States and State Governments

Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank

RIIB’s first two roles are creating a centralized state-wide PACE administration, and creating a municipal building upgrade financing program.

California CLEEN Center

Sits within the state’s Infrastructure Bank, and works to finance clean energy projects using public private partnerships.

New York Green Bank

Product offerings include warehousing and aggregation credit facilities, term loans and investments, credit enhancements, construction finance, and term loans and investments.

Connecticut Green Bank

Since its inception, the Connecticut Green Bank and its private investment partners have deployed over a $1 billion in capital for clean energy projects across the state.

Report, Eyes on a Climate Prize

Outlines the theory and history of the use of inducement prizes to encourage and direct inventive efforts and technological innovation and identifies several comparative advantages inducement prizes have over traditional grants and subsidies.

NYSERDA Smart Grid Funding

Including a $15 million Future Grid Challenge, $30 million into the High Performing Grid program, and $5 million specifically to support research on integrating renewable energy onto the grid.