10 Years of Connecting
Solar and Storage Projects with Capital

Thank You To Our 2023 Sponsors

2023 is set to be a defining year for solar, storage and Solar Media’s 10th edition finance summit.

Last year saw the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which brings together an estimated $370 billion in federal funding over the next ten years to facilitate clean energy transition in the US. The IRA has immediately impacted the long-term outlook of the solar and storage industry.

Funding remains available for large-scale energy infrastructure drawn from the Department of Energy’s $40 billion loans program. In addition, the IRA is estimated to attract $600 billion in new investment resulting in an additional 222GW of solar installations over the next decade. This is enough to power an additional 165 million US homes.

The picture is similar for storage as the U.S. government has increased investment tax credits to 30% for energy standalone systems. Estimates indicate a further 20.8 GW of utility-scale battery storage will become operational by 2025. To date, 10 states have energy storage specific procurement targets with that list set to grow. The host state of this year’s summit, New York, is expected to incentivize an additional 5GW of residential, commercial, and utility-scale storage onto the grid.

Challenges remain as the sector continues to decode the updated tax credit structures, navigate the hurdles of the current inflationary environment and keep projects to schedule.

Join us in November to hear directly from funds and banks financing and transacting post-IRA, developers successfully navigating the rising costs of doing business and system operators on next steps for interconnection reform.

Learn about the above and so much more at this year’s Solar and Storage Finance USA Summit.

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Industry Experts
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Attendees
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Decision Makers
Wholesale Energy Markets
Solar, Storage and the IRA
Next Steps for the Supply Chain
The Return of US Manufacturing
State Level Supporting Policies
Maximizing Returns & Managing Risk
Cost of Capital & Equipment
Tax Equity Market
Community Solar & Storage
Solar & Storage Financial Landscape
Optimising Revenue Streams from Solar & Storage Assets
Optimizing Solar and Storage Asset Revenues
Grid Bottlenecks and Challenges
Interconnections Reforms and Strategies
Emerging Technologies and Solar States

2023 Speakers Include:

Charlie Donovan
Visiting Professor of Sustainable Finance & Co-author/Editor of Renewable Energy Finance: Powering the Future
University of Washington
Larry Sherwood
President and Chief Executive Officer
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
Leslie Elder
Vice President of Political Regulatory Affairs
Summit Ridge Energy
Axel Thiemann
Chief Executive Officer
Sonnedix
Companies that are attending WindUSA and SSFUSA

2023 Sponsors & Partners

Industry News

Solar equipment manufacturer Linton Crystal Technologies has made an initial investment of US$10 million to build a solar manufacturing equipment facility in the US.
Renewables asset owner Brookfield Renewable is planning to commission at least 10GW of clean energy projects in the next three years, leveraging its newly acquired US solar businesses.
Aspen Power Partners, a US distributed generation developer, has received a US$350 million investment from global investment firm Carlyle. It said that the funds will be used to fuel its growth and acquisitions strategy.
Renewable bitcoin mining operator Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (ACDC) has commenced operations at a Texas data centre co-located with a behind-the-meter solar project.
US engineering, procurement, and construction contractor SOLV Energy has invested in autonomous robotics company Swap Robotics.
Renewables asset owner Brookfield Renewable is planning to take advantage of policy headwinds stemming from the US’s Inflation Reduction Act as it bolsters its presence in the commercial and community PV segment with the acquisition of Standard Solar.
US renewables developer Pivot Energy has secured a US$100 million revolving development loan facility to fund its solar and storage pipeline across the US.
US solar racking manufacturer Unirac has secured a recapitalisation investment led by private equity firm Greenbelt Capital Partners.

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