Our Focus
The work at CPI San Francisco focuses on North America and on topics such as clean technology and renewable energy policies, energy efficiency, and innovation, among others.
What's New in San Francisco
EVENT
30th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference
Washington, DC, October 9-12, 2011
Two of CPI's Senior Analysts were present at this year's USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Redefining the Energy Economy: Changing ...
PRESS RELEASE
Climate Policy Initiative Finds Long-Term, Stable Policy Support Key to Reducing Cost of Financing Renewable Energy Projects
October 3, 2011
Feed-in-tariffs (FiTs), feed-in-premia (FiPs), and Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) met through long-term power or premium contracts, lowered financing costs in ...
PUBLICATION
The Impacts of Policy on the Financing of Renewable Projects: A Case Study Analysis
Published October 2011
CPI studied six large-scale renewable electricity generation projects in the United States and Europe to evaluate how policy affects project economics, as well as the cost and availability of financing.