… Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power to India's poor. For the work of his company, Hande … the solar equipment and sometimes this meant restructuring activities so that solarenergy could power a client’s needs. From his field research, Hande realized early in … Whatever its direction, the strategic choices the company made at this point in its evolution would be crucial to determining its continued success. Equity and Justice …
… Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the … renaming and restructuring the preexisting Clean Water Finance Agency (CWFA). Three other programs—Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE), Residential Property-Assessed … this by publicizing a widely-distributed RFP. All of these projects are net cash flow-positive, meaning they generate more savings than the total cost of the project and debt …
… At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the … efforts to grow in the U.S. In Europe, the supply-constrained market during 2007-10 had allowed Trina to quickly establish strong relationships with some of the continent’s leading … were, as yet, not well understood. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market … Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market …
… off-taker accomplished a number of important objectives. EVM guaranteed electricity at below the rates charged by Mexico’s state-controlled utility, shaving costs for the famously … meet ambitious goals, looking to reduce waste in its and its suppliers' operations. In the energy area, the company was hoping to receive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by … Gómez was also considering the mix of renewable energy sources. In addition to wind, solar and mini-hydroelectric projects were possibilities that Walmart de México could …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of legislation that expanded the Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP) by creating the Solar Home Renewable Energy Credit (SHREC). The SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. …
… In 2014, the Connecticut Green Bank released the second edition of its CT Solar Lease program in an attempt to create an accessible financing solution for independent local contractors to support the rising demand for residential and commercial solar systems. This case study focuses on the residential side of the solar-lease program. … the lessons learned from implementation challenges. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy CT Solar Lease 2 … CT Solar Lease 2 In 2014, the Connecticut Green Bank released the …
… movement." The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital to clean energy projects in Connecticut. Using transaction enablers and risk mitigants like loan … interest rate buy-downs, subordinated debt, or warehousing facilities, the Green Bank lowered the cost of capital for consumers and businesses to install energy efficiency … much capital to the market as possible, and alleviating energy poverty for low and moderate-income residents? Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Connecticut …
… of greenhouse gases that these buildings emit and reduce their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgrades are often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have failed to penetrate the market to the expected … for this underinvestment. Building owners and tenants do not always share reduced energy costs in a way that incentivizes owner investment. Financial institutions are …
… NY Green Bank (NYGB), New York State’s $1-billion clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency company named Sealed signed a $5-million … don’t use energy savings in their underwriting criteria. So the cost per project can be too low for significant resources to be dedicated to vetting each one. Plus, the methods of … investors to be comfortable providing pools of capital that would cover whole portfolios of households. NYGB and Sealed entered the loan agreement to find a solution to these …
… Before the federal government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) program in 2017 as part of its tax … QECB allocation, decision makers considered the increased flexibility of Green Community Programs (GCPs) relative to traditional QECBs and “qualified” projects. GCPs can issue bonds … to the 20% energy-reduction requirement. This broad scope and relaxed requirements allow them to be structured and operated on a case-by-case basis, leaving significant room for …