RECENT INNOVATIONS IN FINANCING FOR CLEAN ENERGY Prepared by Matthew H. Brown and Beth Conover October 2009 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 212 Boulder, Colorado 80302 tel: 303-447-0078 fax: 303.786.8054 www.swenergy.org Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for the contributions of many people for review and provision of valuable information for this report. Most importantly, Howard Geller, Executive Director of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, provided valuable advice, guidance and review of this report. This report benefited substantially from the time that numerous people volunteered to describe and provide data and information about their programs. These include: Dennis O’Conner, United Illuminating; Frank Spasaro and Jill McGhee , Sempra Energy Utilities; Glenn Cayer, Manitoba Hydro, Mike Volker, Midwest Energy; Ann Livingstone, Boulder County; Hank Ryan, Small Business California; Stephen Ponce-Pore of the Bank of Colorado and Peter Krajsa, AFC First. Heather Braithwaite provided valuable research assistance and review for this report. Gene Dilworth at SWEEP edited the report. The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project is grateful for the generous financial support of the SeaChange Foundation that enabled preparation of this report. Questions or comments about this report should be directed to Matthew H. Brown,
[email protected]. About SWEEP: The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project is a public interest organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada,