This announcement addresses the Federal income tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of amounts paid toward the purchase of energy efficient property and improvements under the Department of Energy Home Energy Rebate Programs pursuant to the...

A roadmap for delivering opportunity and investments in rural America. This playbook is intended to help rural communities understand the available funding for infrastructure provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other sources –...

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022, changed a wide range of tax laws and includes over $320 billion in new and expanded incentives for energy efficiency, renewable and clean energy investments,...

This FOA supports the administration goals laid out above by supporting the development of workforce programs and partnerships that will facilitate the continued deployment of solar energy technologies, while supporting an inclusive workforce with...

This request for information (RFI) is intended to inform the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the development of a new platform to...

The Federal Reserve has created this book to bring together community and economic development researchers, practitioners, philanthropists, and others to showcase the great work happening across this country and to outline a framework for conducting...

The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing a bold investment in America's housing infrastructure to make housing more affordable for working and middle-class families. The American Jobs Plan pairs $213 billion in direct funding with more than $100...

This resource summary is for state, local, and K-12 energy professionals and non-finance experts seeking to understand how bonds can be used to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and initiatives. It outlines market trends in...

This is a Summary of the Supplemental Appropriations included in the Senate's third COVID-19 Stimulus package, the CARES Act. More than 80% of the total $339.855 billion provided in the emergency supplemental appropriations goes to state and local...

"Moving America and the Environment Forward" is a House Ways and Means Committee statement of principles on how the committee wants to approach an infrastructure bill. It includes $760 billion of proposals.

The National Climate Bank Act of 2019 was introduced in the U.S. Senate on July 8, and in the House on December 12, 2019. This paper discusses their lessons and precedents for the National Climate Bank, including relevant details of their formation,...

This is a section-by-section summary of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now ("GREEN") Act. The GREEN Act would extend the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC) until 2024. It would also extend the...

The purpose of this guide is to offer tribal leadership in New Mexico with a comprehensive overview of the steps required to create homeownership programs on reservation land, with a particular focus on the mortgage lending process.

The Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA) was a voluntary partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and state and local governments to lower energy bills for low-income communities.

When paired with energy efficiency measures, cost effective solar energy systems can support state and local program administrators’ goals to reduce low-income household energy burden. Energy burden is the share or percentage of annual household...

Edward Rios from the Department of Energy provides an overview of the financing programs offered through the Loan Programs Office at the 2019 CDFA Federal Policy Conference.

Current projections of solar photovoltaic (PV) system costs and deployment in the United States indicate substantial capital requirements over the next 30 years and beyond. Concurrently, community and regional financial institutions (CRFIs),...

This report—an update based on Fiscal Year 2016 data—continues a series of U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports on federal direct financial interventions and subsidies into energy markets. EIA assigns within-scope U.S. tax and direct...

Steve Dunn with the U.S. Department of Energy presents strategies for financing energy efficiency upgrades for commercial and residential properties.

This report by Jeff Deason and Sean Murphy from Berkeley Lab examines the impacts of Property Assessed Clean Energy programs on residential solar photovoltaic development in California from 2010-2015.

Investments in clean energy and infrastructure projects are growing rapidly, and the need for sustainable financing solutions becomes more important every day. From new production facilities and renewable energy source development to the...

Harvey Rogers described the current bond market in Oregon and explored bond financing case examples which prove their effectiveness in addressing critical infrastructure needs.

Nicolo Pinoli explained public-private partnerships in Oregon in relation to federal and state tax credit programs, loan programs and grant programs.

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series on the post-election development finance landscape featured Toby Rittner of CDFA, Eric Silva of North South Government Strategies, George Friedlander of George Friedlander...

Case Studies Featuring Oregon Brownfields Redevelopment Projects. Featuring the City of Hillsboro and Coos Bay.

This document from the DOE provides revisions to the original “Guidelines for Pilot PACE Financing Programs,” to reflect the evolving structure of the PACE market and incorporate lessons learned from various PACE programs that have been...

