2010 Trends in Enterprise Cleantech Finance and Incentives

Posted by proadmin on Dec 28, 2009 3:30:48 PM

During our 2010 business planning we’ve been speculating on trends that may affect our corporate customers (positively or negatively) in the coming 12 months.   In 2009 Groom Energy delivered projects in 25 states and Puerto Rico.  What’s stunning is how much time we spent confirming the incentives available in these states, through utilities, regional ISO’s and Clean Energy trusts.   2010 promises to introduce even great complexity to this already challenging game – in this regard here are four areas we think are worth watching:

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Topics: Energy Efficiency, Solar PV, carbon tax, Copenhagen, energy efficiency trends for 2010, cap and trade, 2010 Cleantech trends, Cap N Trade, Investment Tax Credit

What’s your time horizon for GHG reductions?

Posted by proadmin on Oct 30, 2009 12:10:10 PM

On Thursday I participated on a panel at the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Conference in Burlington, VT.  Our panel hosted a discussion about how universities and colleges (650+ of whom have signed the  Presidential Climate Commitment (PCC)) should consider financing their efforts to become carbon neutral.

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Topics: EPA Climate Leaders, EPA's Climate Leaders, Carbon Accounting, carbon neutral, Presidential Climate Commitment, performance contract, Cap N Trade, PCC

The Wal-Mart effect – a Sustainability Index for every industry?

Posted by proadmin on Oct 11, 2009 10:08:22 AM

screen-shot-2010-09-28-at-3-55-57-pmSo first off apologies that I’ve been remiss in updating our blog the last few months – it’s Columbus Day weekend and I’m finally catching up….

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Topics: Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Carbon Accounting, sustainability, Wal-Mart Sustainability Index, Cap N Trade, greening the supply chain

If Cap n Trade made electricity more expensive, would our behavior change?

Posted by proadmin on Aug 23, 2009 2:20:55 PM

Not long ago we were all adjusting to an extraordinary increase in the price of a gallon of gas.   As prices accelerated economists speculated on how devastating it could be to our economy if it continued…

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Topics: Enterprise Carbon Accounting, energy prices, carbon tax, Carbon Accounting, cap and trade, kWh prices, Cap N Trade