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Financing for Multifamily Energy Efficiency Upgrades Learn how to save money and boost your propertys value with energy efficiency improvements and solar installations. Connecticut Housing Coalition Conference Hartford, CT September 22, 2016


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Financing for Multifamily Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Learn how to save money and boost your property’s value with energy efficiency improvements and solar installations.

Connecticut Housing Coalition Conference Hartford, CT

September 22, 2016

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Agenda

  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Case Study – The Bottom Line
  • Energy Efficiency Upgrade Process
  • Financing and Technical Assistance Resources
  • Project Presentations and Discussion
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Case Study The Bottom Line

Our First LIME Loan - Projections Oil-to-Gas Conversion: 10 High Efficiency Gas Boilers Installed Total Project Costs: $406,000 Project Sources Utility Rebates $44,000 LIME Loan $250,000 Borrower Reserves $112,000 Total $406,000 Savings Projected: $70,000 per year Loan Payments: $36,000 per year (9 year amortizing term, 6.00%)

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Case Study The Bottom Line

Our First LIME Loan - Reality Savings Projected: $70,000 per year Energy Savings Realized: $75,000 per year O/M Savings Realized $7,500 per year Loan Payments: $36,000 per year Net Cash Flow: $46,500 per year Total NOI Increase: $82,500 per year Increase in Property Value: $825,000 @ 10.0% cap rate $1,031,250 @ 8.0% cap rate $1,375,000 @ 6.0% cap rate

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Multifamily Properties

High Potential for Energy Improvements

  • Energy cost savings opportunity on the order of

$120,000,000 per year.

– 240,000 multifamily units – Potential to save $500+ per unit – Public and affordable housing less efficient than market rate -> 8x EUI

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Green Bank Multifamily Housing

What We Do

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▪ Help owners save money on energy and operating costs and improve property values ▪ Help reduce tenant utility costs ▪ Help improve tenant comfort and safety ▪ Provide technical assistance, pre-development, and project financing for energy upgrades

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Eligible Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Improvements

  • Heating and cooling systems
  • Hot water systems
  • Building envelope - weatherization
  • Lighting and appliances
  • Conversion from oil or electric to gas
  • Renewable energy systems – solar-

PV and solar thermal

  • Qualified health and safety measures
  • Water efficiency
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Eligible Health & Safety Issues

Knob & Tube Wiring Mold/ Water Leaks Asbestos Lead Paint CO Off-Gassing Radon

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Multifamily Partners

State partners Program partners Utility partners

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Benchmark CT

  • Benchmarking Program – 1,600

multifamily buildings, 12 months

  • You provide info and access
  • We provide management tool
  • Identify targets for efficiency and to

improve project cash flow

  • FREE!
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Energy Upgrade Process

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Operate and monitor improvements Install upgrades Fund viable project Design and engineer Analyze property performance

  • pportunity

Pre-Development Financing Utility Incentives & Project Financing

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Core Measures Core & Custom Measures Deep Energy Retrofit Passive House

What are We Trying to Help Owners Accomplish?

Pre-Development Financing Utility Incentives & Project Financing

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Pre-Development Financing

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Navigator Loan

  • Client managed contractor(s)
  • Customized technical services

Sherpa Loan

  • Designated service provider
  • Standardized process/fee

schedule

Design and engineer Analyze property performance

  • pportunity

Pre-Development Financing

Provided by:

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Pre-Development Loan Terms

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  • Client pays 25% of pre-development costs; Green Bank loans 75%
  • Cost share interest rates
  • Affordable properties: 0%
  • Market rate properties 2.99%
  • Loan repayment due in 24 months or upon project financing/ implementation
  • No fees, unsecured
  • If project unable to proceed, owners may request/receive loan forgiveness

NAVIGATOR LOAN

  • Client managed contractor(s)
  • Customized technical services

SHERPA LOAN

  • Designated service provider
  • Standardized process/fees
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Utility Incentives

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Inspection and payment Energy efficient measures installed Utility letter of agreement Energy assessment and/or proposal Utility partners Energy upgrade incentives from your local utility maximize the scope of your project by lowering the amount you need to borrow.

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New Ecology, Inc.

A mission-driven non profit, we seek to bring benefits of sustainable development to the community level, and underserved populations Making the built environment more efficient, healthier, durable and resilient Nationally recognized for our green certification work

  • n affordable multifamily housing, community facilities,

renewable energy Boston – Hartford – Providence - Baltimore

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“Sherpa”

A skilled Tibetan mountain climber with endurance at high altitudes An experienced guide helping others

  • n a mountain climbing expedition.
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Which Peaks to Tackle?

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What tests your endurance? Maintenance Paperwork Tenant turnover Looking for a safe and clear path to the peak, seeking the longer view? Estimate payback and incentives for capital upgrades Understand Renewables options Do you want to lighten your burden? Save money on utilities Reduce maintenance costs Make buildings more attractive, healthy and comfortable for tenants

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Sherpa Program Designed to Lighten Your Load

  • First step – Prepare Application, with support from experienced

professionals

  • Next step - Opportunity Assessment - $250 toward $1900 cost per

building

  • Quickly identify practical, cost-effective efficiency and renewable
  • ptions, potential incentives
  • Energy Audit with 25% - 75% cost share
  • Deeper analysis of measures costs and savings, and incentives, as

prep for financing

  • And/ Or - Technical Assistance for design, procurement, incentives

coordination

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Opportunity Assessment

1. Site Visit by Engineer 2. Report includes energy and water efficiency opportunities and range

  • f savings

3. Summarizes historical water & energy data 4. Health & Safety notes

2 buildings, 22 units, low rise

Savings Summary Estimated Consumption Savings Annual Estimated Cost Savings ($) Estimated Potable Water Savings Toilets, Aerators, Showerheads, Clothes Washers 12-17% $400-600 Estimated Common Area Electricity Savings Exterior Lighting, Interior Common Area Lighting, Clothes Washers 10-15% $300-450 Total Estimated Fuel Savings Aerators, Showerheads, Heating Equipment, Windows, Domestic Hot Water Equipment 20-32% $5,750-9,200

