Kind of like “speed dating” for energy efficiency finance, the Investor Confidence Project (ICP), in collaboration with San Francisco Department of the Environment and Pacific Gas & Electric, got together over 70 local project developers with energy efficiency investors for the first ever SF InterConnect EE Networking event, at the San Francisco Department of Environment on November 12th. Each investor had exactly 5 minutes to speed pitch the crowd on their product, what it is, how it works, and what kind of projects they were looking for - or be interrupted by the dreaded rooster alarm timer.
This event is an example of the Investor Confidence Project and SF Environment’s partnership to deploy ICP’s Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ system as the Recommended Best Practice for their Commercial PACE, Benchmarking, and Multifamily retrofit programs. This system leverages the ICP protocols for project standardization, existing professional requirements, and the ICP Credentialing System to produce projects that increase the confidence of building owners and investors in project engineering fundamentals and the reliability of project returns.
This event is an example of the Investor Confidence Project and SF Environment’s partnership to deploy ICP’s Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ system as the Recommended Best Practice for their Commercial PACE, Benchmarking, and Multifamily retrofit programs. This system leverages the ICP protocols for project standardization, existing professional requirements, and the ICP Credentialing System to produce projects that increase the confidence of building owners and investors in project engineering fundamentals and the reliability of project returns.
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Perhaps most importantly, a good time was had by the lively crowd which appeared to take full advantage of the casual networking format that was the main focus of the event. ICP’s goal was to facilitate deal flow by connecting local contractors, installers, engineers, and project developers with investors such as PACE finance firms, insurance providers, energy service companies, and utility and city financing and incentive programs.
Based on feedback from investors who seemed satisfied with a hefty stack of business cards in hand, we feel like the event was a success. With numerous participants asking when the next Inter-Connect will take place, the only question is when and where. So stay tuned!
Based on feedback from investors who seemed satisfied with a hefty stack of business cards in hand, we feel like the event was a success. With numerous participants asking when the next Inter-Connect will take place, the only question is when and where. So stay tuned!
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