Small business is the backbone of the California economy. Yet, the ever-increasing costs of energy, combined with California’s increasingly-aggressive climate change regulations, create a costly piling-on effect for struggling small businesses across the state. According to the National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) Energy Consumption poll, energy costs are one of the top three business expenses for one-third of small businesses.
As California regulations and taxes drive up the cost of utilities, smart energy upgrades can help your bottom line
Small business is the backbone of the California economy. Yet, the ever-increasing costs of energy, combined with California’s increasingly-aggressive climate change regulations, create a costly piling-on effect for struggling small businesses across the state. According to the National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) Energy Consumption poll, energy costs are one of the top three business expenses for one-third of small businesses.
The good news is there are proactive, innovative solutions that can help small businesses cut their energy costs and improve their bottom line. The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program empowers small business owners, or any property owner, to curb escalating energy costs by providing the often-unavailable financing tools needed for energy-efficient building improvements.
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