Eleni Pelican of the DOE presented an updated version of the original DOE “Guidelines for Pilot PACE Financing Programs.”

Energy development is the fastest growing area of development finance nationwide. Caleb Bell (Bricker & Eckler LLP) discuss the financing mechanisms behind energy efficiency loans and bonds in Ohio.

Energy development is the fastest growing area of development finance nationwide. Paul Toth (Toledo-Lucas county Port Authority) discuss the financing mechanisms behind energy efficiency loans and bonds in Ohio.

The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has more than $40 billion in authority to finance innovative clean energy projects and advanced technology vehicles manufacturing. 

The revised Dept. of Energy guidelines focus on best practices for program design, including consumer and lender protections; compatibility of PACE with other energy efficiency programs and services; minimum contractor requirements and performance...

Factsheet 2 of the Energy Investment Partnerships covers clean energy through bond markets, credit enhancements and capital markets, property assessed clean energy, and market assessment.

The fourth and final EIP webinar focuses on evaluating successful EIPs, identifying the necessary data to collect to demonstrate successful and positive impact, and how EIPs can create lasting, powerful movements towards boosting bourgeoning clean...

To close out the Energy Investment Partnerships Webinar Series, Rima Ouied from the U.S. Department of Energy will provide closing remarks and reflect on the opportunity that states have for building new partnerships to finance and deploy clean...

Sandy Fazeli from the National Association of State Energy Officials will present ways some states have financed and already seen success with energy programs on the state levels

Paul Toth, President & CEO, will discuss the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority approach to financing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, their approach to recruiting and engaging with partners, and how they coordinate regionally and...

Amy McCartin, Vice President, New York Green Bank, will discuss the financial tools and programs that NYGB utilizes to further clean energy transition, including but not limited to credit enhancements, aggregation, asset loans, and composite...

Stephen Pearlman, Co-Founder and Managing Member, Pearlman & Miranda, LLC will explain the how clean energy fits into the capital markets and the general regulatory and structural considerations during all stages of a financing.

The Energy Investment Partnerships Webinar Series is a tailored four-part webinar series designed specifically for states and stakeholders working to develop or enhance an Energy Investment Partnership (EIP). The webinar series will provide...

CDFA and the U.S. Department of Energy have partnered to produce the Energy Investment Partnerships Webinar Series and a set of four Fact Sheets. Each Fact Sheet will summarize the best practices covered in the corresponding webinar and provides...

Bryan Garcia, President & CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, discusses green bank model and the programs and products of the Connecticut Green Bank.

Deana Carrillo, Executive Director, of California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority discusses existing programs and pilot programs that complement existing programs that support small business energy efficiency.

Adam Zimmerman, with Craft3, discusses various energy lending programs through targeted sectors and financing.

Jeffrey Schub, Executive Director of the Coalition for Green Capital, speaks about how Green Banks (EIPs) fill the financing gap and their role of increasing the flow of capital. He explains lessons learned from a Green Bank creation and operation.

The United States Department of Energy released the Energy Investment Partnerships Guide, a technical document authored by the Council of Development Finance Agencies that examines how state and local governments can leverage private capital to...

The purpose of this guide is to offer tribal leadership in New Mexico with a comprehensive overview of the steps required to create homeownership programs on reservation land, with a particular focus on the mortgage lending process.

Bjorn Jensen's 2010 Thesis for MIT focuses on using renewable energy generation to facilitate brownfield remediation, examining three successful and one unsuccessful case study to understand best practices and common hurdles.

Launched in 2013, IMCP is a national competition that designates up to 12 manufacturing communities. In addition to national recognition, communities receive a federal liaison, promotion, and the potential for targeted investments from 11 federal...

This study from Partnership for Sustainable Communities highlights the Indianapolis Cultural Trails and the successful efforts to increase brownfield redevelopment along the trail and encompassing neighborhoods. The city utilized an EPA assessment...

