Property Assessed Clean Energy
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Beyond budget cuts: top five policy priorities for clean energy
Even with cuts looming, there are feasible policy steps we could take toward clean energy.
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Key votes in California this November
On Nov. 2, Californians will have a chance to reiterate and renew their commitment to a clean energy future.
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Angry county could cut California out of $33 million in efficiency cash
California may lose $33 million in energy-efficiency funds because officials in Riverside County are upset they didn't get more than half of the sum.
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PACE homeowners must pay up before refinancing, Fannie and Freddie say
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said today that homeowners must pay off PACE assessments before refinancing their mortgages.
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Exclusive: Fannie regulator digs in on clean-energy opposition
The Federal Housing Finance Agency solidified its opposition to the home-greening program PACE in a letter to members of Congress.
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Why won’t Team Obama save a clean-energy program from Fannie and Freddie?
The Obama administration has taken modest measures to help rescue a promising clean-energy finance tool, but it hasn't put its top people on the case. If it did, there's reason to think PACE could be quickly restored.
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California pulls home-energy stimulus funding in PACE dispute
More fallout from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's opposition to a popular clean-energy program.
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Energy bill could save PACE clean-energy program — if a Republican will help
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he is willing to add PACE-restoring legislation to a scaled-back energy bill, but only if a Republican cosponsor signs on to the plan. That may be the best hope of restoring the popular finance tool.
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Senate PACE bill adds to pressure to restore clean-energy program
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) introduced a bill Thursday that would put Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs back in action over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's objections.
