Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Local Option - Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Systems

Program Overview

Category:: Financial Incentive
Program Type:: Sales Tax Incentive
Implementing Sector:: State
State:: Colorado
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Solar Water Heat, Geothermal Electric, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Wind (Small)
Incentive Amount:: Varies (local option)
Maximum Incentive:: Varies (local option)
Administrator:: Department of Local Affairs, Local Governments
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Agricultural
Start Date:: 08/03/2007
Expiration Date:: 07/01/2017
Last Updated:: 07/27/2020

Summary

Colorado enacted S.B. 07-145 in April 2007, authorizing counties and municipalities to offer property or sales tax rebates or credits to residential and commercial property owners who install renewable energy systems on their property.

Eligible renewable energy property is defined as "any fixture, product, system, device or interacting group of devices that produce electricity from renewable resources, including, but not limited to, photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, small wind systems, biomass systems, or geothermal systems."

The incentive is administered at the local level by individual cities and counties. Individuals should contact the city and county where their property is located to find out if a tax rebate or credit will be established in their community.

Websites for many Colorado cities are available on the Colorado Municipal League website, www.cml.org.

Websites for Colorado counties are available on the Colorado Counties, Inc. website, www.ccionline.org.

Authorities

Name	Enacted Date	Effective Date	Expired Date
CRS § 31-20-101.3	04/16/2007	08/03/2007
CRS § 30-11-107.3	04/16/2007	08/03/2007