Samantha Pearce
Username
Samantha Pearce
Proposer First Name
Samantha
Proposer Email
Samantha.Pearce@NYSHCR.org
Proposer Last Name
Pearce
Proposer Phone
(646) 568-0536
Proposer Job Title
VP of Sustainability
Proposed Session Description
The session will cover the innovative and scalable decarbonization financing model, created through a partnership with NYSERDA and NYS HCR, to streamline developers’ ability to access and deploy clean energy funding. Beginning in June 2021, NYSERDA and HCR co-developed and launched a pilot of the Clean Energy Initiative program, which integrates technical assistance and clean energy funding into HCR’s affordable housing finance application process. This panel will cover the collaboration, program design, opportunity for scaling, lessons learned to date, and highlight a project currently participating. The panel will discuss the design process of the program, highlighting the agencies joint efforts in reaching CLCPA carbon reduction goals.
Why is this session important?
With the Governors 2 million climate friendly home goal by 2030, New York States CLCPA goals of at least 85% reduction of GHG by 2050, and a mandate to ensure at least 40% of clean energy spending is targeted to Disadvantaged Communities (DAC), this session will get at the heart of a market-leading approach to deliver funding and financing of high-quality affordable housing that advances health, equity, and climate outcomes. Decarbonizing our housing stock will be a key measure of success in reaching our states goals, with the buildings sector contributing 33% of NYS GHG emissions, the largest contributing sector in the state, just above transportation. This session will discuss how streamlining program design can benefit the states potential to scale and position affordable housing community as market leader in affordable and sustainable housing.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
This session gets at the heart of climate equity, to ensure that financing programs are designed to benefit our DAC and LMI communities.
Learning Objectives
Understand the Clean Energy financing integration model
Learn how state interagency collaboration can help affordable housing
Understand the funding gap between a standard high efficient building and an all-electric high performance buildings
Breakdown additional opportunities for collaboration as currently being explored by NYSERDA and HCR to leverage funding towards decarbonization goals in affordable housing
Has this session been presented before?
No
NYC 2022 Areas of Focus
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2022
Comments about your speaker roster
The session would be comprised of at least 3 speakers, one from NYSERDA (Emily), HCR (Samantha), and at least one owner representative who can speak to the Clean Energy Initiative program and share their experience with application, design, finance closing, and pre-construction.
Reviewer 1
Cosway, Paul
Reviewer 2
Chintz, Andrew
Curator
McPike, Christina
Proposal #
147
Session #
116
Committee Decision
Accepted