… As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets inevitable, necessary, or even appropriate? This is the question that State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network’s (SEE Action) Financing Solutions Working Group has attempted to answer in …
… Small commercial energy efficiency retrofits are often at the bottom of building owners’ … by National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), a complex knot of challenges is preventing building owners from both seeking financing and accessing it. The authors recommend … by National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), a complex knot of challenges is preventing building owners from both seeking financing and accessing it. The authors recommend …
… Today, many governmentssimultaneously subsidize fossil fuels and clean energy. The fossil fuel subsidies tend to be … This can create a shell game-like effect in which fossil fuel subsidies are embedded into business as usual while solar and wind subsidies are visible and are weakened. 2382 Reducing …
… Proven strategies for encouraging customers to use new technologies and seek financing are critical … solutions. Even with financing, energy efficiency programs face significant hurdles in driving customer demand, particularly in the small- and medium-scale markets. The recent Behavior, Energy & Climate Conference (BECC) 2014 offered insights on customer motivation. 2534 Could Behavior …
… Retail investment in clean energy isstarting to flourish. Historically, investments in clean energy … such assolar bonds. On Nov. 18, Clean Edge presented a webinar exploring this topic. The event, “Clean Energy Retail Investing: The Rise of Bonds, REITs, Yield Cos, and other … such assolar bonds. On Nov. 18, Clean Edge presented a webinar exploring this topic. The event, “Clean Energy Retail Investing: The Rise of Bonds, REITs, Yield Cos, and other …
… In the mountains of rural Peru, solar power organizations are finding footholds. Their experiences may illuminate the … hosted a webinar on Nov. 18 in which solar organizations in rural Peru described their practices. 2382 Insights from the Solar Industry in Rural Peru … Kat Friedrich … In the …
… Texas faces an unusual scenario when it seeks to advance property-assessed clean energy (PACE). … Connecticut – would not work in Texas. Also, Texas’s private sector is massive. The state’sbusinesses – and their environmental footprint – are growing rapidly. In a Nov. 18 webinar … said Texas uses 19 percent of the industrial energy consumed in the United States. 2382 What’s Unique about the Texas PACE-in-a-Box Toolkit … Kat Friedrich … Texas faces an unusual …
… How can programs motivate homeowners to make their homes energy-efficient before installing solar panels? … incentivessupport a whole-house retrofit approach that will optimize energy savings and preventsolar systems from being oversized? California, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Austin … incentivessupport a whole-house retrofit approach that will optimize energy savings and preventsolar systems from being oversized? California, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Austin …
… Private-sector investment in clean energy continues to grow as costs come down and free-market dynamics begin … a discussion held at Bloomberg L.P. in Manhattan on Sept. 20 as part of New York Climate Week. 2536 Political Capital Needed for Clean Energy Finance to Flourish … Carol … a discussion held at Bloomberg L.P. in Manhattan on Sept. 20 as part of New York Climate Week. … Political Capital Needed for Clean Energy Finance to Flourish …
… Recent attention and growth in clean energy development has largely been focused on either the household scale or the utility scale, leaving the medium-scale market to … based in Palo Alto, Calif., uses a model that engages community organizations, small businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and energy …