1. E NERGY P ROJECT A SSESSMENT D ISTRICTS ePAD CHP P OLICY S UB -C OMMITTEE M EETING A UGUST 14, 2014 1

2. Nonprofit economic development agency –Public-Private Partnership Energy Efficiency Services –Education/Outreach –Project Management –Financing Solutions Total regional investment: $42 million G REATER C INCINNATI E NERGY A LLIANCE 2

3. W HAT IS ePAD? E NERGY P ROJECT A SSESSMENT D ISTRICT Clean energy finance tool –Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water efficiency upgrades Works through property tax assessment –All assessments are voluntary Based on special improvement district model –With a few changes... Creates revenue stream to leverage third party capital 3

4. W HO CAN USE ePAD? Commercial Building Owners Industrial facilities Multi-family building (>4 units) Agricultural buildings and processes Not-for-profits & Government buildings –Organizations that do not pay taxes are eligible –Every building is listed on tax rolls

5. A DVANTAGES TO ePAD 5 Barriers to EE/RE Upgrades ePAD Solutions 1.Lack of funds 2.No lenders 3.Poor ROI – Short term funding 4.Debt limitations 5.Might sell property 6.Split incentives 1.100% external source 2.Unlimited private capital 3.Positive cash flow – Long term funding up to 30 yrs 4.Tax treatment as operating expense 5.Transfers to new owner 6.Tenants share cost/savings

6. ePAD P ROGRAMS T ODAY 6 225 Projects Closed - $75 mil - Pipeline of $275+ million PACE programs with funded projects Early stage PACE program development Launched PACE programs PACE enabled

7. ePAD L EGISLATIVE P ROCESS HB 404 adopted by Kentucky House in March –Session ended before approved by Senate Back before the legislature in January Kentucky ePAD Council is a multi-year effort to support the adoption and implementation of ePAD in Kentucky

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