CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC

About the offering

Green Liberty Notes give everyday people the chance to fight climate change, strengthen local businesses, and earn a fair return. Since 2021, Green Liberty Notes investors have helped mobilize over $4 million of private capital investment into Connecticut to help hundreds of small businesses and nonprofits become more energy efficient and reduce carbon emissions. To date all eleven Green Liberty Note issuances that have reached maturity have been fully repaid on time thanks to the 2.0x debt service coverage ratio. New Year Reinvestment Opportunity for ALL Prior Green Liberty Notes Investors To start the year, Connecticut Green Bank is opening this offering with a reinvestment bonus for ALL returning investors. If you have invested in any prior CGB Green Liberty Notes offering (Issuances 1 through 14), you are eligible to earn an additional 0.25% on this 15th offering when you invest again, up to the $25,000 maximum investment amount. Investments above $25,000 will be considered in the last week of the offering if the issuance has not reached its maximum raised goal.Please see details under the “Deal Summary” tab. Highlights The Green Liberty Notes by Connecticut Green Bank are the first one-year, crowdfunded Green Bond - designed as a competitive alternative to CDs and savings accounts. All proceeds fund energy efficiency projects that cut costs for small businesses and reduce carbon emissions. Open to all U.S. investors with a maximum investment of $25,000 per person. Connecticut Green Bank has mobilized $3.11 billion into the clean energy economy. Recognized with the 2024 State Leadership Award (Clean Energy States Alliance) and verified by Kestrel under the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Mission Empowering Connecticut’s small businesses to save energy and cut costs. Connecticut Green Bank is the nation’s first state-level green bank, created to confront climate change and build a healthier future by mobilizing private capital into the green economy. Through a designated subsidiary, CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC, the Green Liberty Notes program allows everyday investors to put their money to work funding clean energy projects right here in Connecticut. Proceeds from this offering support the Small Business Energy Advantage (SBEA) program, which helps small businesses, nonprofits, municipalities, and state agencies cut costs and reduce carbon emissions through energy efficiency upgrades. Investing in this offering provides a vehicle for everyday people to support Connecticut’s green economy. Investing in the Green Liberty Notes program helps ensure the benefits of the green economy are inclusive and accessible to all communities, especially those most vulnerable to rising energy costs. Investors from all states are welcome to invest in the Green Liberty Notes offer. The maximum investment per investor is $25,000.00. Please see the allocation priority under the "Deal Summary" tab for additional details. Use of Funds Raised Proceeds from this 15th issuance of Green Liberty Notes will be used both to provide debt service for existing clean energy investments and to fund participation in loan pools through the Small Business Energy Advantage (SBEA) program. These loan pools help small businesses, nonprofits, municipalities, and state agencies across Connecticut lower their energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint through efficiency upgrades. In this way, every dollar invested supports projects that make Connecticut’s buildings more efficient, communities more resilient, and the state’s green economy stronger.

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