This study from Partnership for Sustainable Communities examines the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail that included 18 brownfield site assessment in the underserved communities along the trail. The project utilized a collaborative...

This executive summary is a companion to the full National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS) report and primarily discusses the conclusions and recommendations of the study. Key results and observations are included. Electric...

This report by the Navigant Consortium provides a comprehensive annual assessment of the U.S. offshore wind market. The report focuses on new developments that have occurred in 2014. The report provides stakeholders with a data source addressing...

University of California, Santa Barbara focuses on a solution best suited for HUD’s diverse portfolio located in clustered communities as part of the 2014 Better Buildings Case Competition. Key program details, a spatial distribution analysis of HUD...

This proposal is prepared by Stanford University for the Department of Energy 2014 Better Buildings Case Competition recommends the implementation of the Multifamily Affordable Distributed Energy (MADE) program to increase adoption of distributed...

This presentation from the U.S. Department of Energy gives an overview of the Loan Programs Office (LPO), LPO projects, and programs ran by LPO.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loans support the development of advanced technology vehicles (ATV) and associated components in the United States. As of July 2014, the program has made over $8B in...

This guide from the US DOE is designed as a resource to shows the range of incentives and policies for operational community solar projects while providing examples. Additionally, this guide suggests changes in the regulatory landscape that could...

In this report, the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance examine the barriers and drivers of successful efficiency programs, deliberate upon what financing roles are most appropriate for SEEA involvement going forward, and make recommendations about...

The National Agricultural & Rural Development Policy Center provides recommendations that promote development of renewable energy at both the utility scale and smaller scales.

In this presentation, Evans Paull of New Partners for Smart Growth explores creative financing models for brownfield redevelopment. Paull covers tools such as bonds, loans, grants, credit enhancements, TIF as well as case studies.

This report provides detailed information on the activities of the Better Buildings Alliance program in 2013. Furthermore, the report highlights accomplishments and continued growth.

This primer from the U.S. Department of Energy provides an overview of key considerations for state and local policymakers, utility energy efficiency program administrators, and partners in designing and implementing successful energy efficiency...

The Solar and Energy Loan Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and a certified CDFI which provides energy expertise and affordable financing to enable low-to-moderate income homeowners and small businesses to identify and make cost-effective...

Bruce Crain & Alan Hodges discuss the various financing mechanisms available to entrepreneurs looking to establish a commercial biomass facility. The authors outline tools including: USDA loans, tax-increment financing, bonds, tax credits, and more.

The California Energy Commission has developed these Guidelines to help implement and administer the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) recently issued $24.3 million Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds to finance loans for residential energy efficiency improvements. This “first of its kind” innovative financing...

Kate Tompkins with Squire Sanders addresses challenges in clean energy and energy finance. Furthermore, Tompkins touches on important financing considerations, and assessing various sources of capital to find the best match for your particular...

The State of California – Business Investment Guide serves as a reference document to highlight California’s strategic business advantages, new state-sponsored initiatives, incentives as well as existing technical and financial assistance programs.

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a guide to financial resources for clean energy to serve state, local and tribal leaders seeking to build a robust, clean energy economy. This guide provides a snapshot of the federal finance facilities...

The State Energy Loan Program (SELP) offers low-interest loans for projects that: save energy; produce energy from renewable resources such as water, wind, geothermal, solar, biomass, waste materials or waste heat; use recycled materials to create...

During this Task Force meeting, CE+BFI discussed a variety of trending topics for clean energy development. Speakers discussed efforts to explore Energy Investment Partnerships as a mode for supporting clean energy development and successful...

Daniel McRae of Seyfarth Shaw provides information on the resources which are available for energy projects throughout the country including bonds, tax credits, public-private partnerships, EB-5, and much more. McRae explains the benefits of...

Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center details Atlanta's efforts towards sustainability and green energy production. This report urges public leaders to consider making a considerable investment in clean energy, specifically solar energy, in...

