CleanTechnica » PACE http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 California’s Reserve Fund Won’t Lift The FHFA Boot From PACE’s Neck http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/californias-reserve-fund-wont-lift-fhfa-boot-paces-neck/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/californias-reserve-fund-wont-lift-fhfa-boot-paces-neck/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:14:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75202 Originally published on ilsr.org. Earlier this year, the state of California announced a $10 million loan-loss reserve to solve the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s severe restrictions on using property-tax based financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy on residential property. It’s a great concept, but evidence from on of California’s best property assessed clean energy (PACE)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/californias-reserve-fund-wont-lift-fhfa-boot-paces-neck/feed/ 6 How California First Helped Bring PACE Home http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/how-california-first-helped-bring-pace-home/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/how-california-first-helped-bring-pace-home/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:30:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72857 Originally published in the ECOreport It has been seven years since Cisco DeVries came up with what Scientific American would later call one of the top 20 “world-changing” ideas of the year. He was the Mayor of Berkeley’s chief of staff. They were thinking about ways to hasten the adoption of solar technology. DeVries realized

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/how-california-first-helped-bring-pace-home/feed/ 1 HERO PACE Is Operational In More Than 160 Communities http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/hero-pace-is-operational-in-more-than-160-communities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/hero-pace-is-operational-in-more-than-160-communities/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:50:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69385 Originally Published in the ECOreport On Wednesday, San Diego Supervisors Dianne Jacob and Dave Roberts joined San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria and representatives from the HERO PACE program and a local solar company on the steps outside the County Administration Center. They announced that the HERO PACE energy- and water efficiency program will

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/hero-pace-is-operational-in-more-than-160-communities/feed/ 2 Solar System Ownership To Eat Into Solar Leasing Pie In 2015 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/01/solar-leasing-solar-power-purchase-agreements/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/01/solar-leasing-solar-power-purchase-agreements/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68936 Planetsave Solar leasing and solar power purchase agreements (PPAs)—in which homeowners don’t buy their solar power systems but simply the electricity that comes from them—have become extremely popular in the United States in recent years. The first such residential solar options were introduced in 2007, and they quickly grew and took over the majority of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/01/solar-leasing-solar-power-purchase-agreements/feed/ 0 More Than 90% Of Residential PACE Installs Are Made Through HERO http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/17/more-than-90-of-residential-pace-installs-are-made-through-hero/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/17/more-than-90-of-residential-pace-installs-are-made-through-hero/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:20:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68171 Originally Published by the ECOreport The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program is spreading across the United States. Maine offers single PACE loans for up to $15,000, and New Hampshire is preparing to lift its cap to $1 million. There is a PACE program in Ann Arbor and another being formed to service the rest of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/17/more-than-90-of-residential-pace-installs-are-made-through-hero/feed/ 2 Figtree PACE Launches OnDemandPACE™ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/figtree-pace-launches-ondemandpace/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/figtree-pace-launches-ondemandpace/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:40:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64796 Originally published on the ECOreport. People are taking note of Figtree PACE. During the past year, the San Diego–based financial company has doubled in size. It is now operating in 50 Californian cities and counties. That is about to increase again. Figtree has partnered with a large New York–based financial institution for up to $60

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/figtree-pace-launches-ondemandpace/feed/ 1 PACE Program For Broward County (Florida) Moves Forward http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/22/pace-program-broward-county-florida-moves-forward/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/22/pace-program-broward-county-florida-moves-forward/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:00:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57941 Increasing the number of jobs in our country is critical. However, what is intelligent is to create jobs that are truly sustainable. Due to recent improvements in Broward County, Florida, there are many happy contractors, electricians, and others in related fields thanks to a new program. An intelligent effort from the Broward County Commission continues

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