Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing may still be “a well-kept secret,” but Forbes magazine reports that the “recent sale of a $103 million bond backed by C-PACE assets to institutional investors” may raise the program’s profile and lead to a breakout. Greg Saunders, CEO of CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital, the lender that originated the bond offering, “expects Wall Street’s acceptance of the deal to bring more attention to the tool and, ultimately, more securitizations,” according to the article. Saunders said C-PACE financing “has topped $700 million since inception and will surpass $1 billion by next year” as property owners increasingly find C-PACE “to be a superior long-term option for major upgrades.” For more, read the full article.
Forbes magazine says C-PACE financing is “Poised for Breakout”