2. PACE Update Summary
What is PACE?
Currently used in the Commercial Sector in Missouri
Interested property owners evaluate measures that
achieve energy savings and receive 100% upfront
financing, repaid as a property tax assessment for up to
20 years
low-cost long-term financing, voluntary, set up with the
help of local banks and advisory boards.
3. State-Wide PACE Update:
St. Louis Update-David Pickerill: While PACE financing does have
support from regional banks in St. Louis, and is currently
sustainable through this method, David believes that its not a
long term option for St. Louis.
State wide financing with geographical diversity is the best
option for commercial PACE financing in the future.
Kansas City PACE Program: Oct. 17th KC voted unanimously to
join the Missouri Clean Energy District
Assessment contracts for PACE are currently issued through the
MCED, it is viable because it has no geographic boundaries for
issuing the contracts. (not limited to a single municipality).
David went on to say that implementing PACE in Missouri will be
most successful by implementing the program on a state wide
level.
4. Clean Energy Liaison Project:
A Facebook Page has been set up, will provide an
effective way for liaisons who are connected to social
media to communicate with one another, while also
allowing for easier communication from our organization
to liaisons who join the page:
https://www.facebook.com/cleanenergyliaisons
5. 47 Supporters have volunteered
as a Clean Energy Liaison as of
November 1st, all of which have
attended phone orientations (7
Liaisons have been oriented and
set up senate meetings since Oct.
The goals for this Project
are to reach 100
supporters who have been
trained as Clean Energy
Liaisons by the end of the
year
6. Initial Liaison Meeting Recap
Here are some potential questions that you could discuss with your senator
during the meeting:
"Would you be willing to cosponsor a bill that would help enforce Missouri's
Statewide Renewable Energy Standard?”
Do you or would you support subsidies for cleaner forms of energy?
Do you think that Missouri needs to take steps to end its over dependence on coal?
Given that EE is the least cost resource available to utilities, do you support laws
that would require utilities to invest more in energy efficiency?
Also, feel free to include any other issues that you would like to discuss.
Thanks and be sure to let me know if you have any other questions, or if I can
assist you in any other way. Thanks for your time!