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Energy Audit

Table 1: Financial Summary Description of Upgrade Upfront Cost

  • Excl. Incentive

Estimated Incentive Upfront Cost

  • Incl. Incentive

Annual Savings Simple Payback EUL[1] SIR Incl. Incentive Aerators[2]

$1,500 $1,500 $0 $1,900 8 

Showerheads[2]

$1,100 $1,100 $0 $750 8 

Apartment Lighting

$6,850 $6,850 $0 $500 10 

Air Sealing & Insulation

$25,600 $18,100 $7,500 $3,500

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Interior Common Lighting

$8,000 $3,200 $4,800 $2,750

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Exterior Lighting

$2,400 $975 $1,450 $500

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Toilets[2]

$11,000 $0 $11,000 $950

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Solar PV[3]

$11,400 $1,550 $9,850[3] $900

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DHW Equipment

$4,350 $400 $3,950 $675

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Washing Machines

$4,000 $0 $4,000 $900

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Irrigation[2]

$3,000 $0 $3,000 $600

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Space Heating & Cooling Equipment - Apartments

$120,000 $36,000 $84,000 $7,350

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Apartment Ventilation

$6,000 $0 $6,000 [penalty]

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[1] Estimated Useful Life in years. [2] Water savings estimates account for both water and sewer charges. [3] Solar PV upfront cost includes an installed cost rebate of $0.513/Watt.

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Technical Assistance

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  • Mechanical engineering design
  • Bid specifications
  • Construction documents
  • Bidding out work
  • Environmental testing
  • Utility Incentives coordination

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

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Project Financing for Energy Upgrades

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C-PACE

Market-rate Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy

SOLAR

Solar projects only Commercial solar lease

LIME

Affordable Low Income Multifamily Energy

Operate and monitor improvements Install upgrades Fund viable project Project Financing

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C-PACE SOLAR LIME

Project Financing Terms

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Affordable multifamily 5-6% 10-20 years 1.3x or greater project energy service coverage ratio Market-rate project 5-6% 5-25 years 1.0x or greater savings to investment ratio Solar-only project Fixed or escalating power purchase agreement 20 years Type Rate Loan term Criteria Type Rate Loan term Criteria Type Rate Loan term

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Gap Fund

Project financing terms

Affordable multifamily 2-3% range up to 12-15 years Flexible low-cost financing, layered with other sources, for energy & health/safety, to bring projects across finish line. Type Rate Loan term Criteria

Details coming soon

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Case Study: LIME Gap Financing Affordable Multifamily

Description of Measures: Heat pumps, lighting, weatherization, water & roof* Total Loan Amount (costs - incentives): $296,000 Estimated Annual Savings: $44,500 Financing Terms: 20 years, 6.00% Annual Debt Service: $25,386

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Retrofit Multifamily Incentive Process

Submit proposal* to utility Utility reviews proposal Utility Letter of Participation Issued CHFA/DOH funding awarded Utility Letter of Agreement issued Energy efficient measures installed Inspection Payment *Proposal includes: 1) Scope of work 2) Multifamily Initiative Application 3) Project Fill Out Form

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Contact Information

Debra Hall Director of Special Projects | New Ecology, Inc. hall@newecology.org | 617-557-1700 x7029 www.newecology.org John R. D’Agostino Senior Manager, Multifamily Housing Program, Connecticut Green Bank T 860-257-2333 F 860-398-5510 845 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 john.dagostino@ctgreenbank.com ctgreenbank.com Brian Sullivan Manager, Commercial Lending Administration, Capital For Change, Inc. (C4C) 121 Tremont Street, Hartford, CT 06105 860-233-5165 x2020 860-214-6927 (cell) bsullivan@capitalforchange.org www.chif.org

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Utility Contact Info:

Existing Buildings/Moderate Rehab

Eversource The United Illuminating Company / SCG / CNG Multifamily Initiative Multifamily Initiative 107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT 06037 180 Marsh Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477 Email: multifamily@eversource.com Email: elizabeth.murphy@uinet.com Phone: (877) WISE-USE Phone: (877) WISE-USE

New Construction:

Eversource The United Illuminating Company / SCG / CNG Residential New Construction Program Residential New Construction Program 107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT 06037 180 Marsh Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477 Nicholas Jones Jennifer Parsons Email: Nicholas.jones@eversource.com Email: Jennifer.parsons@uinet.com Phone: 860-665-5825 Phone: 203-499-5935

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Thank You!

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Operate Gain a strong grasp

  • n how green

energy is working for you with monitoring, verification and tenant education. Implement Take hold of your green energy potential by constructing your financed project. Fund Secure green energy financing, utility incentives and tax credits to make your project a reality. Design Engineer your green energy project with steps including modeling, systems design and schematics. Explore Discover your green energy potential through benchmarking, assessments, audits and more.

Energy Upgrade Activities

Start your energy upgrade process at any stage and we’ll work with you to achieve your goals.

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Benchmark Assess site/ Analyze Audit/ Assess needs Model Design Health & Safety Bid Utility rebate Tax credit Public funding Private funding Low/No cost Construct Train staff Educate tenants Maintain Measure/Verify