As Housing and Energy Costs Continue to Rise, Ygrene Becomes First PACE Financing Provider to Complete 25 Multifamily PACE Upgrade Projects

SANTA ROSA, CA -- On the heels of an announcement by Governor Brown and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development declaring support for Multifamily PACE, Ygrene Energy Fund today announced that it has completed 25 multifamily PACE upgrade projects. Ygrene, a leading PACE financing provider, is the first and only PACE provider to complete energy upgrade projects for multifamily housing ranging from 6 units to as many as 184 units, with market values up to $9.1M.

Ygrene Expands PACE Financing to Major Commercial Facility

Chula Vista, CA, February 5, 2015 — Ygrene Energy Fund is proud to announce the completion of downtown Chula Vista’s landmark Gateway Center project.  The Gateway Center is the first large-scale commercial project to invest in solar energy using the Clean Energy Chula Vista Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. 

Solar loan competition heats up in Southern California

Santa Rosa-based lender Ygrene is trying to expand its footprint in the San Diego-area market for green home-improvement loans, taking on three well-established providers.

Ygrene Energy Fund and Golden State Finance Authority Launch Industry Leading Statewide PACE Financing Program

Ygrene Energy Fund formally announces the availability of Ygrene, a statewide Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program based on its successful Clean Energy financing currently available to more than 3 million Californians. 

Ygrene accelerates to statewide PACE

Ygrene Energy Fund, which sets up and manages property-assessed clean energy project financing for local governments, on Wednesday said it has teamed with a large public agency provider of home purchase and retrofit loans to expand its program statewide. Because Golden State Finance Authority, formerly California Home Finance Authority or CRHMFA Homebuyers Fund, is a joint-powers agency, the considerable cost and hassle in staff time and documentation required to prepare, set up and run a PACE district is cut to the point that locales can immediately opt in to the new Ygrene progr