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Survey Says: Some in NC Using Green Financial Incentives, Elsewhere Regulations
October 11, 2012Dayne Batten is a Research Assistant for the EFC and second year MPA student at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Government. Alternative energy facilities, green site design features, and green building … Read More about Survey Says: Some in NC Using Green Financial Incentives, Elsewhere Regulations
Energy, General InformationRate Structures Don’t Kill Budgets, Inaccurate Projections Do
October 9, 2012Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center. I’ve come to the opinion that rate structures, particularly those that are designed to promote conservation and water efficiency, may … Read More about Rate Structures Don’t Kill Budgets, Inaccurate Projections Do
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationThree States, Three Different Statutory Frameworks for PACE Programs
October 4, 2012Matt Harris is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for the Environmental Finance Center. Adam Parker and Jeff Hughes wrote the paper referenced below, which is available on the Environmental Finance … Read More about Three States, Three Different Statutory Frameworks for PACE Programs
Energy, General InformationUsing an Index to Help Project Capital Costs Into the Future
September 26, 2012Update: This blog post and the graph were updated on February 10, 2021 to reflect more recent price index estimates and trends. Sitting at your desk very late in the … Read More about Using an Index to Help Project Capital Costs Into the Future
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationThe slow march forward of utilities embracing rainwater harvesting as an alternative water supply
September 20, 2012Christine E. Boyle, PhD is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Environmental Finance Center. Dr. Boyle investigates new models for sustainable local water and energy provision. Despite mounting evidence that rainwater harvesting systems … Read More about The slow march forward of utilities embracing rainwater harvesting as an alternative water supply
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterHidden Residential Irrigation in NC
September 18, 2012Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer for the Environmental Finance Center at UNC. Over the past four years, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) conducted in-depth analysis of residential customers … Read More about Hidden Residential Irrigation in NC
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationService Line Protection: Homeowners and Utilities Can Benefit
September 11, 2012Guest author Catherine Noyes is an Associate Consultant at Raftelis Financial Consultants. Since October, 2010, the Houston-Galveston area has suffered from one of the worst droughts on record. According to … Read More about Service Line Protection: Homeowners and Utilities Can Benefit
Drinking Water & WastewaterClean Energy Durham makes headway in achieving energy efficiency in Halifax EMC territory.
September 6, 2012Christine E. Boyle, PhD is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Environmental Finance Center. Dr. Boyle investigates new models for sustainable local water and energy provision. In the world of energy efficiency programming, … Read More about Clean Energy Durham makes headway in achieving energy efficiency in Halifax EMC territory.
Energy, General Information