… Texas faces an unusual scenario when it seeks to advance property-assessed clean energy (PACE). The state has a tradition of seeking private-sector solutions and … executive director of Keeping PACE in Texas, 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 … … Texas faces an unusual scenario when it seeks to advance property-assessed clean energy (PACE). The state has a tradition of seeking private-sector solutions and …
… population, Farmers Electric Cooperative (FEC) has become a nationally recognized solar energy leader. FEC, one of the smallest utilities in the nation, is the subject of a case study by Solar Electric Power Association published in October. 2382 Small Utility Creates Cutting-Edge Solar Projects … Kat Friedrich … In an Iowa community with a … subject of a case study by Solar Electric Power Association published in October. … Small Utility Creates Cutting-Edge Solar Projects …
… How can programs motivate homeowners to make their homes energy-efficient before installing solar panels? And how can incentives support a whole-house retrofit approach that will optimize energy savings and prevent solar systems from being oversized? California, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Austin … show well-designed incentives may drive the joint adoption of solar power and energyefficiency. Simply introducing energyefficiency requirements into the solar installation …
… How can alternative financing solutions help expand clean energy through capital markets? Industry experts convened at this year’s Asset-Backed … Yieldcos, crowdfunding or peer-to-peer (p2p) markets, and property-assessed clean energy (PACE) financing could supplement the role of securitization and may deliver the capital the renewable energy industry demands. Alternative Market Solutions Could Ignite Renewable Energy Finance …
… Private-sector investment in clean energy continues to grow as costs come down and free-market dynamics begin to replace … is still not enough, according to speakers at “Creative Power: New Models for Growing Clean Energy Investment,” 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 Rosenfeld … Private-sector investment in clean energy …
… 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 languish. Despite significant challenges, … businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and energyefficiency projects. How to Tap the Medium-Scale Clean Energy Market … Recent attention and …
… thermal technologies has taken a back seat for many years in the United States. The Clean Energy Finance Forum (CEFF) spoke with Everett Barber, a consultant and author who has worked for many decades in the solar thermal industry, about his perspective on this discrepancy. 2382 Why Solar Thermal Technology Lacks Incentives and … and author who has worked for many decades in the solar thermal industry, about his perspective on this discrepancy. … Why Solar Thermal Technology Lacks Incentives and …
… Definitions could make or break the energy storage market, allowing it to capture multiple revenue streams and reduce costs. A panel at the New York Energy Week Roundtable on Storage on June 19 at the Urban Future Lab in New York City explored these crucial choices. 2536 Revenue Streams Are Key to Cost-Effective Energy Storage … Carol Rosenfeld … Definitions could make or break the energy storage …
… relationships is one of the essential ingredients of developing a nationwide framework of energyefficiency programs. On May 13, the Southeast EnergyEfficiency Alliance (SEEA) and the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the …
… On-bill financing can be a powerful tool for offering attractive energyefficiency options to a broad range of utility customers, according to a new report by State and Local EnergyEfficiency Action …