We Are at the Start of a Revolution in Clean Energy Finance

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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🗓️ 24 July 2014

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The biggest investors in the world are pouring their money into renewable energy projects. Want to join them? Now you can. Up until recently, it was nearly impossible for most investors to directly support solar, wind and other projects that offer stable returns. But YieldCos are changing that. In this week’s podcast, we’ll tell you about how publicly traded YieldCos work, why so many companies are forming them, and what they’ll do to support a surge in clean energy development. Later in the show, we’ll talk about innovative new structures in energy efficiency finance and explore the energy supply implications of California’s historic drought. This podcast is sponsored by eGauge Systems, a manufacturer of next-generation energy meters for solar generation and building demand, submetering, performance contracts, LEED projects and net zero buildings. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussion between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by E-Gage Systems, Advanced Affordable and Reliable Energy Monitoring.
0:08.0	The E-Gage is a data logger, web server, and energy Meter in one device.
0:13.0	With revenue-grade accuracy,
0:15.0	e-Gage can be used to optimize efficiency
0:18.0	and for solar monitoring and sub-metering.
0:20.0	Learn more at e-Gage.net.
0:24.0	For the week of July 24, 2014, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:34.0	In Washington, D.C. I'm Stephen Lacey, your co-host and a senior editor with Green Tech Media.
0:45.0	Welcome to the show. Who else would be with me but my two Arodyke co-hosts in Massachusetts
0:51.1	this week? It is Catherine Hamilton.
0:53.0	She's a partner with 38 North Solutions.
0:55.0	Catherine, what's new and interesting this week?
0:57.0	Why are you in Massachusetts?
0:59.0	Oh, I'm at this wonderful conference at the End of Cuthouse that's owned by MIT and I'll talk to you more about it on my what you may not know portion.
1:07.0	All right, we're looking forward to hearing about it.
1:10.0	In New York, it's Jigger Shaw. He is a partner with Clean Fleet investors.
1:15.0	How are things in New York this week, Jigger?
1:18.0	Doing well, doing well. The temperature's gone up. It's funny because it was so pleasant last week and then I realized it's because they had another polar vortex from Canada last week and that's why it was so nice last week.
1:30.0	That reminds me of a study I saw last week that compared That compared how Democrats and Republicans Google climate change.
1:39.0	And they found that Republicans are more likely to Google climate related topics during extreme weather events, either extreme
1:44.8	heat or extreme cold or storms, and Democrats are more likely to Google things about climate
1:52.1	averages.
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