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Energy Storage and Electricity Markets: The value of storage to the power system and the importance of electricity markets in energy storage economics

Despite the fact that energy storage technologies have the capacity to benefit every segment of the power system, from generation to end-use, it can still be difficult to cost effectively deploy storage across much of the U.S.

Fixed Income Investing in Climate Solutions: Green Bond Opportunities for Philanthropic Foundations

Clean Energy Group, Confluence Philanthropy, and Croatan Institute have jointly release the first ever study on the role of green bonds in foundation portfolios.

Clean Energy Champions: The Importance of State Programs and Policies

This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at the ways in which states are advancing clean energy and suggests how to further encourage growth.

What States Should Do: A Guide to Resilient Power Programs and Policy

This report profiles the leading state programs and makes recommendations for what other states can do to support the deployment of clean, resilient power systems. A summary for policymakers is also available.

What Cities Should Do: A Guide to Resilient Power Planning

This paper offers a series of guidelines and best practices for cities and towns to protect critical facilities with smarter resilient power solutions.

Solar+Storage 101: An Introductory Guide to Resilient Solar Power Systems

“Solar + Storage 101: An Introductory Guide to Resilient Solar Power Systems” provides a basic overview of a versatile and increasingly affordable resilient power technology.

Up in the Air: What the Northeast States Should Do Together on Offshore Wind, Before It’s Too Late

This report recommends a multi-state collaboration on offshore wind to create stronger and consistent regional policies, financing actions, and permitting across the Northeast states.

Distributed Energy Storage: A Case for National and International Collaboration

In this concept note, Clean Energy Group proposes the creation of national and international networks around the next generation of clean energy innovation: combining energy storage with small-scale clean energy generation at the customer level.

Ramp Up Resilient Power Finance: Bundle Project Loans Through a Warehouse Facility to Achieve Scale

This report outlines a new clean energy finance model for many resilient power systems to protect vulnerable communities and critical infrastructure from severe weather events.

What Investors Want: How to Scale-Up Demand for US Clean Energy and Green Bonds

Clean Energy Group and Croatan Institute have released the first comprehensive study of U.S. institutional investors’ appetite for green bonds.