… 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 … This broad scope and relaxed requirements allow them to be structured and operated on a case-by-case basis, leaving significant room for creativity and adaptability to different states, …
… 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 … for this underinvestment. Building owners and tenants do not always share reduced energy costs in a way that incentivizes owner investment. Financial institutions are … plays an important role. The EUA is a deal structure modeled on property-assessed clean energy (PACE) in the United States. It allows loans for building upgrades to be paid back …
… that strategy – nuclear power plants. There were strong proponents and opponents of nuclear energy on the GC3 and Garcia was weighing each side’s arguments before announcing his own … nonprofits. The GC3 recommendations would have to take into account Connecticut’s changing energy profile. Between 1996 and 2015, natural gas largely replaced the dirtier fossil fuels … by early 2017. Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … Bryan Garcia, the President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, had a big decision …
… that expanded the Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP) by creating the Solar Home RenewableEnergy Credit (SHREC). The SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. … campaign promises in 2015 was to increase the RSIP tenfold. Meanwhile, the reliance on renewable-energy credits (RECs) to satisfy the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years on the … company’s market capitalization had doubled since its IPO in 2005). Global demand for wind energy remained strong and Suzlon had added significant capacity. Indian textile … of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first …
… provides Roanoke Electric Cooperative (REC) and its customers with a simple yet powerful energy-efficiency-financing product. To date, the program has performed much better than … program uses the PAYS® framework. PAYS® is an on-bill-financing solution developed by Clean Energy Works (CEW), an organization founded by Dr. Holmes Hummel, who served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Policy & International Affairs from 2009 to 2013. CEW approached REC with …
… to support the rising demand for residential and commercial solar systems. This casestudy focuses on the residential side of the solar-lease program. The program combined … 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 …
… their exposure to carbon in their portfolio or had just framed a policy concerning carbon investing. Commonfund had been helping their clients think through these new investment … When it came to public investments, would screening, weighting or forms of impact investing be the best method to construct a portfolio? How should they treat alternative … Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Access the Complete Case … In August of 2014, Mark Gentry, the Chief Operating Officer of Gifford Pinchot State …
… the solar equipment and sometimes this meant restructuring activities so that solar energy could power a client’s needs. From his field research, Hande realized early in … design, financing, and service was time-consuming and costly. The company had provided energy solutions for over 100,000 households in its fifteen years of existence, allowing … of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for …
… on-the ground progress and the substance of those pledges remains to be seen. About this case In the following case materials, we focus specifically on the Indonesian palm oil context due to the major … and to particularly relevant sections of the Yale School of Management’s (SOM) palm oil case. These materials can be read on their own, in sections, or in tandem with the SOM palm …