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Founded in 2009, Abacus Property Solutions (“Abacus”) is a real estate advisory firm, specialized in the development and financing of energy efficiency projects using conventional debt, public/private incentives, and specialty products such as PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy). With expertise in both commercial real estate and the building sciences, Abacus is able to provide comprehensive solutions to their clients that maximize building cash flow, performance, and sustainability, driven from a completely independent perspective. Abacus is a member of the US Green Building Council, Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate, Virginia Energy Efficiency Council, and Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium. We are committed to helping our clients adopt sustainable, economically viable strategies. | 
John Nettleton, Principal, Sustainable Practice & Development. My work engages civic, public sector organizations and institutions to square their goals, programs and daily practice via decision making and new operating measures that promote sustainable development. We help clients fulfill their mission, promote social justice, rebuild communities and address the shared challenge of climate change at every scale. Professional services include program design and evaluation, staff and board training and benchmarking to measure and improve sustainable practices.
Ygrene Energy Fund is a leading developer and administrator of clean energy financing programs throughout the United States. The fully funded Ygrene Works program provides immediately accessible financing for renewable generation, energy efficiency and water conservation upgrades to both residential and commercial property owners with no upfront costs. To-date, Ygrene has approved and/or funded $900 million worth of residential and commercial PACE projects that have resulted in more than 13,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion of utility savings for property owners. Category: Commercial PACE Program Administration & Funding and Residential PACE Program Administration & Funding. State(s) of operation: California, Florida, Georgia | Michael Fischman, NES Originating, Developing, Implementing, and Financing Commercial Energy Efficiency upgrades. We focus on 100% long term project financing (payback only thru savings) primarily thru Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing. We secure all incentives (Federal and State) available.
PACE Equity is in the business of enabling building owners and contractors to develop clean energy projects with PACE financing. We have a unique infrastructure for what is the greatest need in the evolving PACE marketplace – securing and developing projects. The strategy at PACE Equity is to build an infrastructure that can be leveraged in local markets across the country. PACE Equity’s mission is to be the national leader in developing PACE projects. | 
Steve Welzer, Ecovillage New Jersey I’m a lifelong resident of New Jersey and I’d like to live in an ecovillage . . . so I’m hoping to get together with others interested in the idea of establishing this kind of community in our state.
Renew Financial was founded in 2008 by Cisco DeVries, who brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts in finance, technology, operations and government policy to innovate the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing model. Renew Financial administers CaliforniaFIRST, the nation’s largest PACE program, which provides affordable financing for home upgrades to more than 20 million Californians. CaliforniaFIRST has funded millions of dollars worth of projects throughout the state and is seen as a model program for other states that are implementing PACE programs with our assistance.| 
Claire Sommer, Kayak Media As the owner of Kayak Media and a full-time business writer since 1999, I help make the world a bluer, greener place. Being a sea kayaker, I’ve had the privilege of paddling in pristine waters teeming with wildlife and sleeping under a riotously starry sky. These experiences have led me to my core values: clean water, healthy air, and a vibrant earth for all people. With my company now in its second decade, I’m putting these values front and center. My mission is to partner with conscious businesses to help them connect with customers, close sales, and champion sustainable practices.
Greenworks Lending is a rapidly growing company that provides financing for energy-saving upgrades in commercial, industrial, non-profit and multi-family buildings. Our mission is to improve the energy efficiency of our country by creating a new normal for financing energy upgrades in buildings. The management team of Greenworks includes the leadership team who developed the Connecticut C-PACE program at the CT Green Bank, which originated and financed more commercial PACE transactions in 2013-14 than the combined efforts of the rest of the country. The team has proven experience in scaling the PACE and energy markets, having played the primary role on origination, underwriting, financing and disbursement of over $75MM in C-PACE deals in two years. We are now scaling the model across the country.| 
Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia From his early days of growing up in Hoboken, Carmelo has overcome adversity and challenges that have only strengthened his lifelong commitment to enacting positive change and creating opportunities for all to succeed. Carmelo’s message, “We Can, We Will, Watch Us’, has provided the inspiration to numerous constituents to get involved in their community, and bring positive change to the forefront. It’s a message that resonates in Hoboken and beyond. Carmelo Giovanni Garcia has dedicated his time to serving the public and improving the quality of life for all his constituents throughout his life. A Hoboken native, Mr. Garcia grew up in “the projects”. He lived in Harrison Gardens as a child and is a successful product of the city’s public school system.
