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Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: AZ
- Authority: State Energy Office
- Form of subsidy: Biofuel Conversion Program (grants)
- Objective: Encourage the use of biofuels in Arizona
- Recipients: Companies engaged in the conversion of existing and installation of new storage and dispensing equipment for biofuels
- Description : Grants are equal to the lesser of US$75,000 or the conversion cost per site. Unused credits may be carried forward for up to three yearsa
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: AR
- Authority: Dept. of Finance and Administration
- Form of subsidy: Wind energy income tax exemption
- Objective: Stimulate job creation and investment
- Recipients: Manufacturers of wind energy equipment and/or components
- Description : Exemptions up to 25 years are based upon various calculations which result in the number of years the income tax exemption is granted to the qualified windmill blade or windmill component manufacturer
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: AR
- Authority: Agriculture Dept.
- Form of subsidy: Alternative Fuels Development Program (grants)
- Objective: Increase the availability of alternative fuels
- Recipients: Alternative fuels producers, feedstock processors and distributors
- Description : Grants for the construction, modification, alteration, or retrofitting of feedstock processing facilities in Arkansas. Grants not in excess of US$3 million or 50% of the project cost, whichever is less to a feedstock processor in any fiscal year. Distribution grants not in excess of $300,000 or 50% of the project cost, whichever is less, to any alternative fuel distributor per year
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: CA
- Authority: Section 25678 of the California Public Resources Code
- Form of subsidy: Biomass fuel incentive (grant)
- Objective: Promote liquid fuels fermented from biomass and biomass-derived resources
- Recipients: Producers of liquid fuels fermented in California from biomass and biomass derived resources
- Description : A US$0.40/gallon production incentive
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: CA
- Authority: Bill 8651.8 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code
- Form of subsidy: Ethanol tax credit
- Objective: Encourage the use of alternative fuels
- Recipients: Fuels consisting of at least 85% ethanol or methanol
- Description : Reduces the excise tax to one half the normal rate for each gallon of ethanol or methanol used
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: HI
- Authority: §235-110.3, HRS
- Form of subsidy: Ethanol Production Incentive (tax credit)
- Objective: Encourage ethanol production
- Recipients: Ethanol facilities in production before 1 January 2017
- Description : Incentive equal to 30% of nameplate capacity or facilities producing between 500,000 and 15 million gallons per year. The facility must produce at least 75% of its nameplate capacity to be eligible for tax credit in that year. The tax credit, up to eight years, only available to first 40 million gallons of ethanol produced per year
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: IL
- Authority: Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Form of subsidy: Biofuels Research, Development & Demonstration Program (grants)
- Objective: Promote R&D and demonstration projects related to the production of ethanol and biodiesel fuels
- Recipients: "Units of state and local government, associations, public and private schools, colleges and universities, research organizations, not‑for‑profit organizations, private companies and individuals"
- Description : For facilities construction grants, recipient must build new biofuels production facility with a capacity of at least 30 million gallons/year, or expand/modify existing facility by at least 30 million gallons/year. Maximum grant award for the construction of a new biofuels production facility is US$5.5 million. Total grant award cannot exceed 10% of total construction costs of the facility, or US$0.10/gallon of the new production. The Biofuels Business Planning Grants programme provides planning grants of up to US$25,000. For demonstration projects, the maximum grant award that may be requested for each eligible project category is US$225,000. The grant term shall be determined on a project by project basis, not to exceed a two-year time period
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: IL
- Authority: Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Renewable Energy Resources Program
- Form of subsidy: Biogas and Biomass to Energy Grant Program (grants)
- Objective: Encourage the use of biogas and biomass for on-site energy generation
- Recipients: Targets projects designed to use biogas or biomass as a source of fuel to produce electricity with combined heat and power through gasification, co-firing or anaerobic digestion technologies
- Description : Incentives up to 50% of the total project cost. The maximum award for biogas or biomass to energy feasibility studies is Us$2,500. The maximum grant amount for biogas to energy systems is US$225,000 and the maximum grant for biomass to energy systems is US$500,000
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: IL
- Authority: Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Form of subsidy: Renewable Energy Resources Biogas and Biomass to Energy Grant Program (grant)
- Objective: Foster investment in and the development and use of renewable energy resources
- Recipients: Projects focused on increasing the utilization of renewable energy and support renewable energy technologies
- Description : Maximum grant of US$2,500 for project costs associated with biogas and biomass equipment, studies. The maximum grant for biogas to energy systems is US$225,000. The maximum for amount for biomass to energy systems is US$500,000
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.

Table A3. 4 Selected sub-federal subsidy schemes for "greener" energy
- State: IL
- Authority: Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Form of subsidy: Renewable Fuels Development Program (grant)
- Objective: Constructing, modifying, altering or retrofitting a renewable fuels plant
- Recipients: Plants with a production capacity of 30 million gallons
- Description : Grants of up to US$15 million annually
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Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/284/USA, 18 November 2015.