Resources | Residential Program Guide

Creative Financing Approaches for Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Programs

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2015

Organizations or Programs

How$martKY,

Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF)

This summary from a Better Buildings Residential Network peer exchange call focused on innovative financing approaches programs are using to support residential energy efficiency.

JEA Bill Insert

Author(s)

JEA

Publication Date

2014

Organizations or Programs

ShopSmart with JEA

Bill insert used by JEA to advertise their energy efficiency program.

Better Buildings Neighborhood Program Grantee Incentives

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

Atlanta SHINE,

Be SMART,

Beacon Communities Project,

BetterBuildings for Michigan,

BetterBuildings for Greensboro,

BetterBuildings Lowell Energy Upgrade,

Camden POWER - A Better Buildings Initiative,

CarrboroWISE,

City of Indianapolis Better Buildings Program,

Chapel Hill WISE,

CharlestonWISE,

Enhabit,

Community Alliance for Energy Efficiency (Cafe2),

Community Power Works,

Connecticut Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge,

DecaturWISE,

Efficiency Maine,

emPowerSBC,

Energize Phoenix,

EnergyFit Nevada,

Energy Impact Illinois,

EnergySmart,

Energy Upgrade California,

EnergyWorks,

Fayette County Better Buildings Initiative,

Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance (GCEA),

Huntsville WISE,

Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP),

Michigan Saves,

Missouri Agricultural Energy Saving Team - A Revolutionary Opportunity (MAESTRO),

NeighborWorks H.E.A.T. Squad,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA),

reEnergize,

RePower Kitsap,

RePower Bainbridge,

RePower Bremerton,

Richmond Regional Energy Alliance (RREA),

ShopSmart with JEA,

Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF),

Small Town Energy Program (STEP),

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC),

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)

This publication summarizes some of the incentives offered by Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partners.

Building Relationships with Financial Institutions

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

ShopSmart with JEA

In this video interview segment, Bruce Doeuck of JEA ShopSmart in Jacksonville, Florida, discusses the importance of building relationships with financial institutions.

Custom Messages for Specific Markets: Examples From JEA

Author(s)

JEA

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

ShopSmart with JEA

This presentation describes JEA's program and lessons learned about designing custom messages for specific markets.

Energy Efficiency Finance: New Horizons in the Southeast

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

ShopSmart with JEA

Case study highlighting the home performance lending program spearheaded by local utility JEA and JaxMetro Credit Union in Jacksonville, Florida. This program is one of the most successful in the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance's Community Consortium.

Facilitate Program Success by Responding to the Needs of Contractors

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

ShopSmart with JEA

In this video interview segment, Bruce Doeuck of JEA ShopSmart in Jacksonville, Florida, discusses the importance of responding to the needs of contractors.

Strategic Financing Partnerships Help Jacksonville Program Take Loans From Buydown to Uptake

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

ShopSmart with JEA

Find out how JEA successfully increased interest in its low-interest loan program beyond a short-term incentive.

Energy Efficiency Finance: Options and Roles for Utilities

Author(s)

Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Publication Date

2011

Organizations or Programs

Arizona Public Service (APS),

Enhabit,

Georgia How$mart,

Hawaiian Electric Company,

Kansas How$mart,

How$martKY,

Mass Save,

Public Service of New Hampshire,

Rural Energy Savings Program,

Sempra Energy Utilities,

United Illuminating

This report describes different approaches to energy efficiency finance taken by utilities.

Left to Our Own Devices: Financing Efficiency for Small Businesses and Low-Income Families

Author(s)

Environmental Defense Fund

Publication Date

2009

Organizations or Programs

EnergySmart,

Windsor Efficiency PAYS,

Berkeley Financing Initiative for Renewable and Solar Technology (FIRST)

Report that identifies and evaluates the sufficiency of available financing options to help low-income populations, particularly communities that have been historically overburdened by air pollution (i.e., "environmental justice communities"), invest in resource-saving measures, such as energy efficiency and water conservation.