As energy prices soar and load growth requires additional grid capacity, states need to unlock large-scale electricity investments that protect ratepayers from a growing affordability crisis. It’s critical that policymakers and advocates understand the policy tools at their disposal to keep transmission and clean energy investments affordable. One key tool is enabling and incentivizing alternative finance mechanisms, such as public funding models, to reduce total project costs as well as the costs passed on to ratepayers.
Climate X Change has invited a panel of experts to dive into recent state-level policy wins related to innovative financing mechanisms for investments in clean energy and the grid, highlighting California’s SB 254 and Alabama’s SB 304. The expert panel includes:
– Sam Uden, Managing Director at Net-Zero California
– Daniel Tait, Executive Director for Energy Alabama