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WaterCARE: Four Common Challenges Facing Water and Wastewater Systems
July 8, 2016Earlier this year, the EFC at UNC, in partnership with the Southwest Environmental Finance Center and other members of the Environmental Finance Center Network, started work on WaterCARE (Community Assistance … Read More about WaterCARE: Four Common Challenges Facing Water and Wastewater Systems
Drinking Water & WastewaterCommunity-Based Social Marketing: Tools for reducing demand through behavior change
July 1, 2016In our work with water utilities across the country, the Environmental Finance Center is often asked how a water utility might encourage conservation amongst its customers. Such utilities may be interested … Read More about Community-Based Social Marketing: Tools for reducing demand through behavior change
Drinking Water & WastewaterOne Major Thing LBNL’s “Energy Efficiency Program Financing” Technical Brief Doesn’t Tell Us (and Several Surprising Things it Does)
June 24, 2016Earlier this week, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) released a technical brief, “Energy Efficiency Program Financing: Where it comes from, where it goes, and how it gets there.” Financing specifically … Read More about One Major Thing LBNL’s “Energy Efficiency Program Financing” Technical Brief Doesn’t Tell Us (and Several Surprising Things it Does)
EnergyFinancing Energy Efficiency for Municipal Electric Utility Customers in North Carolina
June 9, 2016Here at the EFC, we are always looking for ways to support the sustainable financing of energy efficiency for communities around the country, including in our home state of North … Read More about Financing Energy Efficiency for Municipal Electric Utility Customers in North Carolina
EnergyMore Federal Funding Available to Grow Clean Energy Small Businesses
May 23, 2016Back in September, the School of Government’s Community and Economic Development in North Carolina and Beyond blog highlighted a new program from US EPA to work with small businesses nationwide to … Read More about More Federal Funding Available to Grow Clean Energy Small Businesses
EnergySix Keys to Improve Your Water Utility’s Credit Rating – A Cheat Sheet
May 11, 2016Water and Wastewater utilities receive “credit ratings” just as a private individual has a FICO® score. While organizations like the Fair Isaac Corporation calculate personal credit scores, for entities like … Read More about Six Keys to Improve Your Water Utility’s Credit Rating – A Cheat Sheet
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationFour Steps of Effective Project Management
May 5, 2016As the Assistant Program Manager at the UNC Environmental Finance Center (EFC), I work ‘behind the scenes’ on internal projects related to the every day management of our center. In … Read More about Four Steps of Effective Project Management
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Energy, General Information, Waste Management, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterSunEdison Falls. Yieldcos Rise.
April 26, 2016In May 2015, SunEdison was the largest renewable energy developer in the world. The solar and wind company is headquartered in California, with projects worldwide. Now, almost a year later, … Read More about SunEdison Falls. Yieldcos Rise.
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