Day 4: Case Study — Fresno, CA: Figtree Financing Funds Industrial Facility Upgrades with PACE

Two industrial buildings in Fresno, CA upgraded their outdated mechanical equipment using PACE financing. They received a 10 HP Air Compressor and a 60 Ton Chiller Replacement and were able to maintain their business operations without interruption. A local contractor Read More …

Day 3: Helping Energy Services Contractors Sell More Jobs

28 Stories in 28 Days: Day 3 Energy contractors and solar installers face plenty of challenges, and providing their clients with suitable financing is one of the most daunting. It’s easy to work days and sometimes weeks on a proposal, Read More …

28 Stories in 28 Days: Day 2: First C-PACE Project

Connecticut PACE program completes its first project (July 2013). The first C-PACE project, in Norwalk, Connecticut — The family-owned shopping plaza on Westport Avenue received exterior LED lighting, resulting in reduction of 158,000 pounds in greenhouse gas emissions, an annual electricity savings of 152,200 Read More …

28 Stories in 28 Days: Day One

Help us help property owners do the right thing We know that energy efficiency pays, and solar PV is now attractive compared to conventional sources of power. So why aren’t more commercial property owners looking for new systems and substantial Read More …

Crowdfunding for PACE in New Jersey

The challenges we face in New Jersey as a result of climate change are significant, and so therefore are the opportunities. The experience of Superstorm Sandy showed us just how ill-prepared we are for the more frequent recurrence of extreme Read More …

Launching Our Crowdfunding Campaign

What We’re Learning Developing our crowdfunding campaign is giving us an extraordinary opportunity to explore using PACE to revitalize New Jersey communities. By itself, PACE is an innovative business model that creates jobs and economic development while providing the ultimate tool Read More …

Calling for Project Pre-Applications

If you’re an interested property owner, or an energy services contractor or renewable system installer, we invite you to submit a Project Pre-Application to determine your eligibility. There’s no cost to submit the Pre-Application. If your project is deemed eligible, we will Read More …

Setting the New Jersey PACE in 2014

We’ve been wanting to provide an update to our NJPACE stakeholders for some time now, but it seems like every time we go to write something down there’s a new and more promising development showing up on the horizon. For some Read More …

“New Jersey Must Consider Climate Change Risks in Recovery Programs”

Writing in The Energy Collective, Ben Chou, Water Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. notes: Extreme weather events in recent years have made states throughout the country rethink how investments in communities can make them more resilient to future storms and other Read More …

Hilton Hotel $7 Million Makeover Largest PACE Project to Date

As reported in the LA Daily News (1/28/2014), Executives and elected officials on Tuesday celebrated the completion of a $7 million energy-saving retrofit of the Universal Hilton, the biggest project of its kind in the nation. The project was funded through Read More …