Resources for Businesses

On this webpage, you will find a variety of resources for Fairfax County businesses looking to take climate action, such as being more energy efficient, reducing waste, and adopting sustainable transportation. It also provides information on Fairfax County programs and other government incentives to support your sustainability efforts. 

Green Business Partners

gbp mcb imageNo matter the size of your business, you can take steps to reduce your energy and water use, as well as your waste, each and every day. Through the Green Business Partners program, Fairfax County is recognizing businesses that are actively engaging in or interested in sustainable business practices that advance climate action and will help create a carbon neutral economy. 

Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (C-PACE)

virginia pace logoThe Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program is a low-cost, long-term financing tool for building owners who want to make energy efficiency upgrades to their commercial and multi-family buildings with minimal up-front costs. C-PACE is administered by the Virginia PACE Authority with support from the Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy).

Programs for Common-Interest Communities

Charge Up Fairfax

Charge Up Fairfax is a program to help residents of homeowners associations (HOAs) and condominium owners associations (COAs) access charging for electric vehicles (EVs).  Charge Up Fairfax supports HOAs in identifying and overcoming challenges, both technical and financial, to on-site EV charging for residents and their guests. For the purpose of this program, HOA communities can include multi-family condo buildings, clusters, or townhome communities that offer common area parking that is accessible for residents and their guests.

Learn More about Charge Up Fairfax

Energy Conservation Assistance Program

If you are part of a common-interest community or charitable or nonprofit group, such as a homeowners association, condominium owners association, place of worship providing community services, or other nonprofit or recreational organization in Fairfax County looking to make energy efficiency upgrades, the Energy Conservation Assistance Program for Energy may be for you! 

Learn More about Energy Conservation Assistance Program

Green Bank

Fairfax County Government is working toward an accessible, affordable clean energy future for all. The county is establishing a clean energy financing entity (aka "green bank") to accelerate the growth of the county’s clean energy economy and help achieve the community’s climate goals. The green bank will boost the clean energy market by providing the community with financial and technical programming and tools for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and electric vehicle projects.

Learn More about the Green Bank

Building a Green Team

Assembling a group of interested and responsible employees can be a great first step toward establishing a culture of sustainability at your workplace. These groups are often called green teams, but any name will do. At Fairfax County, our employee group is called Fairfax Employees for Environmental Excellence, or FEEE. Based on our experience, we are pleased to share some tips for how to start a green team and outreach ideas that we’ve found successful.

Start Assembling Your Green Team

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