Federal and State Structures to Support Financing Utility-Scale Solar Projects and the Business Models Designed to Utilize Them

Michael Mendelsohn

doi:10.2172/1039812

Federal and State Structures to Support Financing Utility-Scale Solar Projects and the Business Models Designed to Utilize Them

Michael Mendelsohn

Strategic Energy Analysis Center

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Abstract

Utility-scale solar projects have grown rapidly in number and size over the last few years, driven in part by strong renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and federal incentives designed to stimulate investment in renewable energy technologies. This report provides an overview of such policies, as well as the project financial structures they enable, based on industry literature, publicly availabledata, and questionnaires conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Original language	American English
Number of pages	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1039812
State	Published - 2012

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-6A2-48685

Keywords

clean energy funds
financing structures
investment tax credit (ITC)
ITC
lease
loan guarantees
MACRS
modified accelerated cost recovery system
partnership flip
renewable portfolio standard (RPS)
RPS
single owner
tax incentives
Treasury grant
utility prepay
utility-scale solar

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