CGE Energy, a premier energy solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with Curtis Funding Group to facilitate low-interest commercial and municipal project financing for eligible CGE Energy customers. Curtis Funding Group specializes in energy equipment finance, and works on a national level with a focus on Michigan clientele.

Curtis Funding adds to CGE Energy's growing consortium of strategic financing partners, including committed funds to finance Power Purchase Agreement projects, municipal project funding, commercial loans, as well as PACE property-tax financing. "Our financing partners represent the most respected financiers in their specific areas of expertise," says Gary Westerholm, CGE Energy's Vice President of Finance. "We want the ability to select from our established financing partners to bring the best financing option for a specific project's economics. Having these relationships available makes our energy solutions possible and provides our customers with immediate positive cash flow."

Curtis Funding's team of professionals have more than 50 years of experience in equipment leasing and financing, including large-scale $20-million municipal projects and a special financing program to support all of Bridgestone Tires USA's 2,700 Affiliated Dealer locations.