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Question 1

Which building envelope improvement is typically eligible for C-PACE financing?

Accepted Answer

High-performance insulation installed in walls and roofs

Answer

High-performance insulation reduces thermal transfer, directly lowering heating and cooling energy use and qualifying as an energy efficiency improvement.

Question 2

A property owner installs a smart building automation system (BAS) that optimizes HVAC and lighting. This is C-PACE eligible because:

Accepted Answer

The BAS measurably reduces energy consumption through automated controls

Answer

A building automation system qualifies when it demonstrably reduces energy use through real-time monitoring and automated optimization of building systems.

Question 3

Stormwater management improvements are eligible in some C-PACE programs under which category?

Accepted Answer

Water efficiency and resilience improvements

Answer

Stormwater improvements like bioswales and permeable paving can qualify under water efficiency or resilience categories in jurisdictions that have expanded C-PACE scope.

Question 4

A mixed-use building installs low-flow toilets and sensor-activated faucets throughout. Under C-PACE, these qualify as:

Accepted Answer

Water efficiency improvements

Answer

Low-flow fixtures and sensor faucets directly reduce water consumption and are classified as water efficiency improvements eligible under C-PACE.

Question 5

Which condition generally makes a solar PV installation ineligible for C-PACE?

Accepted Answer

The system is a ground-mount installation on an adjacent vacant lot not part of the secured property

Answer

C-PACE financing is secured by a lien on the specific property, so improvements must be permanently affixed to the eligible property itself.

(CPACE) Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Practice Test

(CPACE) Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Practice Test

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