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A mandate from the Golden State to hook up new buildings to renewable power opens a path for ideas about financing energy upgrades in the vastly higher stock of buildings already in use.

Residents in Springfield, Massachusetts question the "green" light for a biomass facility in an area where many live with asthma.

In California, the nation’s most populous state, every newly-built home must now come with enough solar panels to satisfy its electricity needs. It’s a quiet revolution tucked into the building codes approved unanimously by the California Energy Commission in 2018.

Utilities like Duke Energy and Xcel Energy have issued billions in green bonds to fund renewables development. Green banks in New York, Connecticut and other states are backing investments in distributed resources and energy efficiency. It appears much more institutional money wants in on the green opportunity.

The National Climate Bank Act introduced this year is based in part on successful projects in Connecticut and New York.

California officials reacted with outrage on Monday to PG&E's power shutoff, but the utility stood by its decision and even state regulators seemed to acknowledge the difficult situation.

California is decreasing its energy intensity (energy consumed per unit of GDP) and its carbon intensity (carbon emissions per unit of GDP).

Through a partnership with the Connecticut , the Louisiana-based company PosiGen is able to include energy efficiency improvements with all of its solar installations.

Nevada lawmakers on May 23 passed legislation to modernize how electric utility rates are set, directing the Public Utilities Commission to develop regulations enabling a performance-based regime.

A steep global decline in the price of solar modules in recent weeks is nearly offsetting the effect of the Trump administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported panels, the chief executive of a major United States solar company said.

Clean Energy Finance Forum

California Without Collateral? New Buildings Get Mandates, Raise Finance Questions

That "Roadmap" Massachusetts Legislation Leaves Routes to Justice As Yet Unexplored

California’s New Building Codes Will Make Solar Panels the Next Home Appliance

New Money: Green Banks and Green Bonds Are Bringing Billions to Utilities for the Energy Transition

Northeast Green Banks Inspire National Proposal for Clean Energy Financing

PG&E Power Shutoff 'Unacceptable': California Calls for Refunds, Investigation and Corrective Action

How California Became Far More Energy-Efficient Than the Rest of the Country

Connecticut Program Pairs Energy Efficiency with All Solar Installations

Nevada Follows Hawaii, Moves toward Performance-Based Ratemaking

Solar Panel Glut Is Muting Effect of Trump Tariffs: SunPower