Rebate

United States

California Launches $3,500 EV Rebate for First-Time Buyers

California will introduce a new $3,500 instant rebate for first-time electric vehicle buyers later this summer, moving to offset the cancellation of federal EV …

Rooftop Solar

Austria Launches €60 Million Rebate Program for Rooftop PV in 2025

OeMAG, Austria’s energy agency, has introduced its 2025 rebate program to support rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems, aimed at homeowners and businesses. The in…

Electric Vehicles

New York Adds $30 Million More to Its EV Rebate Pot

New York State has allocated an additional $30 million to support point-of-sale rebates for purchasing or leasing over 60 new electric vehicle (EV) models. This…

Rooftop Solar

Taiwan Launches $126 Million Rebate Program for Small Rooftop PV

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) says it will offer up to TWD 300,000 ($9,260) per project through a $126 million rebate program for small roo…

Solar project

China Cuts Export Tax Rebate for Solar Products

China has reduced the export tax rebate for solar products, lowering refunded taxes for Chinese PV exporters and eating into their profit margins. The move migh…

Carbon Emissions

Canada to Pause Carbon Tax on Home Heating Oil for Three Years

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced a three-year carbon tax exemption for home heating oil and higher carbon tax rebates for people in …

Energy Saving

US Launches $8.5 Billion in Rebates for Home Energy Efficiency

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted on a solar power tower at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s lar…

Electric Vehicles

Study Finds Changes in Air Pollution Due to EV Adoption Are Not Distributed Equally

A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and University of Miami has analyzed the implicati…

Renewable Energy

Croatia Launches Rebate Program for Solar, Other Renewables, Batteries

The Croatian government has allocated €60 million ($65.6 million) in subsidies for businesses to install 80 MW of renewables and 20 MWh of batteries.Croati…

Rooftop PV System

Czechia Refills Rooftop PV Rebate Pot

The Czech Republic is pouring an additional CZK 55 billion ($2.5 billion) into its New Green Savings program, which includes rooftop PV rebates, among other ene…

Electric Car

Oregon Halts Electric Vehicle Rebates Due to Demand, Money

FILE - A line of electric cars and newly installed charging stations sit in front of the Portland General Electric headquarters building on July 28, 2015, in Po…

Electric Vehicle Charging

$60 Million EV Fund in WA 2022-23 Budget

The Western Australian Government has launched a $60 million Clean Energy Car Fund to accelerate the use of electric vehicles (EVs), including $3,500 rebates an…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Queensland Offers $3,000 Subsidy to EVs Priced Under $58,000, Excludes Tesla

Queensland has joined three other state governments in offering a subsidy, or rebate, of $3,000 for an electric vehicle, but has put the cap at a lower level of…

Rooftop PV System

Italy Speeds up Permits for Solar up to 200kW, Allocates €267 Million for Rebates

The Italian authorities have introduced new provisions in the DL Energia decree to reduce energy bills for households and businesses.

Energy Storage Battery

Italy’s Lombardy Region Adds Another €20 million for Residential PV+Storage

Italy’s richest and most dynamic region continues to support solar+storage installations with rebates.