Financing Roundtable

This training will feature an interactive forum of industry professionals directly involved in the financing of performance contracts, including energy service companies, utilities, and financiers. Panelists will discuss financing and how it works in performance contracts. The discussion will include challenges in financing, best practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches with different contract mechanisms, including energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• Recognize how financing works in performance contracts;
• Identify common challenges associated with financing performance contracts;
• Recognize best practices and lessons learned from experienced financiers, utilities, and energy service companies;
• Identify what the federal government can do to reduce financing costs for energy projects.