PACE programs offering financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and wind/storm resistance upgrades to private residences and commercial properties have been around since 2007, but the securitization market for these assets dates back only three years.

Floridians should expect that more active storm seasons are the “new normal” – a reality they must prepare for by hardening their homes, updating their insurance, and getting personal and business plans ready. That’s the message from former FEMA Director Craig Fugate in releasing a new survey showing many Floridians are not ready for th

ABS market participants speaking on Thursday said they are confident that the use of securitization could open up the market for financing green initiatives¨ but a lack of standardization and regulatory hurdles could keep the market from going mainstream.

MOKAN Construction Contractors Assistance Center gave its 2017 Community Partner Award to Ygrene Energy Fund for its efforts to connect minority businesses with access to stronger energy-contract job opportunities, particularly its community-based partnership with MOKAN and the city’s clean-energy financing program, Set the PACE St. Louis.