February 14, 2019: NJ’s new stormwater utility bill (A2694/S1073) authorizes municipalities to collect fees on parking lots and other impervious surfaces to fund improvements to failing stormwater systems. But it has many commercial property owners concerned that they will now Read More …
New Jersey has long sought to be a leader in energy efficiency. However, the state has had limited success in this intention. Under the Christie Administration, the Clean Energy Fund was raided by half a billion dollars to balance the Read More …
A letter of support for the passage and approval of the pending PACE bill (A1902/S1611) in New Jersey is gaining signatories from across the country and from many different stakeholder groups. The support letter reads in part: PACE resolves the Read More …
Now that PACE seems certain to be approved in New Jersey in 2018, the biggest question facing us is that of municipal adoption. With 565 municipalities, getting a PACE ordinance approved and a program established could take months if not Read More …
New Jersey is about to experience a surge of new clean energy projects, unleashing a considerable amount of additional private financing for energy efficiency and renewables. Amendments to NJ’s existing PACE law are being passed in the NJ Legislature this Read More …
A number of organizations, including the new Coalition for PACE in New Jersey and ourselves, have been involved in working with the state legislature to craft a new law that will address the Governor’s concerns — as stated in last year’s Read More …
After 3 years of working to bring PACE to New Jersey, and close to a real launch, we have scheduled The New Jersey PACE Summit – the first of its kind event for PACE in NJ. We are seeking Founding Sponsorships Read More …
“In just two years, we’ve seen the first securitization of C-PACE transactions in the country and allocated more than $65 million of capital,” says Connecticut Green Bank President Bryan Garcia. Bridgeport News (March 13, 2015): Two years after it was Read More …
Under the headline “Nearly $1B Available for PACE Projects in 2014,” Katherine Tweed of Greentech Media reports that Property-assessed clean energy loan (PACE) programs for both residential and commercial sectors are booming in 2014, with much more growth to come in 2015. Read More …
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 …