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Jul 18, 2018 • 18min

Ep31: CFIUS: A Closer Look

Join us as we take a closer look at CFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the committee is charged with reviewing transactions in which a foreign person will gain control over a US trade or business. Amanda Rosenberg talks about the basics, national security, specific project finance concerns, lessons learned and what is happening today.
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Jul 9, 2018 • 28min

Ep30: New York: Renewable Energy Incubator

Todd Alexander meets with Alicia Barton, president of NYSERDA to discuss New York's 50% renewable energy by 2030 plan, their aims for the offshore wind market and their stance on energy storage.
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Jun 25, 2018 • 15min

Ep29: Increasing Regulatory Headwinds

Keith Martin joins Todd Alexander to talk about the likely outcome of DOE efforts to halt coal and nuclear power plant retirements, how the growing number of US import tariffs is affecting the market, and possible moves this summer to place further restrictions on inbound US investment.
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Jun 18, 2018 • 31min

Ep28: The M&A Landscape

Todd Alexander discusses the M&A landscape, macro trends in the market, valuations, assumptions, natural owners and more with industry veteran Ted Brandt of Marathon Capital.
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May 1, 2018 • 29min

Ep26: Tax Credit Insurance for Renewable Projects

Tax equity transactions have been a mainstay of financing renewable energy projects. While the general idea—using the tax benefits from renewable energy projects as a way to generate financing for their construction—is not very complicated, tax-equity participants are subject to a number of tax risks. We speak with Daniel Schoenberg, Senior Managing Director at Aon Transaction Solutions to learn exactly what is tax credit insurance and how it is used in the renewable space.
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Mar 28, 2018 • 1h 2min

Ep25: Energy Storage Drivers & Pitfalls, a Webinar with ICF

Please join us for a webinar from Norton Rose Fulbright and ICF on energy storage. Our own Kat Gamache and Deanne Barrow are joined by Judah Rose and Shankar Chandramowli from ICF to discuss market drivers of storage adoption and potential risks and challenges.
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Mar 7, 2018 • 15min

Ep24: Net Metering and Community Solar Update

As the community solar market continues to expand, our associate Ana Vucetic joins us to provide an update on the market and takes us through important recent changes in net metering rules across several key states.
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Feb 26, 2018 • 18min

Ep23: Solar Revenue Puts with Richard Matsui, KwH Analytics

Richard Matsui, CEO of KwH Analytics, joins us to discuss the Solar Revenue Put, an innovative new financial product that may change the way many solar projects are financed. While the solar industry faces the potential impact of tariffs, we explore how this product can reduce project costs.
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Jan 17, 2018 • 41min

Ep21: Interview with a Wind Energy Pioneer: Jacob Susman

Jacob Susman has been investing and developing projects in renewable energy since 1999. He led OwnEnergy from inception to its sale to EDF Renewable Energy, where he is now VP, Head of Origination. In today's episode, Jacob sits down with Todd to discuss what it takes to build a successful renewable energy startup and offers his insights on opportunities in today's market.
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Dec 21, 2017 • 1h 15min

Ep20: Tax Changes Affects on Transactions

Join Keith Martin, David Gillespie and Michael Masri as they take you through over a dozen provisions in the recently enacted tax bill that will affect transactions in the power and broader infrastructure markets. This special episode was recorded live on December 19 starting with an overview of the changes followed by answering audience questions.

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