This 27 page paper provides a method for comparing true public sector costs of traditional procurement and the use of public-private partnerships. Read More

In the late 2000s, the United States Virgin Islands were in need of a way to cut their energy demand. Located in an area that requires air conditioning and de-humidification year round, the energy needs put a strain on the daily electrical load of the power grid. With rising oil prices and an entirely oil based generation system, the Government decided to pass the Virgin Islands Renewable and Alternative Energy Act of 2009 to stimulate the growth of renewable energy projects and the implementation of conservation measures… Read More

The Department of Defense considers itself a pioneer in terms of developing and utilizing innovative technology in the government. This does not stop short of their private housing facilities on military bases throughout the United States. What began as a vision to pursue sustainability initiatives in late 2007 turned in to the first zero energy homes to be built on a military installation… Read More

In an effort to promote, design and implement energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives, the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, partnered with non-profits and private companies to develop the Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA). CEA is a city-sponsored non-profit operating company made up of the City of Cambridge; Cambridge Health Alliance; Clean Energy Solutions, Inc.; Peregrine Energy Group; and the Henry P. Kendall Foundation. An investment of $100 million over the first ten years of the program will be directed toward energy investment measures in buildings throughout the City. Eighty percent of the funding will be secured through private donations, coordinated by Bostonia Partners, LLC, and the remaining 20 percent will come from state- and regionally-financed efficiency incentives available to CEA… Read More