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP provided a summary of the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Section 1705 Program. This document outlines key participants, documents, financing structures, eligibility, security, fees & costs and more.

This document provides guidance, requirements, forms and other information to assist eligible taxpayers claim the Georgia Clean Energy Property Tax Credit. The credits are available to taxpayers between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2014.

The Texas Renewable Energy Industry Report is a very detailed assessment of the state's renewable energy portfolio. The report is balanced with information and data highlighting case studies. financial incentives, consumption by energy source,...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released their report on the status of three loan programs administered by the Department of Energy (DOE). In the report, GAO reveals the underutilization of these programs and details the efforts of DOE to...

U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office released a document detailing the three clean energy loan programs they administer including Section 1703, Section 1705, and ATVM Loan Programs. The document contains program objectives, functionality,...

The U.S. Department of Energy offered a webinar featuring the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. The webinar provides an overview of the program, goals, eligibility, requirements, and characteristics of a strong application.

This DOE factsheet gives an overview of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit. Treasury may award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments in advanced energy projects, to support new, expanded, or re-equipped domestic...

The Midwest has quietly been transitioning into an economy driven by clean energy and innovation that builds on its strong roots in manufacturing and farming. We are now seeing wind farms, solar panel installations, and new energy research centers...

The Midwest has quietly been transitioning into an economy driven by clean energy and innovation that builds on its strong roots in manufacturing and farming. We are now seeing wind farms, solar panel installations, and new energy research centers...

Devashree Saha and Mark Muro at Brookings make the case for congress to authorize the build-out of a national network of innovation hubs, expanding on the programs already administered by the Department of Energy and Department of Commerce.

Report published by the U.S. Department of Commerce intended as a guide to Federal level resources available for investors in the United States. Summaries are provided for each program.

Thomas Giblin from Nixon Peabody and Charles Rhuda at Novogradac & Co explain housing and energy tax credits separately, and how they can be combined to catalyze renewable energy developments.

Deborah DeMasi at Nixon Peabody covers sources of debt, specifically DOE and USDA loans, loan guarantees, and grants.

Forrest Milder at Nixon Peabody and Stephen Tracy of Novogradac & Company present various ownership models and describe the important relationship between financing model and ownership structure.

Jim Duffy at Nixon Peabody and Tony Grappone at Novogradac & Company discuss various tax credits and grants that can be used as sources of financing for renewable energy projects.

Stephen Tracy with Novogradac & Company covers renewable energy markets and current state of affairs.

Tremendously useful document from Wisconsin's Office of Energy Independence. This document provides comprehensive, detailed information of all state and federal grants, loans, bonds, credits, and programs that can be utilized for clean energy...

Erin Tehan at CDFA presents four federal programs that providing financing and other assistance for American manufacturers.

Jeffrey Greenberger with Affordable Community Energy presents a unique housing development and energy project that incorporated multiple tax credits and federal development finance tools.

Jeff Pitkin with New York Energy Research and Development Authority explores the effectiveness of private capital financing options through revolving loans and loan-loss reserves.

Iain Campbell with Global Energy and Workplace Solutions speaks on how to increase Energy Efficiency Financing by 2015.

John May Head of Alternative Energy Finance Group at Stern Brothers & Co. discusses the vast options to help finance energy projects via bonds.

C. Baird Brown and Christopher Berendt share financing options for community scale renewable energy projects.

In a memo released by Energy Programs Consortium, Elizabeth Bellis examines the QECB bond market on a national scale.

The Michigan Saves programs, including energy efficiency loans for a variety of users, are covered here by Julie Bennett of Michigan Saves.

Mark Riedy of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glosky and Popeo discusses the current and near-future states of federal finance programs for renewable energy development.

This presentation from a Ballard Spahr Housing webinar covers a number of federal programs that can be used to finance energy efficiency in housing, including HUD incentives, energy tax credits, and tax-exempt bonds.