Green Buildings: The Expanding Role of State Clean Energy Funds

This case study examines the efforts of several state renewable energy funds to promote renewable energy use in green buildings. These efforts fall into two categories: targeted funding for renewable energy systems used specifically on green (or at least energy-efficient) buildings, and general green building promotion. The states that are covered include Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Oregon, Illinois, and Ohio.

This paper is part of a series of clean energy fund case studies prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Clean Energy Group, under the auspices of the Clean Energy States Alliance.