News & Blog

23 Dec

Healthy Homes: How a Little-known Delaware Program for Septic Tanks Can Be Replicated to Help Low-Income Families Get Energy Efficiency and Drinking Water Upgrades

PACENation white paper details how Healthy Home Loan Programs can be established without the need for new legislation or appropriations. These programs would provide enormous benefits in low-income communities, including job creation, access to clean energy, improved water quality and reduced pollution PACENation, the nonprofit

31 Aug

PACENation Announces 2020 PACESetters and PACE Champions

Twenty-eight leaders were recognized for their efforts to strengthen the PACE marketplace for local governments and American property owners OAKLAND, CA, August 31, 2020 – PACENation, the nonprofit organization that advocates for expanded access to PACE financing, announced today the recipients of the 2020 PACESetter

24 Jul

Mortgage Lenders See Opportunity in C-PACE Financing

Building owners have long understood the advantages of low-cost, long-term financing through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE). A common question from borrowers is – but how will my senior lender look a C-PACE? C-PACE requires written consent from all secured lenders on the property

15 Jul

New USC Schwarzenegger Institute Study Highlights Long-Lasting Benefits of PACE

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a public policy tool established by state statute and enabled by local governments to provide affordable financing to homeowners and businesses for renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation, and natural disaster resiliency property improvements. PACE was first signed

05 May

PACENation Expands Board Leadership Amid Record Growth for Commercial PACE Programs Nationwide

Now more than ever, PACE serves as a critical financing option for property owners who need to make their businesses and homes more efficient, healthy and secure OAKLAND, California, May 5, 2020 – PACENation, the nonprofit organization that advocates for expanded access to PACE financing,

17 Apr

Retroactivity: New Use for C-PACE During Challenging Times

Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a public/private financing tool authorized by state law that enables private capital – with advantageous terms and conditions – to improve the energy performance of commercial real estate. To date, this financing tool has primarily been used to fund

17 Sep

RELEASE: PACENation Relaunches with New Leadership and Initiatives Aimed at Accelerating the Growth of the PACE Marketplace

Across 36 states and the District of Columbia, building upgrades supported by PACE financing have resulted in an estimated 9.1 million metric tons of avoided C02e emissions1 RICHMOND, Virginia, September 17, 2019 – PACENation, the nonprofit organization that advocates for expanded access to PACE financing,

06 May

Statement by PACENation on the critical importance of competition and open markets in commercial PACE programs

PACENation is the national non-profit organization that advocates for PACE financing. PACENation provides resources and support to local governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations that are committed to allowing American property owners to improve the efficiency and resiliency of their homes and businesses with PACE. Since

27 Mar

PACENation Announces Four New Board Members and Elects PACE Inventor Cisco DeVries to Serve as Chairman of the Board

PACENation has announced the election of four new Board members: Deborah Burke of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Keith den Hollander of the Christian Coalition, Robert Giles of PACEfunding, and Brad Knyal of E3. Cisco DeVries has been elected to serve as Chairman of the Board

04 Mar

Statement by PACENation on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)