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HB&C has been working for more than a year to develop seven energy efficiency financing pilots that will roll out, statewide, in California next year.  One of the critical components of these pilots is to select an entity known as the Master Servicer.  The Master Servicer will:  Serve as an intermediary to manage all ofRead more

Harcourt Brown & Carey are stepping up our marketing game.  Starting with a two-page informational piece about what our firm does, and our most recent projects and clients.  Soon we’ll have a downloadable PDF version available on our website.  Let us know what you think, or if you’d like us to send you a physical copy weRead more

HB&C Senior Associate Jeremy Epstein is currently attending the Rocky Mountain Utility Efficiency Exchange in Aspen, Colorado.  This conference focuses on Utility DSM issues and features discussions, topics and speakers from individuals working in the utility, regulatory, public sector and private sector.  Epstein presented alongside Steve Dunn of the DOE on the current state ofRead more

As I type this, my flight attendant informs me that HB&C Principal Matthew Brown and I are 20,000 feet in the air, as we fly towards this year’s NASEO (National Association of State Energy Officials) meeting in Savannah, Georgia.  Myself (Jeremy Epstein, Senior Associate) and Matthew will be met by our other Senior Associate, andRead more

  With unprecedented drought conditions in California, and over allocated water resources in the west, compounded by expanding populations, water conservation is increasingly spilling over (forgive the pun!) into clean energy finance. The connection is simple- both water and energy are essential to our way of life, and both are key players in the story of how climateRead more

While there hasn’t been much clean energy finance marketing done directly to contractors, those that have likely put the most money into it are these guys, https://www.gogecapital.com/en/consumer-credit-financing/business/index.html  and I think the messaging here is pretty good. So what would a contractor-centric EE finance marketing push look like?   In my mind, it’s a two step process: First youRead more

A client recently asked me for some examples of good outreach to energy efficiency contractors. After much thought, I realized I was at a bit of a loss.  There is a LOT of advertising about energy efficiency programs to consumers, but very little actually reaches out directly to contractors. This is all wrong. First off, thisRead more

Jeremy Epstein, Senior Associate with HB&C,  gave testimony at an EPA public hearing in Denver, Colorado today.  The hearing was on 111d, also known as  “The Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants” Here’s a copy of his (unedited) statement notes. Good morning, my name is Jeremy Epstein.  Senior Associate with Harcourt Brown and Carey,Read more

The HB&C team recently got together in Hyannis, Massachusetts to brainstorm, bond, and generally chart out our company’s future.   Being that HB&C has doubled in size in 2014, going from two employees to four, some time to stop and think about our past, present and future was in order. In addition to analyzing our strengths andRead more

The 111d emissions reductions plan recently proposed by the Obama Administration provide a level of opportunity for energy efficiency and renewable investment and job creation that we have not seen since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Here we’ll focus on EE and RE, given that is our firm’s core business. 111d requires a nationalRead more