New ACORE Report Assesses Growing Confidence for Renewable Energy Finance in the Aftermath of the Pandemic

Risk appetites have actually increased, however survey respondents report obstacles protecting tax equity funding and for hedge agreements.
Nearly all surveyed financiers (90%) and developers (93%) report either kept or increased threat hungers in 2021 compared to 2020. Some participants mention reduced access to particular funding sources and repercussions from the February 2021 Texas power outages as obstacles to service.
Investors and designers continue to report lacks in tax equity in 2021, as likewise observed in ACOREs 2020 studies. A higher proportion of both investors and designers report a decline in tax equity than any other funding source. Interest in hedged merchant renewable or storage agreements has remained the same or increased for most study participants in 2021; nevertheless, 23 percent of investors and 30 percent of designers report a decline or significant decline in interest in hedge agreements, citing repercussions from the Texas power failures

PJM, CAISO and NYISO rank as the most appealing U.S. areas for renewable energy investment and development over the next three years.
While PJM, CAISO and NYISO get top rankings from both developers and financiers, study results show that ERCOTs appearance as sixth on the list may be attributable to the marketplace unpredictability caused by the February failures and proposed anti-renewable legislation in the Lone Star state.

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Energy storage and utility-scale solar rank as the most popular preferences for financial investment among surveyed investors over the next 3 years.
This is the fourth consecutive year that energy storage either led or connected as most appealing property class for investment. Notable is the elevation of offshore wind, which for the first time comes in ahead of onshore wind in fourth location, as well as the outstanding novice look of green hydrogen at number 7.

Looking forward, many investors and designers select long-term extensions of the wind and solar tax credits and a brand-new standalone energy storage tax credit as efficient federal policy alternatives for growing the sector.
Both financiers and designers likewise highlight the significance of market reforms and monetary rewards to assist in the growth of high-voltage transmission lines, which can allow more renewable resource deployment.
ACORE is tactically releasing its resources to promote key policy reforms and market drivers to support the accomplishment of the $1 trillion by 2030 goal.
Particularly, we are pursuing the following priorities in 2021:.

Asset finance financial investment in the U.S. eco-friendly energy and grid-enabling technology sectors reduced in 2020 to $58.3 billion, even as the solar and energy storage sectors had record years.
Sustainable sector investment decreased 12 percent in 2020, primarily due to lower financings in the onshore wind sector. A central reason for the decline is that credits for new wind energy development were set up to phase out at the end of 2020. While Congress extended the wind production tax credit in December, investors had little opportunity to make the most of this modification. Wind financial investment, therefore, peaked in 2019 as developers hurried to benefit from the about-to-expire tax credits. Meanwhile, solar investment increased 36% from 2019, and investment in energy storage passed $1 billion in annual investment for the first time.
Surveyed developers and financiers report, usually, even greater confidence levels in the eco-friendly energy and energy storage sectors than in ACOREs past studies, which have actually always reflected strong optimism.
For the sustainable energy sector, investor confidence increased by approximately 8 points and designer confidence increased by 9 points. More than two-thirds of surveyed investors (68%) report prepares to increase their financial investments by more than 10 percent this year compared to 2020. Similarly, designers plan to maintain or increase their activity in 2021 compared to 2020. Eighty-seven percent of developers suggest that the December 2020 federal tax credit and safe harbor extensions affected their decision-making in 2021.

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ACOREs recently launched report, Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024, finds that confidence in the sustainable energy and energy storage sectors is at an all-time high. With the economy starting to emerge from the COVID pandemic, the report assesses progress on ACOREs $1T 2030 project and presents the outcomes of 2 new surveys of experts who represent companies that actively finance or establish jobs in the sustainable energy sector. ACORE introduced its $1T 2030 project in 2018 to accomplish $1 trillion in personal sector investment in U.S. eco-friendly energy and making it possible for grid innovations by 2030, while promoting for policy reforms and market drivers to assist fulfill this objective. Solar investment increased 36% from 2019, and financial investment in energy storage passed $1 billion in yearly investment for the first time.
For the sustainable energy sector, investor confidence increased by an average of eight points and designer self-confidence increased by 9 points.

By: Maheen Ahmad and Lesley HunterJune 17, 2021
ACOREs recently released report, Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024, finds that self-confidence in the renewable resource and energy storage sectors is at an all-time high. With the economy beginning to emerge from the COVID pandemic, the report examines development on ACOREs $1T 2030 campaign and presents the outcomes of two new studies of specialists who represent companies that actively finance or develop jobs in the renewable resource sector. The surveys evaluate respondents experiences in the market over the previous year and their expectations for sector financial investment and development over the next three years.
ACORE released its $1T 2030 campaign in 2018 to attain $1 trillion in private sector financial investment in U.S. renewable energy and enabling grid technologies by 2030, while promoting for policy reforms and market motorists to assist meet this objective. One trillion dollars of investment over these 12 years would represent more than 2 times the historical financial investment in the U.S. sustainable sector before the campaign and help get us on a trajectory towards achievement of President Bidens goal for a carbon-free grid by 2035. Following are some essential highlights from this years report.
The U.S. has reached 17% of the $1T 2030 campaign goal.
The U.S. has now attracted $167 billion in investment for renewable energy, grid-enabling technologies and transmission for sustainable integration since the $1T 2030 project launch in 2018. Achieving the 2030 goal will require approximately $92.6 billion in annual financial investment through 2029, an annual boost of 59 percent over the 2020 investment level.

Tax Policy: ACORE works to secure and extend existing incentives for eco-friendly energy and offer a long-term equal opportunity in support of carbon-free electricity generation, consisting of a free-standing financial investment tax credit for energy storage technologies and regionally significant transmission.
Environment Policy: ACORE focuses on recognizing and promoting the most feasible suite of climate policies and analyzes their effect on renewable resource growth and investment, including a federal high-penetration eco-friendly energy requirement or clean energy standard and carbon pricing.
Grid Advocacy: ACORE supporters for affordable financial investment in transmission facilities to develop a Macro Grid, and a less balkanized and fairer electrical energy marketplace to promote greater access to and delivery of eco-friendly resources.
Energy Storage: Energy storage and other grid-enabling innovations have the prospective to transform the power system and basically alter the method we think about energy. ACORE promotes their growth through policy advocacy, market reforms and funding solutions.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Scoring: ACORE deals with its members to increase standardization, openness and usage of material indicators in ESG disclosure and scoring methods through particular suggestions and regular outreach to the ESG community