… to use new technologies and seek financing are critical to the diffusion of energy efficiency solutions. Even with financing, energy efficiency programs face significant hurdles in driving customer demand, particularly in the … on customer motivation. 2534 Could Behavior Change Insights Drive Demand for Energy Efficiency? … Lea Lupkin … Proven strategies for encouraging customers to use new …
… show well-designed incentives may drive the joint adoption of solar power and energy efficiency. Simply introducing energy efficiency requirements into the solar installation process may not be successful without adding financial motivation. 2382 The Struggle to Combine Energy Efficiency and Solar Power … Kat Friedrich … How can programs motivate homeowners to make …
… businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and energy efficiency projects. How to Tap the Medium-Scale Clean Energy Market … Recent attention and … businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and energy efficiency projects. … How to Tap the Medium-Scale Clean Energy Market …
… is one of the essential ingredients of developing a nationwide framework of energy efficiency programs. On May 13, the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) and the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced the beginning of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Finance Network (SEEFN), which will aid this traditionally underserved region in …
… On-bill financing can be a powerful tool for offering attractive energy efficiency options to a broad range of utility customers, according to a new report by State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (SEE Action). Utility customers often fail to invest in energy efficiency because of its upfront costs, the report said. On-bill financing allows customers …
… The question of whether energy efficiency finance has finally arrived in scale was a major point of discussion at the 2014 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum on May 11-13 in Washington, DC. Both the opening plenary and a breakout session on securitization explored this issue. 2540 Energy Efficiency Finance Gains Traction … Matthew Sebonia … The question of whether energy …
… Small energy-efficiency lenders face major obstacles including a lack of customer demand and data, a … an absence of underwriting standards, according to a report from the Small Lender Energy Efficiency Convening (SLEEC). The SLEEC took place in October 2013 when the American Council … face and to identify opportunities for small and mid-size lender engagement in the energy efficiency lending market. Energy Efficiency Is a Ripe Market for Small to Mid-Size Lenders …
… to potentially leverage the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to guarantee energy efficiency financing and enable private investment. 2382 Energy Efficiency Financing and Clean Water Funding Synergize … Kat Friedrich … A precedent set by … to potentially leverage the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to guarantee energy efficiency financing and enable private investment. … Energy Efficiency Financing and Clean …
… Organizations are beginning to securitize solar and energy efficiency loans to allow greater levels of investment. Securitization involves pooling … Green Jobs – Green New York program has achieved a high bond rating for securitized energy efficiency loans. 2382 Solar and Energy Efficiency Securitization Emerge … Kat Friedrich … Organizations are beginning to securitize …
… (CPUC) on Sept. 19. To increase the state's reliance on private capital for energy efficiency financing, the CPUC allocated $65.9 million for a suite of financing pilot … solutions that other states might adopt. 2382 California Decision May Catalyze Energy Efficiency Financing … Kat Friedrich … A new market-shaping decision took place at the … (CPUC) on Sept. 19. To increase the state's reliance on private capital for energy efficiency financing, the CPUC allocated $65.9 million for a suite of financing pilot …