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Ten New U.S. Cities Join the City Energy Project to Cut Climate Pollution from Buildings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT / katie.weeks@imt.org / 202-525-2883, x306 Danna Walker, NRDC / dwalkers@nrdc.org / 240.498.6193 Now comprising 20 cities, by 2030 the project could save more than $1.5 billion annually and reduce climate pollution equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road for a year November 15, 2016—Mayors from 10 U.S. … Continued

Using Performance Data Could Help Unlock Billions of Dollars of Savings in U.S. Apartment Buildings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT, 202-525-2883, x306 / katie.weeks@imt.org New report examines how governments and energy efficiency program implementers can help apartment building owners, residents, lenders and investors better use data to achieve economic and environmental benefits. WASHINGTON, DC (November 3, 2016)—Increasing the energy efficiency of America’s multifamily buildings could save building owners … Continued

Announcing the 2016 Standard Bearers Awards for Excellence in Energy Code Compliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT, 202-525-2883, x306 / katie.weeks@imt.org Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Energy Division; Chula Vista, Calif.; and Darren Meyers win building energy efficiency awards. WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 18, 2016)—The U.S. Department of Energy recently found that strong energy codes could save homeowners, building owners, and tenants over $126 … Continued

Green Bonds Primer

Bonds are the largest source of capital in the global market. Bond labeling has been a popular tool since bonds were created. Labeled bonds have been used to fund the railroad, aircraft, highway, and war industries. Many of the financiers and investors who offer bonds are interested in the environmental impact of the projects they … Continued

Energy Performance Contracts Primer

Energy Performance Contract EPCs are one of the most successful and long-standing financing mechanisms specifically for energy efficiency. Although most EPCs to date have been used to fund government efficiency projects, they have also worked effectively for the private sector. EPCs are typically designed so that the value of energy savings is split between the … Continued

Energy Service Agreements Primer

Energy Service Agreement An Energy Service Agreement (ESA) is a pay-for-performance, off-balance sheet financing solution that allows customers to implement energy efficiency projects with zero upfront capital expenditure. Through the ESA, the ESA provider pays for all project development and construction costs. Once a project is operational, the customer makes service charge payments for actual … Continued

On-Bill Financing and On-Bill Repayment Primer

On-Bill Financing/Repayment On-bill financing (OBF) and repayment (OBR) are financing options whereby a utility or lender supplies capital to a utility customer to make energy efficiency improvements and is repaid through regular monthly loan payments on an existing utility bill. One of the benefits of these programs is the potential to serve a broad set … Continued

Managed Energy Service Agreements Primer

A Managed Energy Service Agreement (MESA) is a variation of an Energy Service Agreement (ESA). In an ESA, the provider develops, finances, owns, operates, and maintains all energy efficiency measures and equipment installed during the term of the project.

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Primer

Property Assessed Clean Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing is a structure in which building owners take on debt for energy efficiency or renewable energy improvements that is repaid through an assessment on their property tax bill. The stability of the property tax bill allows building owners to make long-term investments in their buildings … Continued