… How can utilities account for the climate and financial benefits of solar power? For years, Minnesota has been considering this question. And on Mar. 12, the state authorized a value-of-solar tariff that utilities can use to credit solar power producers for the benefits they are providing to utilities and society. 2382 …
… Massachusetts and New Jersey are spearheading clean energy financing programs that also address the need for climate resilience. Both of these programs appear to be partially motivated by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The United …
… The limited availability of low-cost financing is holding back market adoption of solar photovoltaics (PV). However, … Technological University. 2539 Study Shows Securitization Can Lower the Cost of Capital of Solar PV … Alexander Metz … The limited availability of low-cost financing is holding back …
… The phrase ‘low-income’ rarely appears in solarenergy press coverage in the United States. But some enterprising organizations have set … to include low-to-moderate-income communities. Three approaches – group discount programs, affordable leases, and community solar installations – are making solar power …
… nation 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 … nation to potentially leverage the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to guarantee energy efficiency financing and enable private investment. … Energy Efficiency Financing and …
… Organizations are beginning to securitize solar and energy efficiency loans to allow greater levels of investment. Securitization involves pooling loans to create …
… new developments have taken place in the area of on-bill repayment (OBR) since the Clean Energy Finance Center published an article last year about these programs. Several states are setting up groundbreaking programs that may influence models for OBR in the future. 2382 States Forge ahead with …
… Commission (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 programs for the state’s investor-owned utilities. California’s multipronged approach could … efficiency financing, the CPUC allocated $65.9 million for a suite of financing pilot programs for the state’s investor-owned utilities. California’s multipronged approach could …
… Agency (FHFA) has created strict requirements for residential property-assessed clean energy (PACE) programs, a few states and cities are continuing to develop programs and pass legislation. 2382 Residential PACE EnergyPrograms Pursue Innovative …