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For Small Businesses Developing Clean Energy Technologies, Aug. 4 Deadline Approaches for DOE Funding

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Small companies developing clean energy technology, including wind shown above, have until next Wednesday to submit applications for funding to the DOE.

Great news for the future of clean energy technology and small businesses! Small companies developing clean energy technology can now receive funding from $30 million appropriated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from the Recovery Act and Fiscal Year 2010 budget. The DOE’s recent announcement of the funding opportunity states that successful small business applicants “may receive up to $3 million…
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The $11 Trillion Question About Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs

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Property owners in more than 20 states have been able to use PACE bonds to finance energy efficient systems.

Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs have been making headlines recently. At issue is a challenge posed by federal agencies surrounding who gets paid first if the borrower of the long-term loan defaults.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own or guarantee about half of the nation’s $11 trillion in mortgages, released an industry letter on May 5 to their servicers stating “an…
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Charging Infrastructure Expected to Power Electric Vehicles in Nine U.S. Regions

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Charging stations are powering electric vehicles in nine areas around the U.S.

As mentioned in a previous post, the success of electric vehicles (EVs) is highly dependent on the ease and availability of recharging, whether via private charging at residential homes or fleet vehicle storage centers, public street charging, workplace charging or private parking charging.

But charging infrastructure development suffers from a “chicken and egg” problem.

Large scale infrastructure build-out – whether for public streets or private workplaces and parking lots…
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How PACE Bonds Could Help You Finance an Energy Efficiency Project

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It’s well known that facilities and energy managers are extremely interested in reducing their overall energy costs. And according to the U.S. Dept of Energy, residential and commercial retrofits have the potential to cut energy bills by $40 billion annually.  With this in mind, why aren’t all building owners investing in energy efficiency (retrofitting windows, lighting, and HVAC) measures?

Because most managers are looking for ways to cut costs that either has a short payback, or a demonstrable improvement in their top line – in other words, they’re conservative and reluctant to invest capital. The challenge is to…
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