General Resources and Guidelines on Property-Assessed Clean Energy Financing

The following are resources and guidelines with more information about property-assessed clean energy (PACE) financing.

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Guidelines for PACE Financing Programs

• White House Policy Framework for PACE Financing Programs - These comprehensive best practices guidelines are intended to help implement the White House’s Policy Framework for PACE Financing Programs, available at

• University of California, Berkeley (UCB) Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) Guide to Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Financing Districts for Local Governments

• DOE Webinars on PACE

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory PACE Policy Briefs:
  • Accelerating the Payment of PACE Assessments
  • Transferring PACE Assessments Upon Home Sale
  • PACE and the Federal Housing Finance Agency

• PACENow - This website acts as a central collection hub for all news and information related to PACE and for coordinating legislative action to support PACE programs.

Specific Resources for Commercial PACE

The following local government websites feature examples of PACE programs and their documents.

• Sonoma County Energy Independence Program
• City of Palm Desert Energy Independence Program
• Placer County mPOWERPlacer Program
• Boulder County ClimateSmart Commercial Loan Program