a special purpose federal financial institution that provides financing to electric cooperatives.

Report, Massachusetts Microgrids

Selling Power to Neighboring Customers
States and State Governments
Harvard’s 2014 report, Massachusetts Microgrids: Overcoming Legal Obstacles, surveys the laws surrounding extending distribution systems and selling power to neighboring customers in Massachusetts.

New Jersey rules for electric/thermal distribution

Selling Power to Neighboring Customers
States and State Governments
New Jersey’ Rev. Stat. §48.3-77.1 permits ownership of distribution wires by local suppliers to service customers to whom they also deliver thermal energy services.

New York rules for energy sales to adjacent properties

Selling Power to Neighboring Customers
States and State Governments, State Public Utility Commissions
New York permits qualified renewable energy and cogeneration facilities to sell to customers located “at or near the project site.”

California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program

Direct Loan, Grant, and Rebate Programs
States and State Governments
Electricity customers are awarded up to $5 million per project for generating electricity behind the meter using qualifying new or emerging distributed energy sources or combined heat and power.

FHA PowerSaver Loan Program

Direct Loan, Grant, and Rebate Programs
Individual Agencies
Enables homeowners to borrow up to $25,000 for terms as long as 20 years to make energy improvements of their choice, based on a list of proven measures developed by FHA and the DOE