1. C-PACE: A financing tool for building owners Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority

2. …transitioning programs away from government-funded grants, rebates, and other subsidies, and towards deploying private capital …CEFIA was established in 2011 to develop programs that will leverage private sector capital to create long-term, sustainable financing for energy efficiency and clean energy to support residential, commercial, and industrial sector implementation of energy efficiency and clean energy measures. 2

3. 3 Energy Challenge in Connecticut High Cost CT has THE highest cost for electricity in the "lower 48" Old, Energy Inefficient Building Stock CT has some of the oldest and most energy inefficient building stock Need for "Cleaner / Cheaper" Energy Sources Programs that will diversify our energy mix into renewable/clean power "More Reliable" Grid 5 major storms in 2 years with widespread outages

4. Property Assessed Clean Energy An innovative financing structure that enables commercial, industrial, and multi-family property owners to access financing for qualified energy upgrades and repay through a benefit assessment on their property tax. Private capital provides 100% upfront, low-cost, long-term funding Repayment through property taxes A senior PACE lien is put on the property and stays regardless of ownership 4

5. PACE is around the country 5

6. The Customer (Building Owner): PACE Addresses Key Barriers Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury Lack of funding? Near term plan to sell? Cannot assume more debt? Split incentives? Uncertain savings/technical expertise? 100% upfront, 20 year financing Tax obligation fixed to property PACE assessments qualify as OPEX Assessment/savings pass to tenants Technical underwriting / SIR>1 6

7. Connecticut Special Session Public Act 12-2 (June 2012) Commercial, industrial & multi-family property Requires the consent of the existing mortgage lender Requires SIR>1; permanently affixed Enables municipalities to opt-in Enables CEFIA to administer a statewide program 7

8. Benefits to Other Stakeholders Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury Capital Providers Low risk investment opportunity Senior lien Secure repayment mechanism (taxes) Legal and technical structure administered by CEFIA Mortgage Lenders Improves Building Financials/Risk Lowers OPEX SIR>1 No acceleration Creates a more attractive building for occupants and owners Finances deferred maintenance needs Municipalities Creates economic development & jobs Reduces energy costs for businesses Reduces pollution 8

9. Municipalities Opted into C-PACE Avon Beacon Falls Bloomfield Branford Bridgeport Canaan Canton Chester Clinton Coventry Danbury Durham East Granby East Haddam East Hartford Glastonbury Greenwich Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury Stamford Stratford Suffield Tolland Torrington Trumbull Waterbury Waterford West Hartford Westbrook Westport Wethersfield Wilton Windham Windsor Windsor Locks Killingworth Manchester Meriden Middletown Milford Newtown New Britain New London New Milford North Branford Norwalk Old Saybrook Plainville Putnam Simsbury Southbury Southington 9

11. Customers Apply Into C-PACE Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury 11

12. C-PACE Partners do Technical Underwriting Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury 3 rd Party Administrator: Buonicore Partners Program Expertise: Buonicore Partners Milford, CT Modeled Energy Profile of CT Nationwide PACE experience Technical Expertise: Celtic Energy Glastonbury, CT $1bn of energy-related projects Experience with large commercial end-users, utilities, and government Real Estate Expertise: Sustainable Real Estate Solutions Trumbull, CT Benchmarking Database Industry leader in building energy performance assessment 12

13. Upgrades: Whats Eligible Anything that saves energy from baseline High efficiency lighting HVAC upgrades New automated building and HVAC controls Variable speed drives (VSDs) on motors fans and pumps High efficiency chillers, boilers, and furnaces High efficiency hot water heating systems Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury … as long as it isnt going anywhere Combustion and burner upgrades Fuel switching Water conservation Heat recovery and steam traps Building enclosure/envelope improvements BMS Renewable energy systems 13

14. How does it work? 1. Building owner engages contractor to develop scope of work; works with utilities (CEEF) to incorporate incentives 2. Owner applies to C- PACE program at www.c- pace.comwww.c- pace.com 3. Third party review of technical and financial details 14

15. How does it work? 4. C-PACE alerts municipality; lien is placed on property 5. CEFIA offers 100% upfront financing to owner 6.Project commences 15

16. How does it work? 7. Owner remits payment to municipality as benefit assessment charge 8. Municipality remits PACE assessment to CEFIA 9. CEFIA sells down transaction to capital provider to replenish funds 16

17. Capital Partners Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury Construction and Term Financing from CEFIA CEFIA authorized $20M short term facility for construction and term financing. Qualified Capital Providers CEFIA qualified 10 capital providers through a RFI. Lending tree model Owner Arranged Financing Property owner is free to choose their capital provider from the private market. There is no government financing required. Patolan Partners 17

18. Case Study: Norwalk Shopping Center Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury Project $285,000 exterior LED lighting upgrade $450,000 solar parking canopy Financing $185,000 of lighting upgrade financed through 13 year C-PACE assessment. CEFIA providing construction financing. Solar parking canopy to be financed through a separate C-PACE assessment Impact Owner and tenants see positive cash flow year 1 Savings of $17,500 annually for lighting and $37,000 for solar.

19. Case Study: Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Hartford West Hartford Bridgeport Norwalk Simsbury Stamford Stratford Southbury Project $650,000 boiler replacement Financing $384,000 of replacement financed through 20 year C- PACE assessment. $250,000 covered with grant from Department of Economic and Community Development. Impact Annual savings of $48,000

20. 860.257.2888 jessica.bailey@ctcleanenergy.com www.c-pace.com jessica.bailey@ctcleanenergy.com Jessica Bailey, Director C-PACE Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority