The fight against climate change will need big investments in infrastructure like solar and wind farms, transmission grids and low-carbon industry. But it also needs many more small-scale investments for hundreds of millions of homes and businesses — and that kind of work is best done locally. So say green-bank…
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President Biden Signs the Historic Inflation Reduction Act, Unlocking $27 Billion for Green Banking Nationwide
August 16, 2022(Washington, D.C.) – Today, President Joseph R. Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act. This legislation is a landmark achievement on the road to a cleaner, more equitable, and more prosperous future for all. The Act is a downpayment towards meeting the necessary emissions reductions to avoid the worst impacts…
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August 17, 2022: Regular Meeting of the DC Green Bank Board of Directors
August 10, 2022DC 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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Can ‘green banks’ bring clean energy to the masses? The U.S. is betting $27B on it
August 8, 2022By Kazi Stastna, CBC News You’ve heard of the gold rush? Get ready for the green rush. With close to $370 billion US ($475 billion Cdn) on the table, the race will soon be on south of the border to secure some of the clean-energy cash expected to flow out…
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July 18, 2022: Special Meeting of the DC Green Bank Board of Directors
July 14, 2022DC Green Finance Authority (“DC Green Bank”) will conduct a special 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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AEG Washington: Grid Modernization
July 7, 2022Join our CEO Eli Hopson next week to talk about a critical issue facing our region and our city: GRID MODERNIZATION. AEG WASHINGTON STAKEHOLDER CHALLENGE Q3:Grid Modernization When: July 14th @ 8:00am – 12:30pm CT Location: DC Water Headquarters, 1385 Canal Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003 ABOUT: Four invited speakers…
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DC Green Bank Ward 7 Virtual Community Meeting
July 6, 2022DC Green Bank is hosting a public virtual event exclusively for Ward 7 – political leaders and staff, residents, small and large businesses, developers, contractors, property owners, homeowners and community associations, community-serving organizations and all who make Ward 7 a special place to live. We believe it is important to…
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DC Green Bank Ward 8 Virtual Community Meeting
July 6, 2022DC Green Bank is hosting a public virtual event exclusively for Ward 8 – political leaders and staff, residents, small and large businesses, developers, contractors, property owners, homeowners and community associations,community-serving organizations and all who make Ward 8 a special place to live. We believe it is important to have…
Read MoreD.C.′s Solar for All Program Just Installed Its First Solar Shingles
June 30, 2022By Aysha Khan, Next City Washington, D.C. just finished installing its first solar shingle project through the district’s Solar for All program for low-income residents. The new installation at Rock Creek Ford is one of nearly 200 community solar installations underway as part of Solar for All, a Department of…
Read More‘Dragonscale’ Solar Shingles Will Power DC Community Solar Project
June 29, 2022By K Kaufmann, RTO Insider WASHINGTON — The “dragonscale” solar shingles that are powering Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) massive eco-friendly campus in California’s Silicon Valley will soon also be pumping out electrons from the much smaller rooftop of a multifamily building in D.C., while cutting electric bills in half for about a…
Read MoreFirst Solar Shingle Project Completed Under District’s Solar for All Community Solar Program
June 27, 2022(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), DC Green Bank, Flywheel Development, and SunStyle, alongside Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George and other District elected and government officials, celebrated the completion of the first solar shingle project under the District’s Solar for All program. The project is…
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Joint Partnership to Fund ‘Dozens’ of Green Energy Building Upgrades Across D.C.
June 24, 2022By Tristan Navera, Washington Business Journal D.C. Green Bank and the Latino Economic Development Center are committing $1 million to help small businesses and community organizations in some of the District’s most underserved neighborhoods make their properties more energy efficient. The Green Bank will lend $900,000 and LEDC has committed…
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