Energy Programs Office outlines 2025 changes to Pennsylvania’s Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant

Josh Jubeck, program manager for the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant at the Energy Programs Office, outlined changes to the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program during a Clean Energy Opportunity Spotlight webinar.

The program has about $5,000,000 available for AFIG 2025, funded through a transfer from the utilities gross receipt tax, Jubeck said. AFIG supports fuel-neutral projects that fall under the Alternative Fuels Incentive Act and includes support for electricity, various natural gases, propane, hydrogen and biofuels.

Jubeck said AFIG will finance the incremental cost of purchasing new alternative-fuel fleet vehicles — the difference between a conventional model’s base price and its alternative-fuel equivalent — and the cost to purchase and install fleet refueling infrastructure. He said the program does not fund the full cost of vehicles and has no gross vehicle weight registration limits.

For 2025,…