The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Schools (REEES) Loan Program was created in 2009 to provide low-interest loans to school districts for the purpose of installing renewable energy systems and purchasing energy efficient school buses. The program was amended in May 2014 via S.B. 14-202 to broaden the scope of eligible energy efficiency projects to include all projects that result in a more efficient use of energy or resources, including water conservation projects. Eligible types of renewable energy include wind, solar, biomass, small hydro, and “other sources of renewable energy.”
Renewable energy project loans are provided to qualified school districts on a competitive basis. School districts are eligible to use loans for renewable energy projects that have third-party ownership or include interest in a community solar garden. Although a charter school is not directly eligible to receive a loan, its authorizing school district can apply for a loan on its behalf.
The maximum loan a school district can receive is $1,000,000, and the maximum loan term is 15 years. The semi-annual application cycle closes on October 31 and April 30 each year.
Applications that meet the criteria for completeness and financial feasibility are ranked on the following three criteria (with corresponding weights):
Loan recipients must submit quarterly progress reports and a final project report to the Office of Energy. More information on the program including program rules and applications are available on the program website.
| Implementing Sector: | State |
| Category: | Financial Incentive |
| State: | Colorado |
| Incentive Type: | Loan Program |
| Web Site: | https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/energyoffice/reees-loan-program |
| Administrator: | Colorado Energy Office |
| Start Date: | |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
|
| Maximum Loan: | $1,000,000 per school district |
| Loan Term: | Maximum 15-year loan term |
| Name: | C.R.S. § 22-92-101 et seq. |
| Name: | S.B. 14-202 |
| Date Enacted: | 05/15/2014 |
| Effective Date: | 05/15/2014 |
| Name: | Michael Turner |
| Address: |
1580 Logan Street, Suite 100 Denver CO 80203 |
| Phone: | (303) 866-6665 |
| Email: | michael.a.turner@state.co.us |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
Copyright © 2023 EnergyBot • All rights reserved.
1601 Bryan St Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
