DC Green Bank, the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), and Flywheel Development , alongside the Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure Lucinda Babers, and Chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment Mary Cheh, and residents commemorated the completion of a new community solar installation in Ward 7. Hosted…
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DC Affordability, Sustainability Project Secures $2M Pre-Development Loan
December 2, 2021By Lisa McDuffie, Washington DC CRE News DC Green Bank, Jonathan Rose Companies and Somerset Development Company have closed a $1.85 million pre-development loan to finance the design and planning of Faircliff Plaza East, an affordable housing redevelopment in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. The project is expected to increase…
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Solar for All Ribbon Cutting at Fairfax Villages
December 1, 2021Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and partners at DC Sustainability Energy Utility (DCSEU), DC Green Bank, and Flywheel Development invites you to join us to celebrating the installation of solar panels in the Fairfax Village Community in Ward 7! A project of Solar for All,…
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DC Green Bank and Partners Announce $1.85 Million Pre-Development Loan for Groundbreaking Affordable Housing and Sustainability Project
November 30, 2021DC Green Bank, Jonathan Rose Companies, and Somerset Development Company today announced the closing of a $1.85 million pre-development loan to finance the design and planning of Faircliff Plaza East, an affordable housing redevelopment in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. The loan will support engineering, architecture, planning, design, and sustainability…
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December 7, 2021: Regular Meeting of the DC Green Bank Board of Directors
November 23, 2021DC Green Finance Authority (“DC Green Bank”) will conduct a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, (DC Official Code §2-574(1)). Pre-registration is required.
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DC Green Bank is the Newest Member of the Green Bank Network
November 3, 2021Two new financial institutions from Brazil and Washington, D.C., today joined a growing green financing movement that uses relatively small pools of public funds to attract substantially larger private funds to invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies and projects aiding the shift from fossil fuels to a climate-friendly future. The two new members—Minas…
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CLOSED – DCGB Invites Online Lending Solutions Providers to Propose Services
November 1, 2021The District of Columbia Green Finance Authority (“DC Green Bank” or “DCGB”) invites software product development vendors to propose comprehensive, outsourced loan origination and management software solutions as the organization grows. This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits a resource to serve as DCGB’s primary outsourced online lending solution development. All…
Read MoreCOP26: Global Cities Climate Action
October 27, 2021As part of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, DC Green Bank will be featured in the Global Cities Climate Action Exhibition. In partnership with C40 Cities, the exhibition will include content from across the globe by showcasing outstanding efforts by cities to accelerate progress towards…
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Tree Planting with Green Compass and Casey Trees
October 25, 2021The DC Green Bank team joined Green Compass and Casey Trees to plant more than 20 trees at Perry Street Prep Public Charter School in Ward 5. These trees are meant to provide shade for the school and community as well as improve stormwater abatement and positive climate impacts. DC…
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Making the Shift: 145th Annual Gathering of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention
October 21, 2021DC Green Bank is at the 145th Annual Gathering of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention to engage with faith leaders about our work and how we can support affordable investments and save congregations and faith communities money. To provide an experience to meet you at your comfort level, they…
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The Importance of Green Finance for the District
October 20, 2021The Importance of Green Finance for the District Eli Hopson and Brandi Colander Green banks are a new concept for many in our community and across the nation. However, states and municipalities around the country have been creating these institutions for over a decade, beginning with the state of Connecticut’s green bank in 2011. Under…
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Energy Efficiency Day 2021
October 1, 2021Did you know reducing annual electricity use by 15% nationwide would save more than six lives every day, prevent nearly 30,000 asthma episodes each year, and save Americans up to $20 billion (ACEEE & Physicians for Social Responsibility)?! Join us and the Department of Energy and Environment, Office of the…
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