An unprecedented amount of capital is ready to be deployed into the market for energy efficiency investments. Deals are getting done, and pipelines are being filled for some. Momentum is growing, but we are still far shy of tapping this market’s $279 billion investment potential.
Simultaneously, the policy landscape is evolving in ways that may drive demand for projects in the near- and mid-term future. The Clean Power Plan, energy efficiency resource standards, and benchmarking and disclosure laws may generate project development. In addition, improved collection, dissemination, and analysis of building and financial performance may reduce the perceived risk around energy efficiency investments.
At the state level, many are thinking about new paths for deploying energy efficiency through resiliency investment, the transactive grid, and green banks to leverage private-sector dollars. Other factors that may bolster demand include intelligent efficiency, advances in net metering, and innovations in building and financial-performance data collection.
With all this exciting activity, it is clear to us that energy efficiency finance is facing a critical moment. The question is: Can we seize the moment and match capital with projects? As the clean energy landscape evolves, how do we ensure the greatest energy savings and financial returns from energy efficiency?
We are excited to explore these developments and questions at this year’s ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum. The forum, designed for investors, financiers, utilities, and policymakers, is scheduled for May 31–June 2 at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. Please visit our website for more information. Registration is now open!
We are also pleased to announce that we are collaborating with the Council of Development Finance Agencies to bring the CDFA Deal Room to this year’s conference. In the Deal Room, project implementers will spotlight energy efficiency projects that need financial support, and financiers and lenders interested in the energy efficiency space will have green-light opportunities to invest. To learn more, please reach out to Matthew McNerney at mmcnerney@aceee.org.
So, if you’re going to San Francisco, we look forward to seeing you there.
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