| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Networking Breakfast
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| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Audience Introductions
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| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Renewable Energy Tax Credit 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
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| 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
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| 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
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| 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. |
Solar Transactions – Current Developments
- Done deals—where they are
- Public utility participation
- Locating the bottom—panel prices
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| 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. |
Treasury Grants – What’s Happening?
- Program assessment
- Tips for a successful application
- Red flags for Treasury
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| 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. |
Today's Challenges in Energy Valuation
- How to determine appropriate discount rates
- The who and why of valuation
- Cost and income Approaches
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| 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
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| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Networking Reception
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