Governmental Incentives for Hydrogen Fueling

In the United States, federal, state, and regional governments are actively encouraging Americans to invest in improving the country’s energy infrastructure.   The last ten years have seen wildly fluctuating and steadily growing fuel costs, environmental awareness, and concern about the effects of pollution on our health.    It is apparent that energy production and consumption are at the heart of these matters.   As a result, the U.S. government has insisted upon more stringent emission regulations and the development of renewable, domestic, and cleaner fuels to supply America’s  industrial and transportational needs.    It is also actively encouraging this infrastructure development through grants and tax incentives.

The most efficient starting point for researching the ever-changing landscape of governmental incentives  is the website for the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center within the U.S.  Department of Energy.  It maintains a database with current state and federal alternative energy incentives and laws: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/incentives_laws.html