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PACE Creates Unprecedented Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate

Commercial PACE will unlock powerful benefits for all parties involved with commercial real estate – that’s the message from speakers at the 2013 Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference and Expo, held May 22 and 23, 2013 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Read more

Florida Green Energy Works PACE Program Breaks New Ground in Florida

At the February 11, 2013 Stuart City Commission meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with joining the Florida Green Energy Works PACE program. Stuart will become the tenth municipality in Florida – located within the fourth county – to join this rapidly growing program, which will help communities achieve their sustainability goals while increasing opportunities for local businesses. Read more

City of Fellsmere Votes To Join PACE Program Spanning Three Counties In Florida

The City of Fellsmere voted unanimously to join the Florida Green Energy Works program at its January 10, 2012 City Commission meeting. By doing so, Fellsmere joins with eight other cities spread across three Florida counties – the broadest such program in the State – to offer Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing through the Florida Green Finance Authority. Read more

PACE program to collaborate with Gulfport businesses

Gulfport City Council unanimously voted to start contract negotiations with EcoCity Partners to administer the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), a program that lends money for energy efficient improvements. Read more

PACE Moves Forward in Gulfport

EcoCity Partners say the PACE program in Gulfport could be up and running within a month if contract negotiations go as smooth as Thursday night's unanimous vote. Gulfport City Council members voted 5 - 0 to move forward with EcoCity Partners as the third party administrator for the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. The next step is completing a contract; last night's vote authorized City Manager Jim O'Reilly to begin negotiations. Read more

City of Lake Worth Joins Growing Commercial PACE Program

At the November 13, 2012 Lake Worth City Commission meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to join the Florida Green Energy Works Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program by entering into an Interlocal Agreement with six other Palm Beach County municipalities who have formed the Florida Green Finance Authority. Read more

ST. LUCIE COUNTY NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND LOANS TO MAKE HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT

The Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) and EcoCity Partners have joined forces to enable even more residential and commercial property owners to access financially viable ways of improving energy efficiency in their homes and buildings. Read more

A PATH FORWARD FOR COMMERCIAL PACE

The Florida Green Finance Authority has partnered with the C40-Clinton Climate Initiative and leading communities, San Francisco and Los Angeles County, to launch the Commercial Clean Energy Financing Alliance (Alliance). Read more

Florida Green Finance Authority Debuts

The PACE financing program provides commercial property owners with little-to-no-money-down options for funding energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. Additionally, the Florida Green Energy Works program provides businesses with free green business certification and marketing opportunities. Read more

ECP helps launch first Commercial PACE program

Eco City Partners is proud to announce that the Town of Lantana recently approved the first-ever commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in the state of Florida. A first-of-its-kind, the Florida Green Energy Works Program provides property owners the ability to purchase and install energy efficient and renewable energy technologies through innovative financing alternatives. Read more

What do San Francisco, Los Angeles and Lantana, Florida Have in Common?

EcoCity Partners is designing and leading Lantana’s commercial PACE program. The EcoCity Partners team will create the financing program along with a green business certification program that the participants can use to market the green goals they achieve. Read more

Town Launches first Commercial PACE Program in Florida

Town of Lantana launches first Commercial PACE program in Florida - Residential on Hold Pending Bipartisan Bill Read more

New PACE Bill Coming Wednesday!

Supporters of Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs are celebrating the upcoming announcement by a bipartisan trio of Congressional legislators that a new bill is being introduced that will put an end to the undue federal regulation that has blocked residential PACE programs. The legislation, entitled the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2011, establishes underwriting guidelines that protect lenders and standards that will allow local and state governments to offer voluntary PACE programs. Read more

New Energy Financing Program

The Town of Lantana, in partnership with the Greater Lake Worth and Greater Boynton Beach Chambers of Commerce, has selected a team led by EcoCity Partners, L3C to create the “GreenBiz Energy Collaborative Program”. Read more

Congressional Session Ends with No PACE Bill

The federal legislation allowing for PACE programs to move forward with the guidelines outlined in the White House's May 10th white paper, died in committee in the 111th Congressional session. Look for another bill in the Spring to gain the support necessary to end Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac's obstruction and revive PACE program. Read more

Rep Ros-Lehtinen Becomes First PACE Co-Sponsor in Florida

Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen provides the leadership that her constituents in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties has been looking for by co-sponsoring HR 5766, the PACE Protection Act of 2010. Read more

ECP sponsors the Water, Energy & Climate Change conference

Save the Date - October 21-22, 2010:  The Water Law Institute will hold a workshop on Water, Energy and Climate Change: Impacts of the Gulf Oil Spill and More in Deerfield Beach.  EcoCity Partners, L3C clients are eligible for a $100 discount off of the registration cost by using the code ECP. Read more

EcoCity Partners Joins PACENow Campaign to Save PACE

ECP Organizing Lobbying Efforts in Florida Tampa, Florida– With the decision by Fanni... Read more

Board Member goes to DC to promote clean energy

Small Business owners to Bring Floridian Support for Clean Energy to Meet with Senators LeMieux and Nelson Read more