In June, Montgomery County, MD became the first local jurisdiction in the nation to create a green bank, according to Brookings. Montgomery County's green bank will leverage public and private funds to drive investment and scale up clean energy deployment.

In this report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, ways to use public funds to catalyze private investment in solar energy are explored.

How has Minnesota's Omnibus Energy Bill, HF 2834, changed the climate for clean energy since 2013? In this article by the Clean Energy Finance Forum, the bold energy standard effects are explored.

Michigan Saves' lenders and contractors have helped Michiganders invest exactly $51,416,853 as of June 30 into energy projects big and small throughout the state.

Moody's report on green bonds covers the global market segment, issuance trends and outlook, drivers behind green bond issuance, challenges to growth, first update to Green Bond Principles, and how Moody's rate green bonds.

Doug Coward from Solar Energy Loan Fund (SELF) gives an overview of SELF, which is the only CDFI in America administering a PACE program.

Michigan Saves' analysis of clean energy technologies in Michigan comprises two major works: this profile of clean energy efforts in seven Michigan communities, and a statewide overview of energy use and clean energy technology deployment throughout the state titled "Michigan Clean Energy Report: Statewide Profile of Energy Use and Deployment of Four Clean Energy Technologies."

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