Energy Efficiency
- March 13, 2013 |
- Energy Efficiency |
- Author: Bob Hinkle and Erik Birkerts
- Leveraging Impact Investment for Small- and Mid-Size Energy Efficiency Projects
- Most buildings today can achieve significant energy savings through efficiency upgrades. However, these savings remain largely untapped due to financing constraints. According to a July 2011 report on EE financing by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), “Lenders tell us that many of the entities in this sector will ... more ›
- July 18, 2012 |
- Energy Efficiency |
- Author: Lori Bamberger
- Pulling the Trigger: Increasing Home Energy Savings
- In its Strategic Plan, the California Public Utilities Commission directs Investor Owned Utilities to achieve a 40 percent energy consumption reduction in their large share of all 12.9 million homes in California. Recently, a study priced this transformation at over $60 billion for single-family homes alone. Clearly, the achievement of ... more ›
- February 1, 2010 |
- Energy Efficiency |
- Author: Bob Hinkle
- Energy Efficiency Paying the Way: New Financing Strategies Remove First-Cost Hurdles
- This paper—a follow-on to the March 2009 project—focuses on a subset of financing options that can foster the accelerated implementation of energy efficiency measures through the aggregation of individual projects, technologies, service offerings and investments into a larger and more cohesive combination of business opportunities. It describes the implementation and ... more ›
- March 1, 2009 |
- Energy Efficiency |
- Author: Bob Hinkle and Steven Schiller
- New Business Models for Energy Efficiency
- Cost-effective energy conservation remains a priority in California and beyond. However, the low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency appears to be harder to pluck than originally thought. Regulations and business relationships have worked—but not to the extent they could. Why not? What new business models will need to be in place ... more ›