Financing renewable energy projects in the United States can be a complex, time consuming, and expensive process … these and other renewable energy financing challenges and to identify new sources of capital to the U.S. market, two … roundtable discussions were held with renewable energy and financing experts in April 2012. This report summarizes the key …

clash between federal courts and state legislatures is energy policy. In the absence of a decisive federal policy response … to climate change, nearly thirty states have created a new type of securities—clean energy credits—to promote low … Clause, this Article explores the constitutional constraints on clean energy credit policies.Many observers view the dormant …

The Obama administration has repeatedly identified the large-scale build-out of clean, renewable energy infrastructure … as a key priority of the United States. The President's calls for a cleaner energy economy are often accompanied by … references to other industrialized countries such as Germany, hailed by many as a leader in renewable energy deployment. Indeed …

change by promoting climate-friendly, renewable energy. In the absence of a comprehensive federal policy approach to climate … change and clean energy, more and more states are stepping in to fill the policy void. Already, nearly thirty states have … experiment with innovative climate and clean energy policies? And which policy best protects states from the risk of lengthy and …

, anywhere, can trade electricity in any amount with anyone else. The proliferation of solar and other distributed energy … — for America's energy economy. But the electricity industry is ill equipped to adapt to and benefit from these … diverse portfolio of energy resources. Transformative change, however necessary and beneficial in the long run, will not come …

(REITs) — both well-established investment structures — to renewable energy investment. MLPs and, more recently, REITs have a … proven track record for promoting oil, gas, and other traditional energy sources. When extended to renewable energy projects … investors in America's energy economy …

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy technologies have the potential to mitigate climate change, secure America …’s energy independence, and create millions of green jobs. In the absence of a price on carbon emissions, however, these long … tax incentives for renewables and proposes policy reform to more cost-effectively promote renewable energy through capital …

Legal scholarship tends to approach the law and policy of clean energy from an environmental law perspective. As … hydraulic fracturing, renewable energy integration, nuclear reactor (re)licensing, transport biofuel mandates, and other energy … issues have pushed to the forefront of the environmental law debate, clean energy law has begun to emancipate itself. The …