SGIP—Equipment Eligibility

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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.

Only commercially available and factory new equipment is eligible for incentives. Rebuilt or refurbished equipment is not eligible to receive incentives under this program. The maximum system size is 5 MW, although the incentive payment for 2008 and 2009 is capped at 3 MW.

The Incentive Levels for 2009 are as follows:

Incentive Levels	Eligible Technologies	Incentive Offered ($/Watt)	Minimum System Size	Maximum System Size	Maximum Incentive Size
Level 2 Renewable	Wind turbines	$1.50/W	30 kW	5 MW	1 MW
	Renewable fuel cells	$4.50/W	30 kW	5 MW	1 MW
Level 3 Non-Renewable	Non-Renewable fuel cells	$2.50/W	None	5 MW	1 MW
Advanced Energy Storage	Advanced Energy Storage	$2.00/W	None	5 MW	1 MW

For projects that are greater than 1 MW up to 3 MW, the incentives identified above declines according to the schedule below:

Capacity	Incentive Rate (Pct. of Base)
0 – 1 MW	100%
>1 MW – 2 MW	50%
>2 MW – 3 MW	25%