Financing Renewable Energy Conference

Using Tax Credits to Finance Solar, Wind and Other Renewable Sources

April 29-30, 2010
San Francisco, Calif.
Ritz-Carlton San Francisco

Early Bird Special! Register by April 2, 2010 and receive $100 off the registration price.

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Agenda

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Day One

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Audience Introductions
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Renewable Energy Tax Credits Industry Update and Washington Report
  • Jobs bill and tax extenders and economic substance test
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and its impact on the renewable energy industry
  • Outlook for proposals to extend the Section 1603 Treasury grant program and limit foreign content
  • State of the renewable tax equity market and evolution in transaction structures
10:40 am – 11:30 a.m. Market Outlook from the Experts
  • Market forces that are shaping transactions
  • State subsidy trends
  • ARRA’s impact
    • Project level perspective
    • Legal and tax issues
  • Renewable energy in 2010: what to expect
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker:
Nathaniel Bullard, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Residential/Treasury Grant Update
  • Availability of tax equity
  • State programs
  • Treasury Grant Issues
  • New entrants to the marketplace
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Debt Financing Update for Renewable Energy Transactions
  • Key characteristics of leveraged renewable energy projects
  • The latest in underwriting requirements
  • Loan guarantees
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Renewable Energy Transactions – Current Developments
  • Done deals what structures worked and who got them done
  • Public utility participation update
  • Equipment prices solar panels/wind turbine update
  • Commercial/Utility Scale/Residential which deals are getting the most traction
4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Tax Equity Market Update
  • State of the tax equity market
  • How ARRA has changed the game
    • The investor’s perspective
  • How the industry is adapting to ARRA
  • Current finance structures used to close transactions
  • Key criteria of a renewable energy investment
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

 

Friday, April 30, 2010

Day Two
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Combining the Subsidies – Pairing PTC, ITC or Treasury Grants with New Markets Tax Credits
  • Risks and rewards
  • CDE requirements for renewable energy projects
  • NMTC financing structures that work with renewable energy
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Today's Challenges in Valuation of Renewable Energy Projects
  • How to determine appropriate discount rates
  • The who and why of valuation
  • Cost and income approaches
  • Why appraisals are needed
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Ask the Experts – Legal, Accounting and Valuation Q&A
12:00 p.m. Conference Concludes