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Credit Enhancement and Insurance

Credit enhancements and insurance make it easier to borrow money and are akin to having someone co-sign a loan. There are many types of credit enhancements, such as loan guarantees, loan loss reserves, and insurance. A credit enhancement improves a borrower’s ability to take on debt through some sort of risk mitigation mechanism, such as a loan guarantee, loan loss reserve, or insurance.

development bankgreen bank or other government institution may provide credit enhancements at a below-market rate to encourage uptake. Credit enhancements have been used to support the development of a variety of clean energy markets, including residential and commercial solar and energy efficiency programs.

Energy savings insurance can be a means of catalyzing a nascent energy services market. In the event that the energy savings projected by an energy services company (ESCO) do not come to fruition, the insurance provides compensation to the end user for those energy expenditures. This in effect provides a guarantee for the ESCO and helps reduce risks, thereby enabling their entry to the market.

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Clean Energy Initiatives (Website)

This Clean Energy Canada website provides users with a list of public and private initiatives in place to support clean…

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Government of Canada

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Clean Energy Info Portal: reegle (Website)

This database provides global information on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change, including country energy profiles, a list of…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)

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Clean Vehicle Europe: Clean Vehicle Portal (Website)

The Clean Vehicle Portal as a new web-database aims to ensure a level of demand for clean and energy-efficient road…

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Clean Vehicle Europe

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Country Energy Profiles (Website)

This reegle website provides comprehensive energy profiles for all countries with information from reliable sources such as UN or the…

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reegle

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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)

This database provides comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy…

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United States Department of Energy

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Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool

This Web-based tool allows users to identify policies that have had the most (and least) impact on improving the bottom…

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United States Department of Energy

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North Carolina Solar Center

United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

United States Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Energy Efficiency Benefits Calculator

This calculator can be used to help educate stakeholders on the broad benefits of energy efficiency. It provides a simplified…

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Energy and Environmental Economics

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Publications

This database provides access to all publications of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a global knowledge and technical…

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Energy Sector Management Assistance Program

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Environment and Climate Change Canada: Funding (Website)

This Clean Energy Canada website provides users with a list of public and private financing entities that support clean energy…

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Government of Canada

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Global Infrastructure Facility

Despite robust growth, many people in emerging markets and developing economies still do not have access to reliable and affordable…

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The World Bank

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How to Upscale Deep Renovations Using Financial Mechanisms: Insight From Best-Practice Jurisdictions on Incentives and Drivers

This recorded webinar addresses the critical question of how financing schemes can be developed to support and leverage the large…

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Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN)

Clean Energy Solutions Center

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Market Assessment and Program Evaluation (MAPE) Clearinghouse

The Market Assessment and Program Evaluation (MAPE) Clearinghouse is a searchable database of energy efficiency program evaluation reports.

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Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)

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Mexico: Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development Project

This case study highlights Mexico’s two-phased approach for the development of grid-scale renewable energy investments. To address key policy and…

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World Bank

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Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems, Part 2: Toolkit for Policy Makers

This publication provides a toolkit with proposed policy measures and EMSA’s recommendations for successful policy implementation. It includes best practice…

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Energy Efficient End-use Equipment (4E) Electric Motor Systems Annex (EMSA)

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Policy and Regulatory Overviews (Website)

reegle’s policy and regulatory overviews provide country highlights for a variety of policies and regulations relating to energy, energy efficiency,…

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reegle

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Toolkit (Website)

This digital library offers an array of information from the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Resources include policy…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) Presentations Archive (Website)

This website hosts a collection of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) presentations and speeches covering numerous clean energy…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law Examples (Website)

This website provides examples of projects supported by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) to create legal and…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)