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Investing in Competitive Clean Energy Act

The Investing in Competitive Clean Energy Act is a CDFA legislative proposal that would fund credit enhancement tools and provide credit support for clean energy bond finance structures.

CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series: Climate Change - Financing Resilient Infrastructure Members only

Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Webcasts

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series expert speakers discussed the types of financing tools that are needed in order to finance more resilient infrastructure development.

Montgomery County Green Bank Overview Members only

Economic Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance

Tom Deyo from the Montgomery County Green Bank gives an overview of his organization.

Prince George's County, MD: Green Sustainability Fund Members only

Economic Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance

Shelly Gross-Wade from FSC First presents on Prince George's Countys' new Green Energy Sustainability Fund.

The Climate Access Fund: Social Equity through Clean Energy Members only

Economic Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance

Lynn Heller from the Climate Access Fund presents on this emerging fund in Maryland.

Finance Guide for Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge Design Teams Members only

Bond Finance | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Water Finance

The purpose of this guide, produced by NHA Advisors, is to assist design teams that are part of the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge (RbD) by providing a funding and financing reference guide for resilient infrastructure along the San...

Owning the Benefits of Solar+Storage Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

This report from the Clean Energy Group is intended to start a discussion of the broad range of options for owning and financing solar+storage systems. It is designed to open up the conversation to explore a variety of models, including PACE...

Assessing the PACE of CA Residential Solar Deployment Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) | U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)

This report by Jeff Deason and Sean Murphy from Berkeley Lab examines the impacts of Property Assessed Clean Energy programs on residential solar photovoltaic development in California from 2010-2015.

Largest MI PACE Deal Used to Retrofit the St. Clair Inn Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

The St. Clair Inn recently used PACE to implement a broad array of updates including LED lights, efficient appliances and water saving measures, using over $5.5 million in PACE financing. This is the largest PACE deal that Michigan has had to date.

Matchmaker Program Identifies Climate-Related Development Projects Worldwide Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Water Finance

CDP's Matchmaker is a service that provides subscribers exposure to a project pipeline of sustainable infrastructure opportunities in cities globally. In 2017, 370 cities disclosed over 1,000 sustainable infrastructure projects in areas such as...

Lessons in Commercial PACE Leadership: The Path from Legislation to Launch Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

This report from the U. S. Department of Energy and the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy gives an overview of the steps needed to create a successful commercial PACE program.

A Kresge Foundation Report: Rising to the Challenge, Together Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | Water Finance

This new report entitled, Rising to the Challenge, Together; A Review and Critical Assessment of the State of the US Climate Adaptation Field, was prepared for The Kresge Foundation.

Charlie's Tip for the Long "Brown" Summer: Federal Investment and Economic Development Tax Incentives for Brownfields Financing Members only

Charlie Bartsch with ICF International looks at creative ways to finance brownfields redevelopment under tighter credit markets. The report looks at financing vehicles such as historic rehabilitation tax credits, new markets tax credits, energy...

Financing Redevelopment & Infrastructure – Overview of Current Options to Consider Members only

Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Redevelopment

This presentation by Charlie Bartsch of ICF Consulting looks at the state of the credit and financial markets on redevelopment and infrastructure projects. New federal spending and programs that may have an impact on redevelopment projects are also...

Energy Finance: The Green Bank Model in New England Members only

Access to Capital | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing

Bert Hunter explores the Green Bank Model for clean energy investment as well as opportunities to expand the use of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) to both the commercial and residential sectors.

Energy Finance: The Green Bank Model in New England Members only

Access to Capital | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) | Urban Development

Brian McCarter. CEO of Sustainable Real Estate Solutions, explores the Green Bank Model for clean energy investment as well as opportunities to expand the use of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) to both commercial and residential sectors.

How the Green Investment Bank Model Can Play a Role in Scaling Up Climate Finance in Emerging Markets Members only

Green Finance

This policy working paper explores the utility of “Green Investment Banks” (GIBs) to help meet the financing needs to address climate change, support countries’ Paris Commitments, and meet the challenges specific to scaling investment in low carbon...

CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series: Bonds + Financing Sustainability Members only

Bonds are considered the bedrock tool for development finance because of their common use funding traditional projects however they also can be adaptable for new types of projects. In the current day and age sustainability has become a key focus in...

Building Sustainable Cities Through Blended Capital Members only

This Kresge Foundation case study examines strategies to confront the interconnected web of complex issues facing cities and their residents as they address income inequality and reimagine a sustainable Detroit.

Connecticut Green Bank: C-PACE Members only

Economic Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Brian Farnen from the Connecticut Green Bank presents on C-PACE.

DC Water's Green Bond Report 2016 Members only

Bond Finance | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Water Finance

The 2016 District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's DC Water's Green Bond Report.

State of the PACE Market & Energy Efficiency in Virginia Members only

Community Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) | Redevelopment

After eight years of effort, PACE has finally launched in Virginia. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing is taking hold across the country through several innovative programs, and Virginia is no different. Designed to support the...

Creative Financing Strategies - Green Bank Principles and the NY Green Bank Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Unique development financing solutions are increasingly sought after to complete projects of all sizes, and it is often necessary to find creative approaches that involve combining multiple financing tools. Andrew Levine of Stradley Ronon Stevens &...

