2019 Total Realized Incentives Paid to Customers
This dataset reports customer incentives paid for energy efficiency programs by U.S. state, capturing rebates, bill credits, and other direct incentives provided to households and businesses. Incentive values are reported at the state level and presented by calendar year, with this dataset focusing on 2019 as the most recent reporting year. All values are expressed in nominal U.S. dollars and represent realized incentive payments made during the year.
Last updated: 2019
How to Read This Chart
This map shows total realized energy efficiency incentives paid to customers by U.S. state in 2019, measured in thousands of dollars. Each state is shaded based on the total amount of incentives distributed to customers through energy efficiency programs during the year, with darker colors indicating higher incentive payments. The color scale reflects the full range of state-level incentive totals, allowing for quick visual comparison across states. Users can interact with individual states to view exact incentive amounts.
Why This Matters
Incentives paid to customers represent direct financial support for adopting energy efficiency measures, such as efficient appliances, building upgrades, and equipment improvements. Differences across states reflect variations in program design, funding levels, customer participation, and policy priorities. Mapping incentive payments helps policymakers, utilities, and researchers understand where efficiency investments are being directed and how financial incentives are distributed geographically. When viewed alongside realized and lifecycle energy savings, this data provides important context for evaluating program reach, equity, and overall effectiveness of energy efficiency initiatives.
Key Insights
The following highlights are derived directly from the most recent available data in this dataset using standardized calculations. Metrics reflect aggregate customer incentives paid across U.S. states and are computed from the underlying annual data. Unless otherwise noted, figures refer to totals within the 2019 reporting year. These highlights provide a concise snapshot of where energy efficiency incentives were most concentrated.
Total customer incentives paid in 2019: approximately $7.3 million across all reported states.
Highest-incentive states in 2019: Massachusetts ($479.3 thousand), California ($478.0 thousand), New York ($342.2 thousand), and Illinois ($277.4 thousand) recorded the largest incentive payments.
National aggregate incentives in 2019: the U.S. total amounted to approximately $3.66 million, reflecting the largest single reported jurisdiction.
Definitions
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer incentives | Rebates, bill credits, and other direct financial payments provided to customers as part of energy efficiency programs. |
| Energy efficiency programs | Utility- or state-administered initiatives designed to reduce electricity consumption through efficiency improvements. |
| Nominal dollars | Monetary values reported in current dollars for the reporting year, not adjusted for inflation. |