HartfordBusiness.com August 18, 2015 The Connecticut Green Bank has become the first government agency to successfully use private crowdfunding to provide private financing for solar incentive programs. The Green Bank packaged $1 million of its loan programs and sold that bundle to solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic, which in turn offered it to its individual investors. […]
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States Turning to Green Banks to Finance Renewables
GreenBiz By: Mike Hower Monday, July 20, 2015 The United States renewable energy sector has long-benefited from public policies at federal, state and local levels, which have provided everything from direct investment in solar and wind projects to tax credits that help homeowners and businesses to “go solar.” Thanks in large part to this support, […]
Green Bank, Renewable EnergyGreen Bank Extends Solarize U Program
HartfordBusiness.com June 16, 2015 The Connecticut Green Bank has extended its Solarize U program to Aug. 31 in order to get more signups for the shared discount pricing program. Solarize U is very similar to the Green Bank’s Solarize CT program, where a solar installer will offer discounts to residents of a city or town […]
Green Bank, Solarize UGreen Bank Touts Clean Energy Program Overhaul
Stamford Advocate By: Alexander Soule February 3, 2015 Connecticut’s Green Bank has proposed reinvigorating a state program intended to help homeowners finance the installation of solar panels and other clean energy systems via a surcharge on their annual property tax statements. First authorized by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2011, the Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy, […]
Clean Energy, Green Bank, R-PACEClean energy financing expects double-digit growth
HartfordBusiness.com December 22, 2014 Q&A discusses the future of renewable and efficient energy project financing with Bryan Garcia, president of the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, which is changing its name to Connecticut Green Bank. Q: What will the Connecticut energy industry look like in 2015, particularly as it relates to CEFIA? A: Over […]
C-PACE, CEFIA, Green Bank, HBJ, REEBA, Renewable EnergyGood Election News for Supporters of Green Banks
American Banker By: Reed E. Hundt November 11, 2014 Please insert this fact in the thin file of good election news for climate change battlers: candidates supporting the creation of state green banks won in nine out of nine states. Green bank-friendly governors will be inaugurated in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, Colorado, California, […]
Clean Energy, Green Bank, REEBAGreen Bank secures $24M for clean energy projects
HartfordBusiness.com May 20, 2014 The Connecticut Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority has secured $24 million in funding from a California private capital provider to pay for renewable and efficient energy projects at business properties. CEFIA, whose name was recently updated to include Green Bank, contracted with California-based Clean Fund to cover the costs of […]
C-PACE, CEFIA, Green Bank, HBJ