Florida Green Finance Authority Debuts

The PACE financing program provides commercial property owners with little-to-no-money-down options for funding energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. Additionally, the Florida Green Energy Works program provides businesses with free green business certification and marketing opportunities. Read more

ECP helps launch first Commercial PACE program

Eco City Partners is proud to announce that the Town of Lantana recently approved the first-ever commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in the state of Florida. A first-of-its-kind, the Florida Green Energy Works Program provides property owners the ability to purchase and install energy efficient and renewable energy technologies through innovative financing alternatives. Read more

What do San Francisco, Los Angeles and Lantana, Florida Have in Common?

EcoCity Partners is designing and leading Lantana’s commercial PACE program. The EcoCity Partners team will create the financing program along with a green business certification program that the participants can use to market the green goals they achieve. Read more

Town Launches first Commercial PACE Program in Florida

Town of Lantana launches first Commercial PACE program in Florida - Residential on Hold Pending Bipartisan Bill Read more

New PACE Bill Coming Wednesday!

Supporters of Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs are celebrating the upcoming announcement by a bipartisan trio of Congressional legislators that a new bill is being introduced that will put an end to the undue federal regulation that has blocked residential PACE programs. The legislation, entitled the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2011, establishes underwriting guidelines that protect lenders and standards that will allow local and state governments to offer voluntary PACE programs. Read more

New Energy Financing Program

The Town of Lantana, in partnership with the Greater Lake Worth and Greater Boynton Beach Chambers of Commerce, has selected a team led by EcoCity Partners, L3C to create the “GreenBiz Energy Collaborative Program”. Read more

Congressional Session Ends with No PACE Bill

The federal legislation allowing for PACE programs to move forward with the guidelines outlined in the White House's May 10th white paper, died in committee in the 111th Congressional session. Look for another bill in the Spring to gain the support necessary to end Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac's obstruction and revive PACE program. Read more

Rep Ros-Lehtinen Becomes First PACE Co-Sponsor in Florida

Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen provides the leadership that her constituents in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties has been looking for by co-sponsoring HR 5766, the PACE Protection Act of 2010. Read more

ECP sponsors the Water, Energy & Climate Change conference

Save the Date - October 21-22, 2010:  The Water Law Institute will hold a workshop on Water, Energy and Climate Change: Impacts of the Gulf Oil Spill and More in Deerfield Beach.  EcoCity Partners, L3C clients are eligible for a $100 discount off of the registration cost by using the code ECP. Read more

EcoCity Partners Joins PACENow Campaign to Save PACE

ECP Organizing Lobbying Efforts in Florida Tampa, Florida– With the decision by Fanni... Read more