{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1778.42","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1778.42","heading":"Qualification for loans.","body":"(a)\nTo qualify for a loan from the National Capital Energy Fund, the property owner shall file with the administrator a loan application including the following:\n(1)\nThe amount of loan requested;\n(2)\nThe agreement of the property owner to pay the full amount of the Special Assessment;\n(3)\nA description of the Energy Efficiency Improvements that the property owner proposes to install and an estimate of the cost of the installation;\n(4)\nAn Energy Efficiency Audit from an auditor approved by the Administrator stating the amount of energy and water used by the subject property and the amount of the energy, water, and stormwater to be saved by the property owner through the installation of the Energy Efficiency Improvements, shall include in its calculation of savings reasonable estimates of:\n(A)\nEnergy and water price inflation likely in the future utility costs of the property; and\n(B)\nAdditional energy savings expected from the property owner’s selection of Energy Efficiency Improvements when replacing equipment using energy or water.\n(5)\nA statement establishing whether the value of the savings from the installation of the Energy Efficiency Improvement is reasonably expected to equal or exceed the amount of the principal of, and interest on, the Energy Efficiency Loan and, if the property owner requests financing under § 8-1778.43(b), the cost of the Energy Efficiency Audit;\n(6)\nCredit information and information regarding the subject property as determined by the administrator;\n(7)\nProperty owner certification that the Special Assessment will not violate any agreements with any other lender or provision of applicable lender consents; and\n(8)\nOther information or documentation as the Administrator may deem necessary to evaluate a loan application.\n\n(b)\nThe property owner shall pay a fee at the time of filing the application in an amount to be determined by the administrator to be sufficient to cover the cost of processing the application and making the Energy Efficiency Loan.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 17R. Energy Efficiency Financing.","Subchapter III. Establishment of the National Capital Energy Fund and Energy Efficiency Loan Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1778.42","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9db9e2cebfe8996037d25a02790a5b601d1f2890889bc85ee03d1dfeb9db566b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1778.41","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1778.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}