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Investing in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)

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C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) has been rising in popularity particularly among institutional investors due to the potential benefits it can offer, including attractive yields, long durations, diversification and definable positive impact.

With many investors prioritizing low-carbon targets in portfolios, C-PACE has emerged as an asset class capable of delivering these goals alongside financial returns in commercial real estate. C-PACE also works to provide commercial property owners with low-cost, long-term and fixed-rate financing for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy projects.

As a result, C-PACE financing can help to facilitate the decarbonisation in the real estate sector, which is becoming increasingly important in today’s world.

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Dimitri Stathopoulos
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