Financial Services
Sector: Financial Services
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Financing continues to be one of the top challenges in the marketplace for energy efficiency retrofits and renovations. In efforts to address this challenge, DOE created the Financial Ally program in the Better Buildings Challenge. Financial allies support energy efficiency investments by making their finance products available and demonstrating their approaches through published implementation models. Since the launch of the program, financial allies have invested $3 billion in energy efficiency projects and have committed to investing $5.5 billion. |
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2016 Progress Report
Since 2011, Better Buildings Challenge partners and energy efficiency commitments have tripled, resulting in energy cost savings that now exceed the $1.3 billion mark, and the sharing of hundreds of proven solutions.
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Through the Better Buildings Challenge, 310 public and private sector organizations across the country are working together to share and replicate positive gains in energy efficiency.
Featured Solutions
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Financial Ally Offerings Decision Guide Better Buildings Challenge Financial Allies provide funding for efficiency projects through various financing products and services. Download this spreadsheet to pinpoint the right Ally for your project.
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Ben Healey shares some of Connecticut Green Bank's recent achievements. |
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Efficiency Services Agreement (ESA) In BAE Facilities Nationwide Implementation Model This implementation model highlights a financing mechanism developed by Metrus Energy; the company created an Efficiency Services Agreement to deploy multi-measure energy efficiency retrofits in BAE Systems facilities with no upfront costs.
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Kuakini Medical Center Implementation Model This implementation model describes how Metrus Energy funded 100% of critical facility improvements and equipment upgrades for Kuakini Medical Center through a projected 25% reduction in its total utility bill.
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Citi Riverdale Data Center Energy Services Agreement (ESA) Implementation Model This implementation model describes how Citi used an innovative third-party energy services agreement to deliver efficient electricity and cooling at its London data center, and plans to implement this model at other U.S. facilities in the future.
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PNC Bank Branch: Davie Blvd. & Andrews Showcase Project PNC faced the technical challenge of designing a branch that generates at least as much energy as it consumes. For this project, PNC decided to push the boundaries of its existing, high performance buildings.
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