“Applicant” means, for the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 26060), a public agency as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of § 5898.20 of the Streets and Highways Code, or an entity administering a PACE financing program on behalf of and with written consent of a public agency, and, for the purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 26070), a financial institution providing a loan pursuant to that chapter to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, or energy or water efficiency improvements.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 2597) Effective January 1, 2015.)