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CleanFund Commercial PACE

PACE · Commercial only
B-

Good (B-) — Insolar Honesty Grade

CleanFund is a commercial-only PACE administrator acquired by Nuveen (TIAA subsidiary) in 2021. The commercial-only focus means CleanFund does not operate in the higher-risk residential PACE category. Institutional-grade compliance under Nuveen ownership. Limited consumer-protection relevance since they do not finance residential systems.

72
Composite Score / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from

Contract Clarity
B
Sales Practice
B-
Post-Install Service
B-
Financing Honesty
B
Legal Track Record
B+
/ Regulatory & Legal Record

Public-record events

  • No residential PACE operations
  • No active state AG enforcement actions
  • Nuveen / TIAA institutional compliance
  • Commercial PACE statutes apply

/ Best for

Commercial property owners (not residential) considering PACE financing for commercial solar or efficiency projects.

/ Watch out for

Not a residential option. Homeowners should evaluate conventional solar loans or residential PACE administrators (with full understanding of residential PACE risks).

Have direct evidence of an issue with CleanFund Commercial PACE?

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