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The November 18 New York State announced the passage of the Clean Energy Program Municipal loan, which allows communities to take advantage of the property assessed for Clean Energy (PACE) programs ready to continue a program of energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The bill was passed in special session at the request of its sponsor, Steve Israel (D-NY), who played a key role in the extent of realizing despite legislation of the State foot-draggers .

The reverse in fact a longstanding law that prohibits cities and towns in the state of assessing loan repayments through property taxes, and puts these municipalities up to engage in a call bids for funds. It also allows owners to opt for the annual tax burden has increased to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects over a longer period.

PACE, which has a double handle support these "green" organizations like the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and the Solar Energy Industries Association, is a vehicle approved for financing renewable energy in Solar Cities San Diego, California and Boulder, Colorado, and in the states of Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin.

In October, Vice-President Joe Biden spent $ 454 million in ARRA (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funding to support programs PACE. The program is called "recovery through catch-up". Applications are due in December and awarded on a competitive basis.

funding requirements of PACE could, according to advocacy group PACE now top $ 500 billion, leading to an increase (and badly needed) to improve the energy efficiency of older buildings to reduce consumption energy, or provide an opportunity for homeowners and businesses to install renewable energy technologies like solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal hot water / heating, or geothermal heat pumps. This would raise the profile of the nation's green energy, reduce use of fossil fuel production and contribute to ensuring energy security in a world increasingly troubled.

The program would be particularly useful in New York, where a plethora of old energy hog 'buildings and the high cost of remedial power to make binding on performance if the city is fulfilling its mandate reduced power under a new "green building" legislation recently introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

This law, which require owners and building managers to conduct energy audits and energy efficiency renovation in a profitable way, took effect in 2013 and applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet. Owners and managers will also be required to use energy to build reference against the other, the structures of similar size and proposed.

Entire State, Paterson has created the "45 by 15" initiative, which requires New York to meet 45 percent of its electricity needs through renewable energy and improving energy efficiency in buildings by 2015 .
This is one of the highest standards of renewable energy in the nation, and assembly, it would be difficult or impossible without emergency legislation, cut NYSERDA program since the State (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) Back incentives in mid-October to prevent the money from performance altogether.

The new, lower level of funding for solar PV is now at $ 2.50 per watt, down $ 3, with incentives for business and nonprofits have also reduced the solar energy. So far PACE offers new hope for solar manufacturers and installers, and homeowners and businesses are eyeing the solar energy as a path to a clean energy future.