c-pace retrofit financing: eligible measures

c-pace retrofit financing: eligible measures

This list of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies is a reference tool for the types of projects C-PACE is used to finance. All C-PACE improvements must be permanently affixed to the commercial property and part of a retrofit to existing infrastructure, with the exception of district heating and cooling systems. If an upgrade is not included on this list, Connecticut Green Bank will review proposed additions on a case-by-case basis.

Non-energy-saving measures directly related to installation of an energy conservation measure may be determined as eligible and included in the financing as long as the project’s SIR remains greater than 1 and if the measure will benefit the qualifying commercial real property (e.g., a roof to support solar panels or the pipeline infrastructure as necessary to enable a natural gas conversion). 

Icon for Health & SafetyRenewable energy measures
Solar power
Solar thermal
Wind power
Geothermal energy
Fuel cell
Methane gas from landfills
Low-emission advanced renewable energy conversion technologies
Projects that seek to deploy electric, electric hybrid, natural gas, or alternative fuel vehicles and associated infrastructure and any related storage, distribution, manufacturing technologies, or facilities
Sustainable biomass facility
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure (exempt from SIR requirements)
icon for Heating and CoolingEnergy efficiency measures
High-efficiency lighting
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades
New automated building and HVAC controls
Variable speed drives (VSDs) on motors, fans, and pumps
High-efficiency chillers
High-efficiency boilers and furnaces
High-efficiency hot water heating systems
Combustion and burner upgrades
Fuel switching
Water conservation measures to the extent they save energy
Heat recovery and steam traps
Building enclosure/envelope improvements
Building automation (energy management) systems
Renewable energy systems (e.g., solar, fuel cells, geothermal)
Combined heat and power systems (CHP)
District thermal
Microgrids
Resiliency measures (exempt from SIR requirements)
icon for Water Heating End use savings technologies applicable to industrial facilities
New automated process controls
Heat recovery from process air and water
Cogeneration used for peak shaving
Process equipment upgrades
Process changes
icon for Water HeatingIneligible energy upgrades
Appliances, e.g., refrigerators, dishwashers, etc.
Plug load devices
Vending machine controls
Any package of measures that does not achieve an energy savings to investment ratio (SIR) greater than 1
Any measure that is easily removed or not permanently installed
Any measure that does not result in improved energy efficiency or renewable energy generation

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