Financing

Muni Bonds Fight Intensifies in the Power Sector

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Municipal bonds are a major source of financing for public power projects, and their tax-exempt status is one of the factors that makes them appealing for investors who might otherwise demand higher returns on their money.

The American Public Power Association has launched an intense campaign to undermine current proposals before Congress that would change the current tax advantages municipal bonds enjoy. As the hunt continues in DC for new revenue that can help plug growing budget deficits that in turn have incurred repeated political crisis, long-held tenets of tax code advantages and exemptions have begun to come under review. Keep reading →

Published March 19, 2013 at 2:40 PM

Podcast: A Conversation With David Field

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A long-time veteran of the renewable energy business–with experience in both the biofuel and CSP sectors–David Field currently works as President & CEO of OneRoof Energy.

He visited the Breaking Energy office recently to discuss OneRoof Energy’s recently announced residential rooftop solar leasing program and his views on the distributed generation (DG) electrical generation markets, the solar industry and financial trends in the industry relating to tax breaks and renewable energy credits. Keep reading →

Published October 4, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Despite Setbacks, DOE Loan Guarantee Program Alive And Well

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Despite the fact that the DOE has told SolarCity it will not be able to close a planned September 30 loan guarantee, blaming increased paperwork from the Congressional investigation into the Solyndra scandal, the DOE Loan Program is moving ahead with wind development guarantees, claiming they will revitalize the economy.

The most recent investment includes a $168.9 million partial loan guarantee to Granite Reliable Power for a 99 MW wind farm in Coos Country, New Hampshire. The project will add 200 jobs to the economy, the DOE statement claimed. Keep reading →

Published September 27, 2011 at 11:59 AM

AOL Energy Week In Review

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In a world of heightened tension between Democrats and Republicans intensified by a seemingly endless fiscal crisis, the Solyndra bankruptcy has been a crisis of its time, prompting shock and escalating rounds of blame.

Republicans blame the Obama administration for heavy government spending and fiscal imprudence while Democrats point out that it was in fact the Bush administration that initially singled Solyndra out for government financing. Caught in the scapegoating is a saturated solar manufacturing sector that is struggling to stay afloat as prices for PV panels drop and renewable tax credits run out at the end of the year. Read more on renewable energy financing: After Solyndra: Renewable Energy Financing 3.0. Keep reading →

Published September 23, 2011 at 2:45 PM

Solyndra Breaks The Silence With A Statement

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With the news today that Solyndra executives plan to plead the fifth and stay silent during hearing on the company’s fall to bankruptcy, speculations ran wild on what exactly they might be hiding.

In a move intended perhaps to subdue the uproar, Solyndra issued an official statement this afternoon. Keep reading →

Published September 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM

New Jersey Follows Massachusetts Cape Wind with Optimism

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Despite the recent financial setbacks to the Cape Wind project, New Jersey will be following Massachusetts and clearing its water for offshore wind development, Governor Chris Christie announced on Monday. Keep reading →

Published May 17, 2011 at 3:10 PM