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Energy Efficiency: On-Bill Programs Making Inroads

Posted on December 20, 2011

An innovative energy-efficiency financing tool that enables homeowners and businesses to pay for retrofits via their utility bills is reaching customers in historically underserved markets, says a new report from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The … Continue reading →

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New England States Embrace PACE Financing, with Revisions

Posted on June 24, 2011

Last July, the Federal Housing Finance Agency halted a popular energy efficiency financing mechanism that proponents said would catalyze home efficiency retrofits, but that regulators warned could raise homeowner debt burdens, and increase the risk of default. A few New … Continue reading →

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East Coast States Race to Harness Offshore Wind

Posted on October 28, 2010

ATLANTIC CITY — This gaming town on the southern tip of New Jersey might seem an unlikely place to launch a clean-energy revolution. But in 2005, Atlantic City became the site of the nation’s first coastal wind farm, whose five … Continue reading →

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