On Thursday, November 19, 2009, the Alliance to Save Energy hosted Financing Energy Efficiency, a webinar featuring Alliance Honorary Vice-Chair Congressman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) and energy efficiency finance expert Matthew Brown of ConoverBrown LLC. Israel provided an overview of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bonds, and Brown discussed the current status and prospects for energy efficiency financing mechanisms in the U.S.

November 2, 2009 – This past October the Alliance played a key role in two workshops focusing on efforts to save energy and water in Central American and the Caribbean, where the Alliance is partnering with Econoler International on two projects funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), “Energy Efficiency for Caribbean Water and Sanitation Companies,” and “Energy Efficiency in Water Utilities in Central America”. Based on Watergy practices and energy management trainings, these two projects aim to improve supply-side energy efficiency in seven Caribbean countries and reduce energy costs within the water and sanitation sector in three Central American countries.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) extends, expands, and simplifies the federal income tax credits for homeowners who make energy efficiency home improvements.

For details on the 2009 and 2010 consumer tax credits, check out our frequently updated Energy-Efficiency Home and Vehicle Tax Credits web page.