Court rules that FHFA may refuse to underwrite residential mortgages for homes with PACE projects *

USA - March 27 2013
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overruled a district court last Tuesday when it ruled that the Federal Housing Finance…

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The PACE program: a new approach to financing commercial energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades *

USA - February 14 2013
The Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency, PACENow and the Urban Land Institute released a report this month on Property Assessed Clean…

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City of Oregon establishes an Energy Special Improvement District as part of the Northwest Ohio Advanced Energy Improvement Corporation *

USA - September 21 2012
Acting with authority granted through the passage of Senate Bill 232 in June 2010, the Oregon City Council established an Energy Special Improvement District (ESID) for the purpose of financing alternative energy and energy efficiency projects.

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On the horizon in Ohio: is there potential for funding energy projects through innovative “on-bill repayment” mechanism? *

USA - August 13 2012
“On-bill repayment” (OBR) is a legislative initiative that may be gaining momentum in Ohio.

Co-authors: J. Thomas Siwo, Terrence O’Donnell.

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IRS issues guidance on QECBs *

USA - June 28 2012
The IRS released a notice providing additional guidance on the Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) program that began nationwide in 2008

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