Tax Equity
Tax equity is a term that is closely tied to tax incentives. It describes the tax burden that investors can turn into an investment opportunity by offsetting their tax liability. Tax equity has been an especially common way to finance larger renewable energy projects in the United States and is a vital part of the sale-leaseback, partnership flip, yieldco, master limited partnership and real estate investment trust finance structures.
Resources CESC
Publication
30 Years of Policies for Wind Energy Lessons from 12 Wind Energy Markets
Sources:
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 December 2012
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
A Guidebook to Fossil-fuel Subsidy Reform for Policy-makers in Southeast Asia
Sources:
Global Subsidies Initiative
International Institute for Sustainable Development`
Date:
1 May 2013
Publication
Business Models For Renewable Energy in the Built Environment
Sources:
International Energy Agency
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Date:
1 November 2011
Policy Data
Publication
China Energy Efficiency Financing Landscape Report
Sources:
Institute for Industrial Productivity
Date:
1 October 2012
Publication
Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings
Sources:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ICF International
Date:
1 February 2010
Policy Data
Publication
Diesel Pricing in India: Entangled in Policy Maze
Sources:
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Date:
1 August 2012
Publication
Distributed Solar Incentive Programs: Recent Experience and Best Practices for Design and Implementation
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 December 2012
Policy Data
Publication
Feed-in Tariffs as a Policy Instrument for Promoting Renewable Energies and Green Economies in Developing Countries
Sources:
United Nations Environment Programme
Date:
1 September 2012
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Financing Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: Drivers and Barriers for Private Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources:
UNEP Finance Initiative
Date:
1 February 2012
Training Materials
Financing Urban Transportation Policies and Programs
Sources:
Low Emissions Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP)
Clean Energy Solutions Center
Date:
10 December 2013
Policy Data
Training Materials
Geothermal FIT Design: International Experience and U.S. Considerations
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
9 October 2013
Publication
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report
Sources:
United Nations
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Date:
1 June 2014
Publication
Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance
Sources:
United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 April 2011
Policy Data
Publication
Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels
Sources:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date:
1 January 2013
Training Materials
IPEEC Webinar Series: Energy Efficiency Financing
Sources:
International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)
Date:
27 September 2012
Publication
Leveraging State Clean Energy Funds for Economic Development
Sources:
Brookings Institution
Date:
1 January 2012
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Meeting India's Renewable Energy Targets: The Financing Challenge
Sources:
Climate Policy Initiative
Date:
1 December 2012
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Mobilising Investment in Energy Efficiency
Sources:
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Date:
1 December 2012