SGIP—Equipment Eligibility
Program participants are eligible to receive incentives under this program for installing self-generation technologies based on system type, size, fuel source and out-of-pocket costs.
The Incentive Levels for 2013 are as follows:
| $33.4M per year in Available Incentives | 75% Renewable & Emerging/ 25% Non-Renewable |
|---|
| Incentive Levels | Technology | Incentive ($/Watt) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable, Waste Heat Capture Technologies | Wind Turbines | $1.19/W | ||
| Waste Heat to Power | $1.19/W | |||
| Pressure Reduction Turbine | $1.19/W | |||
| Renewable microturbine (onsite or directed biogas) | $2.28/W* | |||
| Renewable internal combustion engine (onsite or directed biogas) | $2.28/W* | |||
| Renewable gas turbine (onsite or directed biogas) | $2.28/W* | |||
| Renewable fuel cells (onsite or directed biogas) | $3.83/W* | |||
| Emerging Technologies | Advanced Energy Storage | $1.80/W | ||
| Fuel Cells - CHP or Electric | $2.03/W | |||
| Non-Renewable Technologies | Non-renewable microturbine | $0.48/W | ||
| Non-renewable internal combustion engine | $0.48W | |||
| Non-renewable gas turbine | $0.48/W |
* Includes $1.80/W Biogas Adder
For projects that are greater than 1 MW up to 3 MW, the incentives identified above declines according to the schedule below:
Tiered Pricing Structure
| Capacity | Incentive Rate (Pct. of Base) |
|---|---|
| 0 – 1 MW | 100% |
| >1 MW – 2 MW | 50% |
| >2 MW – 3 MW | 25% |
- Project Maximum: 60% of approved project costs.


