… Developing nations encounter multifaceted challenges when they seek to create clean-energy infrastructure. Responding to a need for a road map to help developers and decision makers solve these problems, EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) and Practical Action have published a report called “Building Energy Access Markets: A Value Chain Analysis of Key Energy Market Systems.” 2382 A Road Map …
… What is hindering the availability of public capital and financing options for distributed solar? To some in structured finance, it seems like a great fit: solar assets produce reliable cash flows, backed by the good credit of customers. Those leases can be pooled and traded as … investors and consumers demand standards and consistency from the industry. 2534 SolarEnergy Finance Association Emerges on the Scene … Lea Lupkin … What is hindering the …
… When the White House announced a multipronged solar commitment that benefits low-to-moderate-income communities, the decision did not take place in a vacuum. Although most news coverage …
… could design the electricity market in one state from scratch. There are no pre-existing programs to satisfy and no political baggage to consider. Your only guideline is to allow the continued growth of solar power and distributed generation. You’re given a blank slate on which to envision a long-term, sustainable energy market. What would it look like? Imagining a Fresh Start for the Power Grid … Imagine …
… What are the political options the United States solar industry faces as it seeks to avert the impact of the phase-out of the federal … (ITC)? A policy paper produced by researchers at The George Washington University, “Softer Solar Landings: Options to Avoid the Investment Tax Credit Cliff,” explores four potential … alternatives to the current plan and assesses their political viability. 2382 Which Solar Investment Tax Credit Strategy Can Survive the Federal Political Climate? … Kat …
… What does an effective energy efficiency financing program look like? On May 31 in San Francisco, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) convened 23 representatives from across the country in a … Group. They explored current challenges facing program designers. A Hands-On Workshop on Energy Efficiency Financing Program Design … What does an effective energy efficiency …
… At a public event in Boston on June 11 called "Designing Solar’s Value: A Stakeholder’s Forum," speakers outlined an ambitious proposal to shift the entire framework of solar financing in Massachusetts to a value-of-solar model. The newly founded Northeast SolarEnergy Market Coalition (NESEMC) cosponsored the event, which was hosted by SolarEnergy …
… The United States solar industry is apprehensively discussing the 2017 phase-out of its federal 30-percent … the Investment Tax Credit’s Sunset Strategy Be Changed? … Kat Friedrich … The United States solar industry is apprehensively discussing the 2017 phase-out of its federal 30-percent …
… Some investors are looking with anticipation toward the development of secondary markets for energy efficiency in the United States. To provide an inside perspective on why these … the report “Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators” spoke with … the report “Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators” spoke with …
… Caribbean islands, with sky-high electricity prices and abundant solar and wind, are a natural home for solar and wind power. Will low oil prices slow their race to a clean energy future? Cheap Oil and Renewable Energy Compete in the Caribbean … Caribbean islands, …