Re: Sustainable Jersey Free Financing Advice and Media Information
Dear Mayor:
Sustainable Jersey announced that it will offer guidance to towns regarding the most effective financing methods for implementing energy efficiency upgrades and alternative energy projects. Robbi Acampora, the new Sustainable Jersey Financial and Energy Advisor, will lead the effort to help local governments take advantage of new financing options to achieve building efficiency upgrades and alternative energy generating projects.
New Jersey’s Clean Energy Programs are available to assist New Jersey local governments implement energy conservations measures. Ms. Acampora will help towns structure the most efficient method of packaging the available financing alternatives. Energy Savings Improvement Plans (ESIPs) are an approved method of financing energy conservation measures at no cost to taxpayers. Sustainable Jersey will assist local entities package the most effective financial incentives.
The ESIP method of financing is being implemented in cities around the country as local governments struggle to do more with less. In approving the ESIP law in 2009, the State of New Jersey gave its local governing bodies the opportunity to update and replace many facets of its aging infrastructure at no cost to the local taxpayers and ratepayers.
Municipalities can contact Ms. Acampora for assistance directly by email (acamporr@tcnj.edu) or phone (609-771-2307). She has over 20 years of experience providing financial advice to local governments in New Jersey.
