Renewable Energy Production Incentives

What it does

In 1992, Congress directed to be established a program to encourage production of electric energy from facilities owned by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a non-profit electric cooperative using certain renewable energy resources. In response, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) implemented the Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) program following the statute's requirements through a final rule in 1995. Incentive payments to eligible recipients were subject to the availability of appropriated funds; funds were last appropriated for this program in Fiscal Year 2009. This final rule is necessary to align the regulations with the underlying statute, which includes a payment sunset date at the end of Fiscal Year 2026. Specifically, the statute provides that no payment (incentive) may be made after September 30, 2026.

The Energy Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

10 CFR 451

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Energy Department has published 18 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 33 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1904-AF76 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• May 16, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments. Renewable Energy Production Incentives

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on October 1, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket EERE-2025-OT-0037 on Regulations.gov
• Title 10 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register