Government
Governments can play an important role in clean energy investments. Government facilities and military operations are often significant “offtakers” of energy, thus there is an opportunity for the public sector to invest in clean energy through energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy generation, and microgrids. The government can also support clean energy investment through national development banks, green banks, guarantees, and incentives. Public sector institutions also play an important role in establishing an enabling environment for clean energy investments. In more regulated markets, the utility may be a state owned utility, and thus the utility could also be viewed as an arm of government.
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
Policy Data
Publication
A Comparison of Energy Efficiency Programmes for Existing Homes in Eleven Countries
Sources:
Regulatory Assistance Project
Date:
1 February 2010
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
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Biomass Power in the United Kingdom and Germany
Sources:
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Global Subsidies Initiative
Date:
1 March 2012
Publication
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Onshore Wind Power in Germany and China
Sources:
The International Institute for Sustainable Development
Global Subsidies Initiative
Date:
1 March 2012
Publication
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Solar PV in Germany and Spain
Sources:
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Global Subsidies Initiative
Date:
1 March 2012
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
Catalyzing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission, and Climate-Resilient Development
Sources:
United Nations
Date:
1 May 2011
Policy Data
Publication
China Energy Efficiency Financing Landscape Report
Sources:
Institute for Industrial Productivity
Date:
1 October 2012
Policy Data
Publication
Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Finance for Energy Access
Sources:
Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
Date:
27 May 2015
Training Materials
Closing the Energy Efficiency Financing Gap: World Bank Experience with Financing Approaches and Implementation Models
Sources:
The World Bank
Date:
1 November 2015
Publication
Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings
Sources:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ICF International
Date:
1 February 2010
Publication
Demand Response: Managing Electric Power Peak Load Shortages with Market Mechanisms
Sources:
Regulatory Assistance Project
Date:
1 March 2015
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
Discussion Paper on the European Commission’s Energy Union: A Union Based on Demand
Sources:
European Copper Institute; Leonardo ENERGY
Date:
1 March 2015
Publication
Distributed Solar Incentive Programs: Recent Experience and Best Practices for Design and Implementation
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 December 2012
Training Materials
Energy Access in Central America
Sources:
Clean Energy Solutions Center
United Nations Foundation’s Energy Access Practitioner Network
Date:
17 June 2014
Publication
Energy Efficiency Financing Program Implementation Primer
Sources:
State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network
Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator
Date:
1 January 2014