C-PACE Project updates from Champaign County Executive Darlene Kloeppel:
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C-PACE: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy in Champaign County (Ongoing)
Recent Project Updates
Project Family
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Support Regional Sustainability
- C-PACE: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy in Champaign County
- Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA)
- Climate Justice Forum - 2020
- Community Conversation on Energy Conservation
- Geothermal Urbana-Champaign
- Green Food Truck Certification
- Green My Crib
- Illinois Green Office Challenge
- Land Conservation Foundation
- Solar Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana-Champaign Energy Star Challenge
- Vision Zero
- Youth Sustainability Summit - 2018
Description
In 2021, Champaign County joined several counties in Illinois taking advantage of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE). The program administrator for Champaign County’s program is the non for profit Illinois Energy Conservation Authority, NFP (IECA). C-PACE is a program that provides financing to private building owners for energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, electric vehicle charging and resiliency projects (“PACE Projects”) in commercial buildings. Eligible improvements include HVAC, lighting and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and other improvements in both existing buildings and new construction projects.
Background
Champaign County Ordinance No. 2021-8 established a Property Assessed Clean Energy program for Champaign County commercial properties. Champaign County designated The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP (IECA) as the program administrator in 2021. C-PACE is enabled by Illinois legislation 50 ILCS 50/ Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. One of the distinguishing features of C-PACE is that it is secured by a special assessment lien on the property and is repaid as a line item on the property tax bill. More information about PACE programs nationally can be found at PACENation, and locally on both the Champaign County website and the IECA website.
