Connecticut-based Greenworks Lending “is making a major push into Ohio” to promote Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for business owners, Columbus Business First reports. PACE is a financing tool for clean-energy improvements in which loans are paid back through assessments to the property tax bill. This enables building owners to “start a major, long-term energy project with no upfront costs that can be repaid over years with a private capital provider,” according to the article. Ohio’s “aging building stock” makes it an attractive market for Greenworks. The company’s director of market activation and policy, Aaron Kraus, said the best candidates for the PACE program are “mid-market buildings that need extensive capital upgrades — things like new boilers, chillers, lighting or solar panels in medical offices, warehouse and retail strips.” For more, read the full article.
Lender encouraging Ohio businesses to use PACE financing for energy upgrades
