This case surveys the various policies and incentives that states are using to support community wind power development, and how these policies influence the types of projects that are developed.

This case describes how the incentive structures used in the U.K. and Ireland eliminate "power purchase agreement uncertainty" for large-scale renewable energy projects, which has been a major concern in the U.S.

The innovative offering of low-cost debt described in this case marks a significant departure from standard grant-based project support. 

This report uses a cash flow model to analyze the economic value of EPAct 2005's new and expanded federal PV tax credits under a variety of situations, including: whether the system is for residential or commercial use; system size; the tax status of the system owner; whether or not the IRS considers grants made by state and utility PV programs to be taxable income; and finally, whether state and utility PV incentive programs move to capture some of the value of EPAct's credits by reducing grant size.

This report describes the approaches that state clean energy funds and several other organizations have pursued to encourage the adoption of solar photovoltaics (PV) in market-rate new homes, and discusses issues and lessons learned that have emerged from these efforts.

This case highlights California's successful capital-based buy-down program, and how Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have attempted to build upon the success in California by incorporating performance-based incentives into their programs.

The efforts of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the California Power Authority, the Western Solar Utility Network Cooperative, and the City of Chicago to lower the installed cost of PV systems through bulk purchase and installation programs are described in this case.

Montana has targeted niche and other high-value applications such as PV-powered livestock watering systems and solar on schools (with a strong educational component); this experience is described in this case.

The various approaches that certain states have taken to help ensure the quality and reliability of PV systems are described in this case.

This survey reviews efforts by CESA-member clean energy funds to promote the use of biomass energy technologies.

This case study profiles the activities of Canadian clean energy funds as well as other federal and provincial incentives that have a significant impact on Canada's renewable energy market.

This case describes efforts by nine state clean energy funds to specifically encourage renewable energy use in green, or energy-efficient, buildings.

Wisconsin has taken a somewhat unique approach in raising awareness and shepherding new renewable energy projects to completion through education, marketing, training, and project facilitation (i.e., technical assistance and project "hand holding").

This program — by far the largest and most aggressive effort among state clean energy funds at promoting the use of renewable energy in green buildings — supports feasibility studies and provides design and construction grants for both green schools and green buildings. 

This case describes a novel collaboration between the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust and the in-state PV industry that has resulted in a new industry group and a consensus set of PV programs.

This case describes two of the first large-scale renewable energy education and marketing efforts in the nation, funded and supported not only by state clean energy funds, but also by a variety of other organizations.

This case describes how a number of states have balanced a preference for competitive solicitations with the flexibility to consider unsolicited proposals.