Explainer: How Do Public Policies Reinforce Building Electrification Financing (Part Two)?

Tyler Clevenger
Each building owner, with a team of investors, needs to work out a particular electrification schedule. Broad public policies, though, can advance new technologies or marketing strategies that can help more buildings go electric sooner. This sequel to our earlier explainer sets out some scalable policies from across the United...
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Can Commercial PACE Lending Provide a Piece of the Post-Covid Puzzle?

Kiran Chokshi
The severe human and economic toll of Covid-19 has injected high levels of uncertainty into the economy. Despite reduced overall levels of investment in Q1 and Q2 2020, interest in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing, or C- , has risen in some markets across the country. Commercial PACE is a...

In a Boiler, a Recipe for Energy Savings

Andy Xie
The story of a small property owner and a repaired boiler hints at the potential multipliers in C- , a program that lets owners use energy savings to repay loans for upgrades. Keys to the program include training and coaching, which make the savings easier to achieve and quicker to see...
Cory Connolly

Cory Connolly

Policy Memo: Saving Money in Michigan With Residential PACE Financing

Michigan can unlock energy-saving upgrades for homeowners by passing residential property assessed clean energy legislation. The legislation should guarantee energy savings and protect consumers by including a method for determining eligible energy-saving measures; restrictions to R- financing amounts and underwriting criteria; and robust consumer protection provisions.
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Commercial PACE Financing and the Special Assessment Process: Understanding Roles and Managing Risks for Local Governments

Source: Berkeley Lab Electricity Markets & Policy Group
This resource addresses two specific barriers these local governments may face regarding commercial property assessed clean energy (C- ) programs: (1) uncertainty about the likelihood of tax foreclosure on properties in default of C-PACE payments and the risks local governments bear, and (2) uncertainty about the staff labor commitment associated with administering the program, including the execution of the special tax assessment process.
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Introducing "States of Clean Energy Innovation," A News and Data Hub

Stuart DeCew
With so much happening at a state level in solar power and energy efficiency, it is difficult to keep up with the variety of approaches and perspectives. So the Yale Center for Business and the Environment is here to help by launching “States of Clean Energy Innovation,” an online news...