Around the States: Financing Opportunities Pop Up Along the East Coast
Updated: 2012-08-31 23:20:16
Power NY: New York Passes First in National On-Bill Financing Legislation This summer, New York became the first state to offer on-bill financing to fund energy efficiency retrofits. The Power NY Act of 2011 allows low to moderate income utility customers to make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes and pay for them through the [...]

Last night ACCA, along with our partners AHRI, HARDI, NATE, and PHCC, hosted a reception in the Rayburn House Office Building to introduce members of Congress and staff to our industry and its products. The featured attraction was a 250 pound cake depicting heating, ventilation, air condition, refrigeration, and hot water equipment from Carlo’s Bakery [...]
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