Financing Sustainability

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  1. HUD-DOT Community Challenge Grant Supports Rural Studies

    Housing planners in West Virginia’s largest county knew the silver tsunami had hit. In 2011, the state edged past Florida as the state with the highest percentage of citizens over 50 years of age -- almost one-third of its population, according to the American Community Survey conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. Infrastructure Costs: Sustainable vs Conventional Solutions

    Determining the most cost-effective approach to major infrastructure projects can be daunting in today’s changing world, particularly when considering the often complex long-term costs to society at large. Project managers who used to look no further than the immediate costs of labor and material are now being asked to take a much broader view, considering the full lifecycle costs of operations, maintenance, energy, water, and waste management – not to mention the seemingly abstract consequences of pollution, climate change and the depletion of natural resources.
  3. Sustainability Grant Information Now Accessible Through sCityNetwork.com

    Sustainable City Network, Inc. (SCN), a media company whose mission is to provide municipal professionals with quality and timely information on sustainability products, services and best practices, announces a new corporate partnership with American Funding Innovators, Inc. (AFI), developers of the GrantNavigator grant research and management solution. SCN subscribers now have access to this powerful new grant management tool and information regarding funding opportunities supporting sustainability.
  4. Local Governments Lobby Feds on Clean Energy Funding

    WASHINGTON - A coalition of municipal leaders made the rounds on Capitol Hill Thursday to implore their federal counterparts to continue funding clean energy programs that help fight climate change and reduce America's reliance on foreign oil. More than 100 city and county leaders attended the Local Clean Energy Leadership Summit presented by Climate Communities and sponsored in part by Sustainable City Network on Wednesday through Friday last week. One day of the summit featured a whirlwind series of congressional office visits in which local leaders made personal pleas to legislative aides in House and Senate offices representing more than 20 states.
  5. Historic Preservation Funding Under Fire

    Worsening federal, state and local government budget deficits continue to put pressure on funding for historic preservation. In fact, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), a GOP deputy whip and member of the Republican Study Committee's steering committee has introduced a bill in Congress that would cut $150 billion over five years from about 50 programs. That includes eliminating two highly praised historic preservation matching grant programs - Save America's Treasures and Preserve America. Even President Barrack Obama now calls both programs "duplicative and underperforming."
  6. Financing Solar Energy Projects for Municipalities

    How can municipalities help generate electricity from solar energy without actually paying for the development? The answer, increasingly, is through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), a financing device that entices private developers with tax credits and locks down energy costs for their public-sector partners. While there are numerous grants and municipal bond programs that help local governments pay for their own solar installations, one federal authority said cities should think twice about investing in solar if they haven't already made their municipal operations as energy efficient as possible.
  7. Gain Economic and Environmental Benefits Through Electronic Accounts Payable Systems

    Want to be a super hero in your municipal finance department? Try saving half a million dollars for every 100,000 accounts payable transactions, while eliminating truckloads of paper invoices, checks and payment envelops. That's the picture painted by U.S. Bank, one of many financial institutions that provide electronic invoice management systems to commercial businesses and governmental entities.
  8. Sustaining Sustainability Through Grants

    Municipal leaders, now more than ever, know that conserving resources generally saves money in the long run. But recycling, weatherization, green development and other sustainability programs usually require up-front investments to get off the ground. And, finding that money often means finding grants. Acquiring grants can be a time-consuming and sometimes overwhelming process. Only larger cities can afford full-time grant writers or consultants to ferret out the dollars. Unfortunately, grant writing often becomes the responsibility of someone who is already overwhelmed with other tasks.
Tuesday 04/16/2013
New Ohio Solar Project Commissioned
Posted: April 16, 2013

HANOVER, N.H. -- The New Energy Capital Cleantech Infrastructure Fund announced the final commissioning and term financing of the 5 MW Celina, Ohio, solar project. The project brings competitively priced renewable electricity to the city of Celina’s municipal grid, and will produce enough power to meet up to 8 percent of the city’s total energy demand.

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Tuesday 01/15/2013
Pearson Fuels to Build an Additional 19 E85 Stations in California
Updated: January 15, 2013 - 9:03 pm

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Pearson Fuels of San Diego, Calif., has announced that it has been granted $1.35 million from the California Energy Commission to assist in its expansion of its retail flex fueling network. The funds will be used to install E85, a high blend of ethanol and gasoline, into 19 traditional retail gasoline stations across California. It is expected that the project will displace approximately 2,754,218 gallons of gasoline per year as well as reduce greenhouse emissions by approximately 25,082 tons per year. The funding was made available through CEC's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.

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Monday 01/07/2013
Arista Power Announces Launch Of Community Solar Purchasing Program
Posted: January 07, 2013

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Arista Power, Inc., a supplier of custom-designed power management systems, announced that the Genesee County Economic Development Center has partnered with Arista Power to launch a new community solar purchasing initiative, called "Solarize Genesee."

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Tuesday 12/04/2012
Dioxide Materials Awarded $4 Million to Advance CO2 Recycling Technology
Posted: December 04, 2012

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Dioxide Materials has been awarded $4 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy. The award will advance further research into Dioxide Materials’ technology that will produce transportation fuels and industrial chemicals electrochemically from carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. Dioxide is collaborating on the project with 3M, a subrecipient of the ARPA-E award.

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Utility Offers Municipalities Incentives for Purchases of PA WindPower
Updated: December 04, 2012 - 10:11 pm

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Washington Gas Energy Services announced the launch of the PA WindPower Campaign, a community-based marketing campaign that rewards Pennsylvania communities in the PECO territory when WGES PA WindPower is purchased. WGES PA WindPower is a new electricity product offered by WGES that is sourced exclusively from Pennsylvania wind.

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Tuesday 08/07/2012
Argus Launches California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Price Assessment
Posted: August 07, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched the first published market price assessment for California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard credits. Argus' expanded coverage of California emissions markets includes weekly spot assessments of the LCFS credits.

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Tuesday 06/19/2012
Company Receives Grant for Nation’s First Renewable Natural Gas Fueling Station
Posted: June 19, 2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Energy Commission awarded Sacramento-based Atlas Disposal Industries a $300,000 grant to support construction of the nation’s first anaerobic digestion-based Renewable Natural Gas Fueling Station.

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Wednesday 06/06/2012
School, Companies Partner to Bring New Energy and Savings
Posted: June 06, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sidwell Friends School is generating its own electricity from sunlight and reducing its impact on the environment and utility grid thanks to 224 new solar panels. The new 53 kW system is the result of a unique partnership between the school, SolarCity and Common Cents Solar. The new solar system will generate clean solar electricity and create thousands of dollars in electricity bill savings for the school over its lifetime.

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Tuesday 03/20/2012
Company Introduces Fixture Financing Program
Updated: March 20, 2012 - 8:22 pm

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. recently announced an LED street light fixture financing program via LRL Global Finance Solutions. This new program provides municipal and other end users of street and area lighting assets with a financing program that features competitive rates and various payment options.

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Tuesday 02/07/2012
Partnership to Offer Consumers Affordable Solar Financing
Posted: February 07, 2012

PROVO, Utah & SAN FRANCISCO -- Vivint Solar, a provider of simple, affordable solar solutions, is partnering with Clean Power Finance to bring more affordable financing options to homeowners interested in clean energy. As a provider of residential financing for the solar industry, Clean Power Finance will provide unparalleled support, enabling both organizations to expand into more markets throughout the United States.

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