Supporting Improvements in Energy Efficiency
Planning an energy optimization project for your business? Learn more about the affordable financing programs available through Michigan Saves® and Lean & Green Michigan™ for energy-efficient improvements. Please note that these agencies aren’t affiliated with DTE.
Michigan Saves
Michigan Saves offers affordable financing for businesses and nonprofits throughout Michigan. To encourage more energy efficiency improvements, DTE provides an interest rate buydown, enabling Michigan Saves to offer an exclusive low-interest rate to our customers. Benefits include:
- Special financing as low as 1.99% APR with terms up to 36 months and 2.99% APR with terms up to 60 months for projects up to $150,000.
- Energy-efficient products such as lighting, heating and cooling, refrigeration and industrial equipment.
- Quick, hassle-free applications and credit approval (one business day) through an experienced lender.
- Special financing up to $150,000 for an energy efficiency project that receives our rebates through our Energy Efficiency Program for Business.
- Financing for gas and electric projects, including energy-efficient lighting, refrigeration and heating and cooling equipment.
Contact ↗ Michigan Saves for more information.
Lean & Green Michigan
Lean & Green Michigan helps commercial and industrial property owners finance energy efficiency, water efficiency and renewable energy products through local Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Benefits include:
- Long-term financing up to 25 years, with fixed interest rates.
- No upfront costs – 100% of project costs can be financed.
- PACE financeable measures include lighting, HVAC, insulation, building envelope, windows, building controls, water conservation including low flow systems and the implementation of renewable energy. If it saves energy, you can finance it.
- PACE is secured through a tax assessment against the property, making the loan recourse to the property, and transferable with the sale of the property.
- PACE is available for retrofits and new construction projects – making all buildings more efficient.
- See case studies of past project here: https://leanandgreenmi.com/casestudy/
Contact ↗ Lean & Green Michigan, the statewide PACE administrator, for more information.
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