Opinion: Bringing renewable energy and efficiency to real estate development
C-PACER can transform development — the entire Mid-South should embrace it.
“C-PACER allows commercial property owners and developers to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings with low-cost financing provided by private lenders, shielding them from rising energy prices in the medium to long term.”
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EDGE expected to approve eco-friendly, federal incentive this month
To qualify, developers would have to invest at least $1 million in energy efficiency improvements or projects to reduce lead in drinking water.
Memphis becomes first city in Tennessee with federal incentive for eco-friendly projects
On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Economic Development Growth Engine board members approved the federal eco-friendly incentive for developers.
Dixie Greyhound Station lands area’s first clean energy loan
Every time a community adopts the federal Community Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency program, it spurs development, according to a VP of a company that specializes in the financing.
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