Keeping PACE with Energy Options for Municipalities
Location: Lecture Center 100 at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Date: March 13 (rescheduled from Feb. 27)
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Focus: New energy efficiency and alternative energy initiatives and funding strategies for municipalities
Sponsors: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Hudson River Estuary Training Program, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Hudson Valley Regional Council, Hudson Valley Smart Growth Alliance, League of Women Voters of Mid-Hudson Region, Mid-Hudson Energy $mart Communities, SUNY New Paltz Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), and Sustainable Hudson Valley.
Highlights:

• NYSERDA and Central Hudson’s incentive programs for local governments, homes, businesses, and schools;
• PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) programs, which enable property owners to upgrade buildings using affordable financing options, potentially yielding positive cash flow benefits from day one.
• The new Green Jobs-Green NY program, offering an array of funding opportunities for energy retrofits;
• Power Purchase Agreements, using third-party financing to pay for energy projects;
• The Ten Percent Challenge, to hasten implementation of energy efficiency and renewables and draw attention to the Hudson Valley as a clean energy corridor.

To register: Contact Dare Thompson at 845-236-3074 or darethompson@gmail.com.
Downloadable resources: Flier and agenda

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Business Energy Savings Workshop - Orange County
Location: Senator William J. Larkin, Jr. Community Room, Orange County Chamber of Commerce, 30 Scott's Corners Drive in Montgomery, NY
Date: March 24
Time: Register and enjoy refreshments from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m.; hear presentations from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m.
Workshop focus: All the resources together for businesses looking to reduce their electric bill.
Sponsors: The Orange County Chamber Commerce, NYS Small Business Development Center, and Central Hudson Gas & Electric.
Workshop format:
1) GREETING by the Orange County Chamber of Commerce
2) UTILITY REBATES by Barry Henck of Central Hudson. Energy audits and rebates of up to 70 percent on the equipment cost of energy efficiency upgrades.
3) LIGHTING RETROFITS by Joseph Bierniak of Honeywell Utility Solutions. Upgrading commercial lighting systems with energy efficient equipment is easy.
4) FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES by Joseph Lewandoski of the Internal Revenue Service. Federal tax incentives for businesses making energy efficiency upgrades.
5) SBA FINANCING by Arnaldo Sehwerert and Myriam Bouchard of the New York State Small Business Development Center. Learn about SBA financing for businesses making energy efficiency upgrades.
6) QUESTIONS from participants.
To register: contact Joseph Bierniak (Joseph.Bierniak@Honeywell.com) or call (800) 515-5353.
Downloadable resources: Central Hudson news release and the SavingsCentral logo (jpg).