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Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need updates on the latest and greatest finance mechanisms available today. Since 2003, global consultancy Ernst & Young has released its Country Attractiveness Indices, which ranks global renewable energy markets by analyzing investment strategies and resource availability.
Here’s some exciting news from the number crunchers here at NRDC: Thanks especially to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, states can cost-effectively cut much more carbon than the EPA originally proposed this June.
What does every congressman want, besides being re-elected? They want to be seen as job creators. We know economic growth creates jobs (and helps reduce our national debt), so to that end, both parties have traditionally supported pro-growth tax incentives for a wide variety of businesses and industries. And while congress has become more polarized and ideological in recent years, last week’s passage of the tax extenders bill represents a real departure from its traditional bipartisan and pragmatic approach to job creation. How else would you explain a measly two-week extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind?
The Connecticut Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program enables commercial, industrial, and multi-family building owners to access affordable, long-term financing for smart energy upgrades to their buildings. These upgrades save property owners money and increase property values. The Connecticut Green Bank launched Connecticut’s