Benefits
To Multifamily Housing Partners:
□Savings on utility bills for both commercial meters and tenants.
□Recognition on a National level as a partner to this US DOE program during conferences, webinars, publications, case studies, and other media exposure.
□Green marketability of your property plus lower utility costs to potential tenants.
To Utility Partners:
□Consulting expertise (MFAH, Regulatory, Legal, and Financial) and access to U.S. Department of Energy funding for project development by ICAST, at no cost to the utility.
□Help your low-income and vulnerable community, with no cross subsidy.
□Program structure where savings goes to reduce bills for eligible participants or for energy efficiency upgrades (Demand Side Management Programs).
□Pilot a solar PV (and energy storage) project for clean energy and peak load management.
□Recognition on a National level as partner to this US DOE program during conferences, webinars, publications, case studies, and other media exposure.
To Investors:
□Open large, untapped investment market: solar for multifamily affordable housing.
□Bankable investment as a utility backed program.
□Community Social Responsibility opportunity.
□Recognition on a National level as partner to this US DOE program during conferences, webinars, publications, case studies, and other media exposure.