Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program

Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program

Purpose: 
PACE provides low-cost, long-term loans to commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential property owners for the purpose of implementing water conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable retrofits.
Description: 
The Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program can be used to pay for permanent efficiency improvements, such as HVAC upgrades, renewable energy systems, wastewater recovery and reuse systems, and high efficiency irrigation equipment. More information on program implementation can be found on the websites of the Texas PACE Authority, Lone Star PACE, and Keeping PACE in Texas. Information on PACE as it pertains to the Dallas-Fort Worth region can be found on PACE Adoption in North Central Texas. Furthermore, the City of Dallas is one of the first cities in Texas to approve the PACE financing program. Property Assessed Clean Energy (TX-PACE) is a proven financial tool that incentivizes Texas’ property owners to upgrade facility infrastructure with little or no capital outlay. Approved by State legislation and established by local governments, TX-PACE programs enable owners to lower their operating costs and use the savings to pay for eligible water conservation, energy efficiency, resiliency, and distributed generation projects.
Resource Level: 
Intermediate