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Program Overview: The Texas LoanSTAR Program; 1989-August 1997
Abstract
The Texas LoanSTAR mans to Save Taxes
and Resources) program was conceived as a $98.6
million capital retrofit program for building energy
efficiency. The funding source is petroleum violation
escrow funds (PVE) from the Federal government.
LoanSTAR is administered by the Texas State Energy
Conservation Office of the General Services
Commission, under the guidance of Tobin Harvey,
Director, and is the largest revolving loan fund
administered by a state for conservation purposes.
LoanSTAR was conceived in 1988 and began in
1989. This paper summarizes the program dollar
savings and environmental impact from its inception
through August 1997.
Citation
Turner, W. D.; Claridge, D. E.; O'Neal, D. L.; Haberl, J. S.; Heffington, W. M.; Harvey, T.; Sifuentes, T. (1998). Program Overview: The Texas LoanSTAR Program; 1989-August 1997. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6718.