DOE To Host Webinar on Revolving Loans for Municipalities
The DOE Technical Assistance Project (TAP) for state and local officials is offering a webcast on how to use funding from the 2009 Recovery Act to establish a revolving loan program to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
The presentation will take place Wednesday, August 26, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and is titled "Revolving Loan Funds: Basics and Best Practices."
The presenters will be:
Samuel Booth, senior project leader at the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will discuss best practices in revolving loan funds.
Theresa Sifuentes, Texas State Energy Conservation Office, manages the largest state revolving loan fund in the country: Texas LoanSTAR.
Kathi Montgomery, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, manages the state's Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program.
The webcast is free of charge, but you must register in advance to obtain a URL for the presentation and call-in phone number. You can register online, find information about the presenters, and read background materials and reports on the TAP Webcast section of the DOE Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Web site.
