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...]
NYSERDA Will Issue AAA-Rated Bonds to Fund Energy Efficiency Loans
by Kat Friedrich, Clean Energy Finance Center Over $24 million in residential energy efficiency financing revenue bonds will be issued soon by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), according to a preliminary official statement released on July 23. NYSERDA treasurer Jeff Pitkin said in an e-mail that the bonds will … [Read more...]