LPDD

Local Governments

DC Green Bank

Green Banks and Related SFOs, Green Banks
Aims to attract private capital at a ratio of at least 5 private dollars to every 1 dollar of public investment, use bonding authority to increase capacity, accelerate lending, and recapitalize funds, and be a breakeven entity.

Annapolis, MD Clean Energy Loan Program

Green Banks and Related SFOs, Green Banks, Incentivizing Voluntary Retrofitting, Financial Incentives for Installation of Distributed Energy Resources
Finances and encourages energy efficiency projects and renewable energy projects with an electric generating capacity of not more than one hundred kilowatts.

Montgomery County, MD Green Bank

Green Banks and Related SFOs, Green Banks
An independent non-profit, the Montgomery County Green Bank was incorporated and designated in 2016, and is the nation’s first county-level Green Bank.

Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Innovation Fund

Promoting Decarbonization through R&D
The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Innovation Fund was created in 2015 to invest in high-potential, city-led projects that develop, test, implement and amplify deep decarbonization strategies and practices.

NYC’s geothermal screening tool

Creating Technical Standards for Geothermal and District Heating
NYC’s Local Law No. 6 directed the city to develop a screening tool for determining whether a geothermal system may be cost-effective for a property.