environmental infrastructure offerings
environmental infrastructure offerings
In 2021, the Green Bank’s model was expanded through Public Act 21-115 to include environmental infrastructure, related to water, waste and recycling, climate adaptation and resiliency, agriculture, land conservation, parks and recreation, and environmental markets, including carbon offsets and ecosystem services. Our approach to environmental infrastructure includes nature-based solutions — a wide range of actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges including climate change — as well as hard infrastructure improvements which increase both social and ecological resilience.
The Green Bank is now mobilizing investment in environmental infrastructure projects that address our mission to confront climate change by increasing and accelerating investment into Connecticut’s green economy to create more resilient, healthier, and equitable communities.
If you’re a project champion or sponsor, capital provider, contractor, municipality, nonprofit, homeowner, community member, or other stakeholder interested in learning more, we’d love to hear from you.
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Link to: Smart-E Loans
For Homeowners
Keep your home safe from the impacts of climate change and extreme weather like heavy rains, high winds, tree damage, flooding, power outages, and more with the Smart-E loan. There are many improvements that can be financed with this low interest, flexible term loan to mitigate risk and become more resilient.
Considering installing solar or already have solar? Learn about how Energy Storage Solutions can reduce the cost of having battery storage to save the energy your panels generate.
Link to: C-PACE
For Building Owners
Learn how C-PACE could help your commercial, nonprofit, or multifamily property improve its resilience through measures such as:
- Climate change adaptations related to flood management, extreme weather and heat, wind, sea level rise,
- Nature-based solutions that promote stormwater management, healthy vegetation, soils and aquatic ecosystems, and
- FORTIFIED Designations.
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For Other Financing Needs
Developing projects that aren’t eligible to use our suite of existing home or building solutions? The Green Bank can support environmental infrastructure projects that require investment through our Green Bank Capital Solutions. Contractors and developers can submit a proposal to find the financial support they need.