Elizabeth Barnes
Empowering Global Development: Exploring the Role of the Development Finance Corporation
The United States federal government often establishes committees to monitor the flow of capital, protect consumers, and provide avenues...
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Elizabeth Barnes
- May 12
- 3 min
How Credit Insurance Enhances Global Trade and the Clean Energy Transition
Credit insurance is critical in supporting global trade. According to the International Credit Insurance and Surety Association, Trade...
Elizabeth Barnes
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Sunnova’s Foundation for VPPAs and Pathways to Government-Sponsored Programming
The U.S. Department of Energy Loans Program Office (LPO), along with Sunnova Energy International, recently announced a conditional...
Heath Raymond
- Mar 30
- 3 min
The Benefits of Credit Insurance for Current Expected Credit Losses
At Energetic, we mainly see our insurance policy applied to enhance credit and help optimize terms of financing. There is an implicit...
Elizabeth Barnes
- Feb 3
- 3 min
How Property Owners and Managers can Comply with New York City’s Local Law 97
Lobbies around New York City proudly display signage declaring that the retrofitted infrastructure installed improves the building’s...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Jan 11
- 5 min
How to Overcome Commercial Real Estate Energy Procurement Challenges
A majority of CRE properties are ripe for energy efficiency upgrades and clean energy procurement. Yet contract hurdles & credit barriers...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
2022 Clean Energy Market Recap & 2023 Outlook
Eyes on the IRA, permitting & interconnection, recession fears, credit challenges, emerging technologies & community solar anchor strategies
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
What Credit Portfolio Managers Will Focus on in 2023
Reliable and standardized climate impact metrics, maintenance of and threats to portfolio integrity, and the value of credit insurance.
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Dec 14, 2022
- 4 min
Solving for Infrastructural Bottlenecks in the US Electric Grid
Distributed generation can help mitigate the regulatory gridlock of permitting and interconnection that constrains renewable energy projects
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
Virtual PPAs, Being Proactive in a Seller’s Market
Demand for renewable energy has grown exponentially, and supply has not kept pace. Developers are planning for offtaker diversification.
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
What Changes to Expect in the Renewable Energy Industry in 2023
Despite an influx of capital into the energy transition, the short-term availability of capital could get tighter. Expect market liquidity..
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
How the Inflation Reduction Act is Impacting Clean Energy Financing and Development
The IRA will bring about a favorable clean energy investment environment. Direct pay and transferability will have limitations. Tax equity..
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
November 2022 Monthly Market Commentary
Market commentary covering the evolving credit risk landscape, climate news, and the banking regulatory environment.
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Energetic Insurance's Scalable Monitoring Protocols & Resources
Protocols require us to track site performance and evaluate risks, ensure compliance with customer communications and claims reporting, and
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Jul 21, 2022
- 4 min
How a Startup is Filling the Shoes of Big Financial Capital
“This is coming up in everyday conversation.... Why didn’t anyone else do this?... It feels like this should have been addressed,...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Good and Bad News on Renewable Energy & Environmental Tax Credits
Financiers and developers are striving to better understand investment and underwriting risks in the context of long-term macro scenarios
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- May 23, 2022
- 5 min
The Product Every Project Developer Should Purchase
What product should “pretty much every developer out there … be looking for?” Insurance. “If you are developing a solar project, among...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Technology-Enabled Expansion: Energetic Insurance Now Serving Energy Efficiency, Utility-Scale Solar
Distributed energy resources (DERs) have the power to fuel the world. 20% of U.S. electricity generation now comes from renewable...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
How More Schools Can Access Renewable Energy
Collaboration between a developer, financier, offtaker, & insurance provider enabled the development and procurement of 603kW clean energy
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
What Rising Rates mean for Renewable Development
Alarm bells are ringing. Rates are rising. But what does that mean for renewable energy development? Rates have been de minimis since...
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