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US renewable energy contractor association Electric & Gas Industries Association (EGIA) has partnered with Leasing Group to offer a sustainability financing programme.

Its GEOSmart Sustainable Financing Solutions financing programme will provide commercial leasing for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the country.
The company said the programme will offer contractors access to growth capital to pursue renewable energy projects. In the last five years the association said it has facilitated the financing of over $800m of energy efficiency and solar upgrades. It will continue to provide its unsecured financing programme for residential projects of up to $25,000.
The group’s financing services will now include commercial leasing, residential unsecured revolving and residential unsecured cash financing, business expansion financing and equipment financing.
The new programme will provide access to financing for businesses of all sizes and will be open to a range of technologies including energy efficiency upgrades, heating and cooling, geothermal, solar and solar water heating applications.
‘EGIA is committed to providing contractors, utilities and government with a wide range of industry leading services, tools and training required to accelerate the sales and market penetration of energy efficient home and building upgrades,’ said Bruce Matulich, CEO of EGIA.