PACE Financial Servicing is an industry leader in servicing Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans. We provide innovative products that empower counties, municipalities and financial institutions. PACE Financial Servicing delivers expertise in PACE servicing through an alliance with First National Assets, and National Real Tax Tracking – with over 15 years of experience in 25,000 municipalities servicing real estate taxes on loans of over $50 billion across the country. Our collective experience has earned us national recognition as the “gold standard” in the industry.| In 2013, Mr. Garcia was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 33rd Legislative district which includes the municipalities of Jersey City, Hoboken, Union City and Weehawken. Mr. Garcia was sworn into office on January 14, 2014, representing 250,000 people, in one of the most multi-ethnic and multi-culturally diverse legislative districts in New Jersey. Assemblyman Garcia was selected by the New Jersey Assembly Leadership to serve on 3 committees: Transportation and Independent Authorities (ATR), Financial Institutions and Insurance (AFI) and Human Services (AHU).
Solar Advantage, LLC. Unlike other Solar providers, Solar Advantage was created by a team of Mechanical Engineers. Our staff has two Masters in Business, two (BSME) Mechanical Engineers, and a degree’d attorney. This insures that every client meets the Government and State tax filing requirements in addition to providing you “Peace of Mind” with the design, service, and installation we provide. A Rated BBB and have never failed a state or federal tax package audit on any of our clients who have installed with us! We are not a plumber, home builder, or a run of the mill handy man that got into the Solar Industry. Energy Conservation is all we do!| 
MSL Group helps commercial, industrial and non-profit property owners cut energy costs and maximize net operating income with energy efficiency upgrades such as solar and LED lighting. We offer 100% financing and turnkey service from start to finish – financing, engineering & installation.
NORESCO Sustainability Service. As one of the largest energy services companies in the U.S., NORESCO utilizes design-build, performance-based contracting vehicles and asset monetization solutions to deliver energy and maintenance savings and significant infrastructure upgrades to existing facilities. NORESCO has guaranteed more than $3 billion in energy and operating cost savings at more than 7,000 facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad. NORESCO also offers a full suite of consulting services to integrate sustainable design strategies into new construction and existing buildings. NORESCO is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies, a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide.|
NJPIRG Student Chapters Our intent is to work with mayors of New Jersey cities and persuade them to support NJPACE, and to encourage Governor Christie to do the same. As a non-profit operating on a campus for a major state university, we have access to the human resources necessary to command the attention of local governmental figures.
Zyn’s We deliver office products and supplies nationwide. We offer tens of thousands of products from leading brands like 3M, At-A-Glance, Avery, ACCO, BIC, Brother,COSCO, Duracell, Ecolab, Kimberly-Clark, Fellows, Global, HON, Konica, Mayline, Rubbermaid, Safco, Sanford, Scotch, Smead, Tork, Uniball, Xerox, and many more. Zyn’s is also an energy efficiency systems developer.| 
New Jersey PACE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating new business models and unlocking resources for communities to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of climate change.
Petros is an Austin, Texas-based investment and advisory firm which provides PACE financing. PACE financing is quickly becoming a go-to economic development tool for municipalities in the U.S., without utilizing any taxpayer monies. Petros PACE Financing: http://www.petros-pace.com. | 
R. William Potter, Potter & Dickson, Princeton.
Celtic Energy’s mission is to help our clients achieve their energy goals and minimize risk through our work as the nation’s most effective independent ESPC & PACE Third-Party Consultant and Sustainability Project Manager, while acting as a trusted advisor and educator on all energy-related topics. | 
Marty Gitlin, a member of Clean Energy Counsel, has nearly 25 years of experience advising clients on a broad range of transactional matters related to energy projects, with particular emphasis on distributed renewables, energy efficiency and carbon emissions.
Greener by Design (GbD) is an Environmental Asset ManagementTM and Energy Investment Company. With its multidisciplinary team of research, financial management and environmental planning professionals, GbD brings a comprehensive understanding of the economic and policy underpinnings of a rapidly changing environmental landscape as well as a fresh perspective on how technology, innovation and legislation will influence the market in years to come. GbD’s full range of consulting and project management services provides our public and private clients with the ability to meet regulatory requirements and create a healthier environment, while increasing bottom line profitability.|
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