April 15, 2015: Forty-One More California Jurisdictions Launch HERO Efficiency Program
Financing Helps Residents Install HVAC, Solar, and More to Save Money on Energy and Water Bills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An additional 38 cities and three counties across California have launched the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. The program enables homeowners and commercial property owners to pay off energy- and water-efficiency improvements through their property tax bill.
The HERO Program has been adopted by 290 California communities since launching in December 2011. HERO is now available to 10 million California households. To date, it has funded more than 28,000 residential efficiency projects, totaling more than $552 million in financing. The program has helped to create 4,700 local jobs through these investments.