Energizing Cities: Clean Energy Investment Models
Why and how clean energy programs are being implemented, with particular attention on the factors that go into building scale, depth, and speed into comprehensive clean energy programs.
by Jules K. Bailey
Energizing Cities New Models for Driving Clean Energy Investment May 2010.pdf
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Shifting to a large-scale clean energy financing model requires a platform on which efficiency, infrastructure, and clean technologies can be directly financed—a tall order that requires political foresight and courage, extensive institutional innovation, and a willingness to engage energy users in a very different way than is currently the norm. While each community has its own set of circumstances that will dictate how it creates programs that will work, mastering the financing strategies for an integrated, long-term energy strategy is a critical ingredient to success. This white paper details why and how clean energy programs are being implemented, focusing on successful examples as well as various funding models, with particular attention on explaining the factors that go into building scale, depth, and speed into comprehensive clean energy programs.