Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

By Joseph Baker on November 29, 2011

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One week after announcing it was pulling the plug on a wind power project in California for environmental reasons, Pattern Energy Group said Monday it has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the sale of electricity from a wind farm it is developing in Chile.

Vivint Enters U.S. Residential Solar Market

By Joseph Baker on October 21, 2011

Vivint Solar has received a $75 million equity fund from U.S. Bancorp to support the development of its residential solar energy business.

First Wind Bringing More Wind Energy To Hawaii

By Joseph Baker on October 19, 2011

Boston-based wind energy developer First Wind has selected Siemens AG to provide wind turbines for its latest wind project in Hawaii.

United States: DOE Backs Solar Projects with Nearly $500 Million in Loan Guarantees

By Joseph Baker on September 8, 2011

The Department of Energy (DOE) has made back to back announcements that combined will support the solar sector with loan guarantees that total nearly $500 million.

ACEEE Offers Energy Efficiency Finance 101 Lessons

By Jeanne Roberts on August 19, 2011

Tags: Ameresco Inc., Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Infrastructure Group, Honeywell International Co., Johnson Controls Inc., Johnson Controls Inc. Corp, Shaw Group, Siemens AG, Standard Poor, Ameresco, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Argonne National Laboratory, Community Development Corporation (CDC), Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE), energy efficiency, energy efficiency financing, Energy Service Agreement (ESA), Energy Service Company (ESCO), Honeywell International Co., Inc., Johnson Controls Inc., pay as you save (PAYS), Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Property Assessed Clean Energy Finance (PACE), Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Shaw Group, Siemens AG, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), American Council, banking, energy, finance, Joel Freehling, Joel Freeling, Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

Those looking to finance energy efficiency improvements, but uncertain which programs offer the best opportunity, could do no better than reading Joel Freehling’s white paper published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity, energy security and environmental protection.