SEIA paper demonstrates how to increase solar deployment rates in C&I sector
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a white paper that examines barriers and potential solutions to increased solar deployment in the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sector.
Researched by by SEIA and a working group composed of industry experts, the white paper, titled Expanding Solar Deployment Opportunities in the C&I Sector: An Introduction to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), investigates the reasons for slow solar development in the C&I sector, addressing matters of ownership structure, creditworthiness, and other issues.
“PACE is a cost-effective way to cut through market barriers and inefficiencies, allowing more U.S. businesses the opportunity to cost-effectively finance solar systems and take ownership of their energy use and generation,” Mike Mendelsohn, SEIA’s senior director of project finance and capital markets, said. “By crafting this white paper, we’re hoping to expand awareness and provide much-needed clarity to project developers, real estate owners, lenders and other stakeholders. With smart financing models in place, there is no limit to the benefits solar energy can provide our nation’s communities.”
SEIA will also be launching a committee to further solar deployment opportunities in the C&I sector. The C&I Committee will be open to all members of SEIA.
