Kathryn Meng Elmes
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...
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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 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
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
How to Prepare for the SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosures
Businesses and financiers should be planning and preparing to minimize their climate-related risk exposure, and to preserve their asset valu
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Jun 13, 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
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
4 Trends In The Clean Energy Procurement Market
A growing number of Fortune 500 companies are striving to achieve a 90% carbon-free electricity system in the US by 2030
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- May 9, 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 2, 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
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Key Takeaways from Infocast's Solar + Wind Finance & Investment Summit
"High Energy" is the only phrase to describe Infocast's Solar + Wind Finance & Investment Summit. A conference that routinely draws...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Mar 10, 2022
- 4 min
How to Link Renewable Energy Projects and Capital
Capital, meet impactful Projects. Projects, meet our creative friend, Capital. We’ll let you connect from here, and know you’ll get along...
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Why You Should Be In A Rush To Refinance Your Maturing Solar Projects
There are two primary drivers for refinances in the clean energy industry; expiring tax equity and rising interest rates.
Kathryn Meng Elmes
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
8 Trends in Renewable Energy and Finance in 2022
Key insights from Projects & Money, a premier energy and finance event.
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