Steroids revised: The economic stimulus package for renewables
Alejandro Litovsky
June 12, 2009
A central concern to our work on Pathways to Scale is the extent to which governments are supporting the scaling up of renewable energy solutions, especially as they roll out Economic Stimulus Packages to deal with the economic downturn.
On June 17th you can join a webinar co-hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), which will provide a solid base of information and stock-taking on how the US economic stimulus package provides opportunities to scale up renewable energy solutions. The US Administration forecasts 70% of stimulus funding will be spent by June 2010.
ACORE, which earlier this year Volans’ nominated as a phoenix pioneer, is the leading voice in the US for the renewable energy sector and its pathways to scale. Now that the Obama Administration has earmarked billions for energy, water, renewables, weatherization and related infrastructure programs, ACORE’s webinar aims to help bring industry, government and legal advisors together to chart progress on issues such as applications and guidance, taxes, grants, loan guarantees and bond financing, as well as review the role of states on various regulatory issues.
Click here to register for the call.
