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Keene officials move to adopt C-PACE program; ordinance drafting is next step
Summary
City officials described the state-authorized C-PACE program (Senate Bill 4, 2025) as a privately financed tool to support energy and resilience upgrades for commercial and larger multifamily properties; the council endorsed pursuing a local ordinance and outreach to lenders and contractors.
Asa Kramer and guests on the City of Keene podcast said the city will pursue a local ordinance to participate in the state-authorized C-PACE program. Mary Brunner, senior planner, summarized the program: "It stands for clean energy property assessed clean energy and resiliency," and said it is enabled by the legislature in 2025 through Senate Bill 4 and administered by the New Hampshire Business and Finance Authority.
Brunner said C-PACE uses private financing and "doesn't cost any tax dollars," adding the lien…
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