About this website

This website showcases the performance of Commercial and Industrial Property Assessed Clean Energy (TX-PACE)-funded projects across Texas and demonstrates program activity and impacts in each region and across the state. TX-PACE is a voluntary financing tool that helps owners of existing commercial, non-profit, industrial, and multifamily (5+ unit) buildings invest in energy efficiency, water conservation, and distributed generation improvements with little or no upfront capital outlay. The data displayed on this site is from actual TX-PACE funded projects and showcases data aggregated within each region and then at the state level. The primary data collection tool is EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® (ESPM). If data is not available, then it is modeled accordingly.

ESPM is a no-cost, interactive, online data collection and tracking platform that is the standard data collection tool for building operators and owners. We work with building owners and operators to set up their accounts and assist with establishing the baseline energy and water usage in ESPM for each project. The building owners and operators are then asked to update their utility bill data on a yearly basis. This data is gathered from ESPM, assessed for errors/outliers, weather normalized, and presented in the aggregate with all other projects in a region. The ESPM data for each building is also assessed for emission reductions which are calculated using EPA's AVERT model (AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool). The AVERT tool is used to determine actual emission reductions for CO2, NOx, and SO2 based on energy savings. ESPM consumption data will be reviewed on an annual basis to account for changes in occupancy, use and operating hours, providing accurate energy and water savings of projects over time. Learn about the details of the Texas PACE program at www.keepingpaceintexas.org.

Keeping PACE in Texas (KPT) is a non-profit business association organized for the purpose of promoting uniform Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing "PACE in a Box" programs throughout the state of Texas. Please contact us with any questions.

This project is generously funded by the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) and previously funded by the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.