# Financial Considerations Under what conditions does performing an energy-saving retrofit make sense to a consumer? * What is the cost of a loan? * How much energy is saved? * What is the influence of local or national policy? * What other non-economic benefits result from making buildings more efficient? ## References * Natural Capitalism chapter --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://daniel-soto.gitbook.io/em/economics-fundamentals/finance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.