Public Buildings: Current Practices in Efficiency Financing: An Overview for State and Local Governments

This overview report shares detailed insights on trends in financing programs at the local and state levels. The resource aims to provide local governments enough information about the current efficiency financing efforts they may be engaged in and help them to assess options going forward while still taking into account local energy efficiency goals.

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