The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law prepared our own comments in response to the proposed rule. In our comments, we urge FHFA to follow the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in setting its rinal rule, and to carefully
ACWA submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency urging adoption of a rule that would allow residential property assessed clean energy programs to continue. Read full story.
Energy experts have long been touting residential solar PV installations and home energy efficiency renovations among the most straightforward, cost-effective ways of cutting home energy costs, boosting energy conservation, reducing residential carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and stimulating local economies and job creation. Read
What’s the purpose of our government? No matter who you ask, I doubt that stifling innovative solutions would be part of their answer. Yet that’s exactly what the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seems determined to do. And we have only a couple of days
FHFA’s proposal is an overreach that would block energy efficiency investments that save money, create jobs, and protect the environment. It would stick a big federal nose into local government business. The agency should back off and issue a revised proposal allowing Fannie and Freddie
Propelled by private entrepreneurship, technology gains, and public support, clean energy and energy efficiency solutions began to proliferate in recent years. However, federal policy gridlock and state budget challenges are now jeopardizing the availability of government finance, exacerbating the serious finance challenges that impede the
Walgreens, which has installed 134 solar systems across the country and has plans for many more, says its solar program stems from the brand’s connection to healthful living and a bottom-line desire to stabilize energy costs. But it has plenty of company from other big-box
FARMINGTON HILLS — The City Council would like to know more about the Property Assessed Clean Energy program and whether it could work in Farmington Hills, but council members have reservations about whether such a program would turn the city into a bank. The council
The SCEC is currently assisting Brevard County with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the selection of a Third Party Administrator (TPA) to administer a CPACE program. The desired form and responsibilities will be outlined in the RFP which is expected to be released in
The idea of green buildings and energy efficiency for offices was something that corporate America initially struggled to see value in, but as cost-benefit analysis and research began to come out regarding the economic potential for retrofits, companies began to change their views. This idea is
