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Paying the Bill for Energy Efficiency
Jen Weiss is Senior Finance Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. There is a small hole in the ceiling leading into the attic of Mr. Smith’s single-family home and the windows are a bit drafty. …
Water batteries: With the right rate structure, water utilities can back-up the electricity grid
The Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate that 3-4% of national energy consumption is used for drinking water and wastewater services in the United States. Pumping – raw water, treated…
Update: Changes to PACE and Special Assessments in North Carolina
by Adam C. Parker Adam Parker is a law clerk at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He was formerly a summer law clerk with the UNC School of Government. Adam graduated from the UNC…
Lessons from Drinking Water Systems in Hawai‘i and the U.S. Territories
by Glenn Barnes Glenn Barnes is senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the co-director of the Smart Management for Small Water…
Financing Urban Forestry
Lexi Kay is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator at the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Before joining the staff at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC, I spent a lot of…
The Universe of Stormwater Utilities in Georgia
Stacey Isaac Berahzer is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, and works from a satellite office in Georgia. Stormwater utilities are an interesting finance tool for…
Budget Time and Water Finance
Jeff Hughes is a Faculty member at the UNC School of Government and the Director of the UNC Environmental Finance Center. Note: This post was cross-posted in the School of Government Community Development Blog. Much of the year, the…
Funding Solar PV Installations on College Campuses: Appalachian State University Explores a Buy-All, Sell-All Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
By David Tucker David Tucker is a Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center. As the University of North Carolina system campuses work to increase efficiency and to be even better stewards than ever of…