The question of whether energy efficiency finance has finally arrived in scale was a major point of discussion at the 2014 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum on May 11-13 in Washington, DC. Both the opening plenary and a breakout session on securitization explored this issue. It appears that the energy efficiency finance industry is now … [Read more...]
A $200 Million Week for Energy Efficiency Financing
Big news on energy efficiency financing this week on two fronts. Joule Assets launched a $100 million private equity fund that will invest in energy efficiency and demand response markets worldwide. Joule described the fund as a first-of-a-kind that creates channels into the previously closed $900 billion energy reductions assets markets. “In … [Read more...]