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A state-driven federal clean energy finance initiative would effectively leverage private financing for clean energy development, according to a proposal published by the Clean Energy and Bond Finance Initiative (CE+BFI) for Congress to consider.
The ‘Morris Model,’ named for a financing structure originated in Morris County, New Jersey, leverages bond financing to achieve relatively low cost capital for renewable energy.
The Industrial Development Bond (IDB) model leverages bond financing to achieve relatively low cost capital for renewable energy.
Preliminary document exploring the most promising bond instruments that can be used for clean energy.
A report examining offshore wind energy procurement through a “buyers network.”
The objective of the Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative (CE+BFI) is to define and implement a new role for development finance in clean energy federalism, a potential game changer for scaling up clean energy capital in the country.
State clean energy funds have emerged as effective tools that states can use to accelerate the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
This document provides the context and describes some of the challenges that currently face the financing of large‐scale renewable energy deployments.
Based on lessons learned from nine case studies of existing international public- and private-sector technology and market development collaborations, the paper presents core principles and three options for a climate innovation initiative.
This report recommends several novel energy strategies to advance emerging clean energy technologies that do not require major new federal legislation or more federal funding.