Non-CIF WTAD Funded Projects Members only

Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) are established to propel investment by financing redevelopment in blighted areas. In Georgia, these districts have catalyzed innovative growth and groundbreaking projects throughout the state. Jennifer Fine with...

USDA Programs in the Local Food Supply Chain Members only

Food Systems Finance | Green Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)

This chart from the USDA outlines the current federal financing programs which are available for each segment of the local food supply chain.

The ICA GreenRise Center Members only

Community Development | Development Finance Toolbox | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Redevelopment

Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...

PACE as a Unique Tool Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing supports the expansion of energy efficiency, solar, water, wind power and other renewable energy installations for the benefit of commercial buildings. PACE programs capitalize reduction in energy...

Show Me PACE Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Missouri Clean Energy District Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

PACE Overview Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Green Bonds for Cities: A Strategic Guide for City-level Policymakers in Developing Countries Members only

Bond Finance | Green Finance | International | Urban Development | Water Finance

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative offers a strategic guide for cities in developing countries to access green bond market flows, a potential source of finance for cities in developing countries looking to secure investment in low-carbon,...

CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series: Capturing the Success of High Performing DFA's Members only

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series on Capturing the Success of High Performing DFA's featured Tim Fisher of CDFA, Paul Toth of Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development...

Getting to Green: Paying for Green Infrastructure Members only

Green Finance | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Urban Development | Water Finance

Green Infrastructure practices typically involve compact design to retain or manage stormwater from individual or neighborhood group parcels. The information presented in this report is targeted at people making decisions about how to finance those...

MA Local Food Action Plan Members only

We all eat, and therefore we are all important participants in the food system. The choices we make about the food we buy and where we buy it drive production, influence markets, support economies close to Introduction 18 || Massachusetts Local Food...

Best Practice Guidelines for Residential PACE Financing Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) | U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)

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...

Economics and LID Practices Members only

Economic Development | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Water Finance

Low Impact Development (LID) represents one of the most progressive trends in the area of stormwater management and water quality. This approach involves utilizing strategies to control precipitation as close to its source as possible in order to...

Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure Members only

Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Water Finance

New financing models and pricing flexibility, which are necessary to pay for new infrastructure and to support legacy systems, provide enormous opportunity for positive transformation necessary to keep pace with the rapid changes being experienced...

Transformative Revitalization - Boston Landing Members only

Development Finance Authority, Mass Development, uses Public-Private Partnership, Bonds, TIF, Special Assessment, Brownfields Clean Up, and Tax Credits to redevelop the former Slaughterhouse District into the New Boston Landing.

Vermont Economic Development Authority - Energy Saving and Conservation Finance Programs Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance

Thomas Porter, VEDA Sr. Commercial Loan Officer, presents energy saving and conservation finance programs that are available in Vermont.

Green Energy in Pittsburgh Members only

Access to Capital | Energy Finance | Green Finance

Jeni Cooper from Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh shows some of the programs that are available in Pittsburgh for energy finance and the companies that used them.

USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)

Steve Gerrish from the U.S. Department of Agriculture talks about the USDA REAP program which offers loans and grants for farmers and rural small businesses for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

How$martKY: Energy Efficiency for Everyone Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Rural Development

Chris Woolery from the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development explains the How$martKY: Energy Efficiency for Everyone program.

The SAVES Green Community Program for Energy Efficiency and Conservation and QECB

Bond Finance | Energy Finance | Green Finance

The CleanSource SAVES Green Community Program uses Qualified Energy Conservation (QECB) bonds to fund loans to finance qualified projects in commercial, industrial, institutional and local government buildings within the jurisdiction which is...

Green Bank Accounting: Examining the Current Landscape and Tallying Progress on Energy Efficiency Members only

Access to Capital | Energy Finance | Green Finance

This report was performed by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and surveys the current landscape of green banks to understand how they are working in various market sectors and to identify promising strategies and lessons...

Next Generation Standards: How the National Energy Efficiency Standards Program Can Continue to Drive Energy, Economic, and Environmental Benefits Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance

This report estimates the savings opportunities from updates to existing standards. We also offer five strategic recommendations for improving the national standards program and further increasing savings.

Moody's Assigns its First Green Bond Assessment to Dutch Mortgage Deal Members only

Bond Finance | Energy Finance | Green Finance

Moody's Investors Service has released a report from their first assigned Green Bond Assessment (GBA) of GB1 to GREEN STORM 2016 B.V., a Dutch green residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS).

Green Striping Bond Finance Members only

Bond Finance | Federal | Green Finance

Diversity in the environmental asset class is suffering from high minimum issuance sizes and monitoring costs. Green striping could be the solution.

Financing Resilient Infrastructure Members only

The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Office of Economic Resilience released this fact sheet on financing high-performance infrastructure, which are designed to help stretch public funding further. They are also useful for communities that...

Best Practice Guidelines for Residential PACE Financing Programs Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) | U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)

The revised Dept. of Energy guidelines focus on best practices for program design, including consumer and lender protections; compatibility of PACE with other energy efficiency programs and services; minimum contractor requirements and performance...

Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Members only

Energy Finance | Green Finance | Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing is an innovative program designed to incentivize commercial businesses to undertake green efforts.

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