Clean Power Finance Forum 2009

CLEAN POWER FINANCE FORUM 2009

Thanks to a grant from the Governor’s Energy Office, Solar Energy International (SEI) conducted a series of meetings targeting local decision makers around Colorado. The events provided current policy and financial information, particularly relevant for governments or investors in third-party financed contracts. By bringing together small groups of decision-makers – i.e. land owners, elected officials, non-profits, lenders, investors, utilities and product suppliers, the workshops provided a forum for informed discussion about energy investments.

SEI focused on the most locally appropriate renewable energy technologies, as well as utility incentives and local policy framework. The goal was to provide information needed to hasten new local renewable energy installations in 2009.

The following (PDF) documents provide a summary of resources presented at the meetings. 

PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS

CASE STUDIES

HB 1350 CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE DISTRICTS

USEFUL PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES

PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION

TRI-STATE ON NON-XCEL ENERGY RESOURCES

UTILITY TERRITORY MAPS

Please click on the following links to download PDF versions of the following presentations.

• Solar Overview and Photos (3.49 MB.pdf)
• Solar Power Purchasing and Policy (3907 KB.pdf)
  
• Flows Charts and Diagrams (519 KB.pdf)
  
• Flux Farm Biofuels PDF (847 KB.pdf)
  
• GEO CREBs (127 KB.pdf)
  
• Hydro Geothermal (2376 KB.pdf)
• LPEA Examples (69 KB.pdf)
  

CASE STUDIES

City of Cortez Small Hydro                                                               

• Cortez Hydro Financials (37 KB.xls)
• Cortez Hydro Map (2718 KB.bmp)
  
• Cortez Hydro Report (6017 KB.pdf)
  

Mesa State College Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP)  (1824 KB.pdf)

Holy Cross Energy and Bonsai Communities  (301 KB.pdf) – HOA solar farm  

CLIMATE SMART LOAN PROGRAM: PROPERTY TAX FINANCING (HB 1350)

Several counties around Colorado created local improvement districts as a creative way to finance renewable energy projects. These districts are the framework for voluntary, opt-in bond programs that many Colorado property owners used to finance clean energy projects. In short, many people are  now able to repay the loan on new efficiency and renewable energy installations through their annual property tax assessments.

Please visit www.beclimatesmart.org for more information on Boulder County’s program. This program is being used as a model for other County’s around the State.


The following documents were provided by the City of Boulder in early 2009.

• White Paper on Federal Impediments (120 KB.pdf)
  
• Outline for Local Improvement District procedures (24 KB.pdf)
  
• Template Letter to Cities and Towns (66 KB.pdf)
  
• Boulder County LID Energy Alternatives – Use of 2009 $40MM Bond (23 KB.pdf)
  

• Stimulus package overview (43 KB.pdf)
  
• Holy Cross Whitepaper on Carbon Emissions Feb,19, 2009 (383 KB.pdf)
  
• Installers, Financiers and Organizations-Links (100 KB.pdf)
  
• NREL Public Financing PV (1167 KB.pdf)
  
• Rahus SPPA Customers Guide (1754 KB.pdf)
  
• USDA 9006 Grants (556 KB.pdf)
  

• 2009 Renewable Property Tax Rate (35 KB.pdf)
  
• DOPT Tax Information (29 KB.pdf)
  
• HB1368 Property tax bill (71 KB.pdf)
  
• RENEWABLE ENERGY Property Tax Code (35 KB.pdf)
  

• LPEA Rebate Policy (56 KB.pdf)
  
• TriState Energy Credit Policy 115 (673 KB.pdf)
  
• TriState RPS Policy 117 (368 KB.pdf)
  

• IREA territory map (114 KB.pdf)
  
• SMPA territory map (934 KB.jpg)
  
• Xcel Transmission Map (1261 KB.pdf)