Guest AuthorNovember 18, 2019
7min334
For us, PACE turned out to be the ideal fit for several reasons.
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Guest AuthorNovember 18, 2019
Staff ReportsNovember 14, 2019
4min420
The projects created 700 new jobs in Charlotte, Collier, and Lee counties.
Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2019
3min401
Ygrene Energy Fund announced Thursday that it had outfitted 121 Gainesville-area homes with energy efficiency and hurricane resilience upgrades. Ygrene helps homeowners complete projects such as solar panel installations through PACE financing. Short for Property Assessed Clean Energy, PACE financing allows homeowners to borrow money for energy-efficient home improvements and pay the principal back through assessments […]
Staff ReportsOctober 24, 20193min885
The projects created 474 jobs and added nearly 1 megawatt of solar to the grid
Staff ReportsOctober 17, 20192min790
The projects were completed in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties.
Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2019
4min897
The legislation is nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Guest AuthorApril 10, 2017
5min348
As a mayor, job creation, healthy neighborhoods, and public safety are my top priorities. That’s why Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is such a winning idea for Pembroke Pines and, in my view, cities across Florida. PACE lets property owners leverage their home’s equity to finance hurricane-hardening, energy efficiency and renewable energy home improvements, like […]
Peter SchorschMarch 27, 20179min648
As solar energy expands as Florida’s next big growth industry, with it comes a host of unforeseen consequences. While promises of reduced energy costs for consumers and the lure of “no credit needed,” county-approved loans are indeed attractive, easy financing and lower energy costs could be masking other, potentially devastating, economic problems. A letter last […]
Phil AmmannAugust 5, 2015
7min565
Consumers for Smart Solar — the bipartisan coalition of business and civic leaders— received three significant endorsements in its campaign to put a solar energy amendment on Florida’s 2016 ballot. In a joint announcement Tuesday, the Florida Council for Safe Communities, National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and the Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) […]
Guest AuthorOctober 6, 20133min161
The innovative Florida Green Energy Works is designed to offer property owners community improvement options to save both energy and money. PACE — Property Assessed Clean Energy — is the program overseen by Florida Green Energy Works, implemented in several cities in Florida. It provides property owners the ability to purchase and install energy efficient […]