Hillsborough Program Would Provide New Way to Finance Energy-Efficiency Upgrades

The County Commission recently signaled that it wants to start a Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, program that allows certain environmentally friendly improvements to be financed through a home or business property tax bill.

The DOE’s New PACE Guidelines

After months of review, the DOE’s new PACE Guidelines have finally been released. The USA’s largest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) providers do not anticipate any complications with the DOE’s new guidelines.

Financing beyond FICO: Using asset-backed loans, PACE to get solar deals done

A solar system as an investment for a homeowner or business has value that goes beyond a typical property improvement purchase or equipment upgrade. Because PV offers both ecological benefits and economic advantages for a property, new and unconventional financing vehicles are available — and can be offered by you to your customers.

Santa Rosa green energy funder Ygrene gets $145M; other North Bay business briefs

Ygrene Energy Fund, provider of residential, multifamily and commercial property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing, has completed a $145 million private securitization transaction with strategic insurance partner, Global Atlantic Financial Group, by issuing privately rated class A notes.

Soligent Solar Contractors Can Now Access PACE Financing Through Ygrene

Ygrene Energy Fund, a provider of residential, multifamily and commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, and solar distributor Soligent have reached an agreement to expand their services and increase access to affordable materials and solar financing.

Clean-Energy Finance Company Raises $329M in Pair of Bond Offerings

Ygrene Energy Fund closed two bond offerings for Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans totaling $329 million, the clean-energy finance company confirmed on its web site this week.

Ygrene and Soligent Partner to Offer Contractors Access to Credit Lines and Financing

On November 16, Ygrene Energy Fund announced a strategic agreement with solar distributor Soligent to allow participating contractors access to Soligent’s Tier 1 pricing and credit lines and to 100% financing through the Ygrene PACE program.

PACE Securitizations Top $400M In November

Ygrene, a leading provider of PACE financing, closed a $145 million private securitization on Tuesday and announced an AAA-rated $184 million public bond.