Most energy managers and facility directors know about utility rebates. Submit the paperwork, get a check — it's a familiar process. But if utility rebates are the only funding source on your radar, you're leaving a much larger opportunity untouched.
Right now, there are over 570 open state and local grant, loan, and incentive programs available to non-residential organizations for energy efficiency and infrastructure upgrades. These programs come from state energy offices, departments of agriculture, environmental agencies, and federal departments — and the majority of eligible organizations never apply. UtilityGenius tracks all of them in a single searchable database, organized by state and technology.
Utility rebates are easy to find because your utility actively markets them to you. State and local programs require you to know where to look — your state energy office, the USDA, your regional co-op. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, application windows, pre-approval requirements, and documentation standards. The landscape is fragmented by design, which is precisely why most eligible organizations never engage with it.
That fragmentation is also your advantage. Because most peers aren't applying, competition for available dollars is far lower than the funding amounts suggest.
Stop hunting across a dozen agency websites. UtilityGenius puts every available state and local program in one place — searchable by state, technology, and incentive type.
Across 52 states and territories, programs are funded by:
Many of these programs operate on annual or biannual funding cycles — meaning a program open today may be fully subscribed or closed within a quarter. Timing matters as much as eligibility.
The organizations capturing the most value from energy projects aren't choosing between a utility rebate and a state grant — they're claiming both, plus a federal program layered on top. A lighting retrofit might combine a state grant with a utility rebate. An HVAC project might pair a low-interest state loan with a federal grant covering the renewable component.
This kind of incentive stacking is the difference between funding one project per year and funding five. UtilityGenius shows you all available programs side by side so you can build your funding stack before the project starts — not scramble for money after work is already underway.
Your utility rebate is the floor, not the ceiling. Create a free UtilityGenius account and see every state and local program available to your organization today.