Upcoming Events for CESA

February 24, 2012 : CESA Members-Only Webinar: Project Finance in a Post-Stimulus World

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:19:07 -0500

The federal stimulus programs have ended and clean energy project finance faces an uncertain future. What and where are the viable sources of project financing? Panelists will offer a realistic assessment of the state of project finance and strategies for coping in the current market environment. This webinar offers CESA members who are unable to attend the February 14-16 Renewable Energy World Conference a chance to learn from experts in project finance about the financing landscape available to clean energy project developers today – with the expiration of 1603 and uncertainty around the future of PTC and ITC – with an eye toward ways in which member programs can bridge the widening gap. There will be time after the presentations for questions and discussion.

Guest Speakers:

Ed Feo, Managing Partner, USRG Renewable Finance
Gregory Rosen, VP, Solar Finance – Leasing & Asset Finance Division, Union Bank
Kristian Hanelt, Senior VP, Renewable Capital Market, Clean Power Finance
Benjamin Cook, VP, Finance, Solar City (invited)
Channing Chen, Managing Director, Project Finance, SunEdison (invited)
Stephen Tracy, CPA, Novogradac & Co., LLP (invited)

There will be time alotted for Q&A from participants following the presentations.

THIS IS A MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT. CESA members, please log in to the Members' section of this website to register, or contact Maria Blais Costello for more information.

February 24, 2012 : CESA Member Webinar: Project Finance in a Post-Stimulus World

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:12:20 -0500

Ed Feo, Managing Partner, USRG Renewable Finance
Gregory Rosen, VP, Solar Finance – Leasing & Asset Finance Division, Union Bank
Kristian Hanelt, Senior VP, Renewable Capital Market, Clean Power Finance
Benjamin Cook, VP, Finance, Solar City (invited)
Channing Chen, Managing Director, Project Finance, SunEdison (invited)
Stephen Tracy, CPA, Novogradac & Co., LLP (invited)

There will be time alotted for Q&A from participants following the presentations.

February 29, 2012 : RPS Webinar: Updates from Massachusetts and Arizona

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:14:24 -0500

What’s Up in Arizona and Massachusetts?

The State-Federal RPS Collaborative is beginning a series of periodic webinars in which RPS administrators report on the current status of their RPS and describe recent developments. This month’s webinar will provide updates on the RPS programs and activities in Arizona and Massachusetts. The focus will be on program elements and developments that may be of interest to other states. The second half of the webinar will provide audience members with an opportunity for questions and discussion. Similar webinars on other states will be held every few months. In the intervening months, other types of webinars will be offered.

The speakers for this month’s webinar will be:

Howard Bernstein, RPS Program Manager, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Nancy LaPlaca, Advisor to Commissioner Paul Newman, Arizona Corporation Commission

Time will be allotted for Q&A following the presentations.

February 29, 2012 : Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP) RFI Bidder's Call

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:27:41 -0500

The Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP) is a new federal-state project co-funding and information-sharing project, supported by the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (DOE OE) and implemented by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in collaboration with Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). The goal of the project is to accelerate the deployment of electrical energy storage technologies in the U.S. through the creation of partnerships. By working together, DOE and participating states can share information and lessons learned, leverage available funds, and ultimately drive forward progress in electrical energy storage commercialization and deployment.

On this webinar, bidders (state entities) and their partners will have access to staff from DOE OE, Sandia National Laboratories, and CESA in order to address either live questions about the RFI or questions that have been submitted to Suzette Howey of Sandia National Laboratories (sbhowey@sandia.gov). Questions submitted to Sandia, and answers, are public and will be shared with all bidders. Questions will only be accepted until March 5, 2012 at 4 p.m. Eastern. Responses to the RFI are due Thursday, March 8, 2012

The webinar will end by 5 p.m. Eastern, and opening remarks about the purpose of the RFI and ESTAP will be made by Dr. Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Program Manager at DOE OE.

May 9 - 11, 2012 : CESA National Membership Meeting - Portland, OR

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:47:04 -0500

CESA and the Energy Trust of Oregon will co-host the Spring Membership meeting in Portland, OR. More details to follow. Please save the dates!