A live webcast courtesy of the EPA's EnergyStar program. Pre-registration is required and spaces are limited. Register on the ENERGY STAR training site.

Are you postponing the installation of energy efficiency projects because the money is not in your current budget? Do you find yourself weighing the benefits of installing energy efficiency equipment today against the hassles and expense of requesting new or additional debt? Are energy efficiency projects being delayed because you are understaffed? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, there are several simple, legal, and well-tested financing alternatives that may address your concerns, including:

Energy Performance Contracts - these are agreements in which a third party evaluates and identifies energy savings in your facilities, and implements the improvements. Your local government pays for them through the energy savings.

Tax Exempt Lease Purchase Agreements - are cost effective financing alternatives to bonds that allow for energy efficiency projects to be paid from operating budget savings. In most states, they are not considered legal debt, and are commonly used by local governments for non-energy projects.

Operating Budget Savings - becomes the source or repayment for many energy efficiency projects, permitting energy efficiency project to be implemented without exceeding existing budgets.

Who Should Attend?
Leading Your Community and Saving Money, Energy, and the Environment targets local government leaders, finance directors and building officials. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the topic and the approaches that will be described, ICMA [International City/County Management Association] suggests that teams of local government officials participate on the webcast as a group.

Speakers
ICMA President and City Manager, Ed Daley, Hopewell VA, Susan Scott, Deputy County Manager, Sarasota County, Kudret Utebay, The Cadmus Group, Inc. on behalf of US EPA ENERGY STAR, and Neil Zobler, Catalyst Financial Group, Inc. on behalf of US EPA ENERGY STAR