Movements for racial equity and climate justice continue to demonstrate the need to accelerate investments in cost-effective distributed energy solutions to open the clean energy economy to all. In 2020, Clean Energy Works made many gains in expanding uses for site-specific utility investment for energy upgrades. Want to join us in our work for 2021?…
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Could Vehicle-Grid Integration make EVs more affordable?
Clean Energy Works is partnering with Roanoke Electric Cooperative to harness electric vehicle (EV) batteries in ways that can make both EVs and grid services more affordable for all. The project is designed to determine the additional financial value of using the batteries on-board an electric vehicle when the car is parked at its home…
Accelerating Electric Bus Deployment in Latin America with ZEBRA 2.0
Clean Energy Works is delighted to be a partner for the second phase of the Zero Emission Bus Rapid-Deployment Accelerator – ZEBRA 2.0. This new phase of the project which started in 2018, will be launched this month and last into 2022. The collective goal of ZEBRA is to channel $1 billion USD of investment…
Applying the PAYS® System to On-Site Solar to Expand Access for All
Too many people are effectively locked out of the economic opportunity that on-site solar investments present. Access to on-site solar is determined by the ability to either pay cash upfront or arrange financing for a 20 year investment, and most households in the U.S. can’t do either on their own. While solar leases have surged…
Discussing Electric Bus Financing with Convergence
Earlier this year, Clean Energy Works released a report on our work to design a blended finance solution using the PAYS for Clean Transport, to reduce diesel emissions and accelerate the electrification of transit in Lima, Peru. This work was supported by Convergence Blended Finance with a Design Funding Grant. As a follow up to the…
PAYS for Clean Transport Selected for GGGI Accelerator on e-Mobility
In June, Clean Energy Works participated in the Virtual Accelerator Workshop on e-Mobility hosted by Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, and the Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G). PAYS for Clean Transport was selected as one of business models to support…
Building Decarbonization Coalition releases Accessible Financing Roadmap
Building Decarbonization Coalition has advanced its Roadmap for Decarbonizing California’s Buildings by releasing a policy roadmap to the implementation of accessible financing co-authored by a team that included Clean Energy Works. Building Decarbonization Coalition has invited stakeholder participation from the earliest stages of the project, which has been informed by the Equitable Building Electrification framework…
Analysis of Bus Electrification in Lima using PAYS for Clean Transport
With support from Convergence Blended Finance, Clean Energy Works conducted a feasibility study and found promising results for the implementation of electric technologies in transit and the innovation of PAYS for Clean Transport in Lima, Peru. In this newly released report, Clean Energy Works presents the financial analysis that led to the findings, lessons learned…
New Guide to Tariffed On-Bill Programs from SEEA
The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance has just released a critical new resource for all utilities considering offering an energy efficiency program with site-specific investments and site-specific cost recovery based on tariffed terms: The Utility Guide to Tariffed On-Bill Programs. To produce this guide, SEEA gathered experienced program operators, drew on their existing network of practitioners,…
Financing investment at the grid edge expands to new frontiers
New sectors, new geographies, and new partners. In these three dimensions and more, our team at Clean Energy Works has expanded the frontiers of engagement to mobilize massive investment in clean energy solutions at the grid’s edge. While continuing to advance clean transit and building efficiency, we have seen more types of EVs join electrification…