EQS-News: Aemetis Plans $130 Million Funding Under Newly Expanded Stanislaus County C-PACE Program

CUPERTINO, CALIF. - March 19, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable Natural Gas and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity renewable fuels, announced today that the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an extension of the County’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program at its March 11, 2025, meeting. Established by the approval of local governments, C-PACE programs can be used by private industry to finance energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy facilities.

“We appreciate the Board and staff of Stanislaus County for their support of the C-PACE program in Stanislaus County that we expect to help Aemetis fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and refinance recently completed projects,” stated Eric McAfee, chairman and CEO of Aemetis. “The C-PACE program provides longer 30 year terms and repayment through property tax bills so provides a new source of capital for growing our business.”

Stanislaus County’s recent action approves participation in the California Enterprise Development Authority, which allows financing of private projects through state municipal bonds that are free of state taxes to the lenders. In addition, payments through County property tax bills provide lenders enhanced protections and liquidity, helping raise funds for qualifying projects.

Aemetis renewable energy and energy efficiency projects expected to be eligible for C-PACE financing include the Keyes plant mechanical vapor recompression system, the expansion of dairy renewable natural gas production, and the planned Riverbank Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant, as well as refinancing of the recently completed Keyes solar generation system and renewable natural gas upgrading hub.

About Aemetis

Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Aemetis is a renewable natural gas and renewable fuel company focused on the operation, acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative technologies that replace petroleum products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Founded in 2006, Aemetis is operating and actively expanding a California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas. Aemetis owns and operates a 65 million gallon per year Ethanol production facility in California’s Central Valley near Modesto that supplies about 80 dairies with animal feed. Aemetis owns and operates an 80 million gallon per year production facility on the East Coast of India producing high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin. Aemetis is developing a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel fuel biorefinery in California, renewable hydrogen, and hydroelectric power to produce low carbon intensity renewable jet and diesel fuel. For additional information about Aemetis, please visit www.aemetis.com.

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External Investor Relations Contact:
Kirin Smith
PCG Advisory Group
(646) 863-6519
ksmith@pcgadvisory.com

Company Investor Relations
Media Contact:
Todd Waltz
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News Source: Aemetis, Inc.