The California Hub for Energy Efficiency Finance (CHEEF) is developing statewide commercial energy efficiency financing programs designed to bring attractive financing to small businesses and large commercial customers. The programs include $14 million of credit enhancements available to participating financial entities, a statewide marketing campaign and on-bill repayment options. CHEEF is requesting stakeholder comments on proposed program guidelines by December 15th.

It will still mean growing cotton, tobacco, corn and soybeans, but it will also mean producing solar energy. A lot of it. Gov. Nikki Haley's office has announced that Adger Solar plans to invest $200 million in two separate solar farm projects in Clarendon. The promise of new jobs, tax revenue and clean power for the local community is good news all around for a county where economic development and job creation are experiencing a welcome resurgence.

This document from the DOE provides revisions to the original "Guidelines for Pilot PACE Financing Programs," to reflect the evolving structure of the PACE market and incorporate lessons learned from various PACE programs that have been successfully implemented. The revised and updated guidelines focus specifically on best practices and guidelines for residential PACE financing programs.

Duke Energy is sending notice to about 80 cities and organizations that they have won grants totaling $1 million to set up charging stations for electric vehicles.The grants are the result of an agreement Duke made last year with the Environmental Protection Agency to settle a 15-year-old lawsuit over allegations the Charlotte-based power company violated the Clean Air Act.

The City of Lawrence is preparing to make millions of dollars worth of facility upgrades — including solar panels, LED lights and smart thermostats — in order to make its operations more energy-efficient and save money.

The president-elect will not move to revoke wind and solar subsidies, according to a major Trump financial contributor who said he is a member of the transition team.

The state Public Service Commission has approved a settlement agreement between South Carolina Electric & Gas and the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce that limits to $831 million the increase in construction costs for two new nuclear units near Jenkinsville.

Florida's utility industry steered more than $20 million of their profits into a failed constitutional amendment to impose new barriers to the expansion of rooftop solar energy generation, but developers say that as the cost of installing solar panels drops, the state could quickly become a leader in private solar energy expansion no matter what the energy giants do.

Financiers are beginning to ponder what life without the production tax credit (PTC) might look like, and it might not be so bad.  Some look forward to the day when less tax equity is needed, as it significantly complicates the capital structure and comes at a high cost in addition to other tax inefficiencies.

Lawrence, KS, has added $11.4 million in energy efficiency upgrades. LJ World reports that the projects include installation of solar panels and LEDs and smart thermostats. The savings of the project will go into a debt service fund and pay for green bonds to finance the projects.