HB&C, in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Offices (NASEO), has been performing finance tune ups for State Energy Offices over the past two years. These tune ups are designed to be a quick and inexpensive assessment of existing finance programs offered through the State, with recommendations on how those programs can betterRead more
Having been in this business long enough at this point, an interesting pattern emerged that just didn’t quite make sense to me: Energy Services Companies (ESCO’s) seem work almost exclusively in the Municipal, University, Schools and Hospitals (MUSH) market, and don’t really seem to touch on similar buildings in the commercial sector. Why would this be? WhatRead more
While HB&C’s primary focus is moving capital to clean energy projects, we frequently encounter a related and more fundamental challenge, lack of projects. In the non-residential sector OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), ESCos, contractors and utilities have been very successful serving the MUSH (municipal, universities, schools and hospitals) market with performance contracting but less soRead more
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