Property Owners Are Leveraging C-PACE Despite Trump’s War on Sustainability

Thursday, April 17, 2025

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Property Owners Are Leveraging C-PACE Despite Trump’s War on Sustainability

President Trump has relentlessly rolled back federal climate initiatives—from halting the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to freezing retrofit grants and stripping funding from the Department of Energy’s clean‑energy arm. Coupled with rising interest rates and tariff‑driven uncertainty, his administration’s moves have left developers and building owners scrambling for viable paths to sustainable upgrades.

But there’s one program he hasn’t touched: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C‑PACE). Operated at the state level in 40 jurisdictions, C‑PACE treats energy and resilience improvements as a “public benefit,” financing them through long‑term tax assessments. It effectively lets property owners tap into bond‑style capital—fixed‑rate, double‑A funding usually reserved for public works—while lenders hedge volatility by pricing off Treasury benchmarks.

C‑PACE’s appeal goes beyond long‑term, fixed‑rate loans. Its retroactive coverage of recent improvements and ability to refinance existing debt have drawn billions in private capital for low‑carbon projects. In competitive office markets, owners are using 30‑year financing to future‑proof aging buildings and cater to tenants demanding greener assets—making C‑PACE the stealth engine powering sustainable real estate even as federal support retreats.

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