Financing Residential Energy Savings:

Assessing Key Features of Residential Energy Retrofit Financing Programs

Introduction

This policy brief discusses on-utility bill and property tax financing as methods for residential energy retrofits. It identifies barriers and challenges of retrofits and presents case studies of existing programs in Canada and the United States. The brief concludes with lessons learned and the implications for policy-makers.

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