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Council debates opening PACE clean‑energy loans to homeowners, raises caps and admin questions
Summary
Councilors and administration discussed a bill to expand the state PACE clean‑energy loan program to residential properties, including proposed $50,000 caps, administrative costs, lien priority on tax bills, and likely amendments to preserve commercial financing options.
Anne Arundel County Council members debated a proposal to expand the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan program to residential property owners and to adjust program thresholds during Monday’s legislative session.
“The PACE program is basically a program that was established by the state and is in county law… this bill would allow both residential and commercial properties to make investments that would allow them to operate more energy efficient, using more clean energy,” said the sponsor (identified in the transcript as Ms. Rodbien), summarizing the bill’s intent to broaden eligibility and…
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