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PACE Wisconsin Approves Financing to Fund Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Hotel Retlaw Renovations

February 18, 2018

Statewide program to finance $2.3 million in improvements
The historic Hotel Retlaw in downtown Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is the second energy efficiency improvement project funded by financing available through PACE Wisconsin. A total of $2.3 million in PACE financing was approved to support the project, which will yield nearly $5 million in energy savings over the effective … Read the full press release

First PACE Wisconsin Project Begins in Dane County

December 28, 2017

Hotel Indigo project to include significant energy efficiency improvements
The Hotel Indigo project—the revitalization of the former Mautz Paint facility, a 102-year-old historic structure located in Madison, Wisconsin—is the first project financed through PACE Wisconsin. The statewide program, recently adopted in Dane County, enables commercial property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term PACE financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and … Read the full press release

Brown and Portage Counties Join PACE Wisconsin Program

July 17, 2017

Commercial property owners gain access to affordable financing for energy efficiency improvements
Brown and Portage are the most recent counties in the state to join PACE Wisconsin, a program which enables commercial property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation improvements.PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) drives economic development by authorizing municipalities and counties to work … Read the full press release

Dane County Joins PACE Wisconsin Program

July 14, 2017

Commercial property owners gain access to affordable financing for energy efficiency improvements
Dane County is 19th in the state to join PACE Wisconsin, a program which enables commercial property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation improvements.PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) drives economic development by authorizing municipalities and counties to work with private sector lenders … Read the full press release

Door County Signs on for PACE Program

July 7, 2017

Door County last week signed on as a participant in a program to provide low-interest, long-term loans to businesses on the peninsula looking for dollars to improve energy efficiency, switching to renewable energy and water conservation improvements.
Climate Change Coalition Read the full press release

Wisconsin County Magazine

January 14, 2017

​PACE Wisconsin Program Launched
PACE Wisconsin, a statewide program which enables property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency, re-newable energy, and water conservation building improvements, is now available for implementation by Wisconsin municipalities and counties.Wisconsin Counties January 2017 Read the full press release

PACE Wisconsin Program Launched

December 14, 2016

Innovative financing model stimulates local economies through commercial building revitalization
WECC’s Energy Finance Solutions (EFS) has launched PACE Wisconsin, a statewide program which enables commercial property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation improvements. The program, which is now available for implementation by Wisconsin municipalities and counties, will be administered by EFS.PACE (Property … Read the full press release