Brooke Cary

Ahead of the upcoming Wind Power Finance and Investment conference, guest blogger Brooke Cary takes a look at the impact of federal policy on US wind in 2017, based on insights from last year’s conference. A new administration inevitably brings a level of uncertainty to the market, regardless of who enters the Oval Office. Experts have expressed concerns that there could be a temporary hold on investments in 2017, as policy plays out and folks take stock of where the market is headed.

As the Projects and Money conference begins this week and ahead of Wind Power Finance and Investment in February, guest blogger Brooke Cary fills us in on the market forces driving innovation in the financing of US wind, based on insights from last year’s conferences. Where innovation can drive the market forward Since 2017, many developers have been exploring ways unlock the expansive market of small to medium size C&I buyers.

The morning of November 9 in Marrakech, Morocco kicked off with a much-anticipated press briefing on the U.S. presidential election and climate action. News of Donald Trump's victory was reverberating through the halls of the UN climate talks. The room of reporters and participants held fears that the U.S. could pull out of the Paris Agreement, cut off financial support and reject burgeoning renewable energy markets. They were not unfounded fears.