2022 Energy Efficiency Finance Forum

How do we finance a rapid scaling of deep building retrofits and other energy-saving initiatives? The 14th Energy Efficiency Finance Forum will tackle this question, acknowledging the vital role that financing will play in dramatically reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years.

In interactive virtual or in-person sessions (your choice), attendees will explore creative and innovative ways to finance projects that are essential for reducing energy waste, saving money, creating jobs, and meeting climate goals.

They will collaborate and network with other industry leaders. Attendees will learn about successful projects that are emerging across the United States that cover energy efficiency as a service and other pay-for-performance finance structures.

Likely attendees

For more than a decade, the Finance Forum has brought together a diverse mix of participants, including clean-tech and energy efficiency investors; financiers; real estate professionals; community development finance institutions and other mission-driven lenders; utility staff; local, state, and federal officials; policymakers; NGOs; energy service company personnel; energy efficiency program planners, operators, and evaluators; and marketing experts.

Click here for a list of organizations that participated in the 2021 virtual event.

Call for Presentations

If you would like to speak at this event, we encourage you to submit a presentation idea. This opportunity will better enable you to collaborate with other industry leaders on successful projects that cover energy efficiency as a service and other pay-for-performance finance structures. Click here or the submit button on the right to submit your presentation by December 3.

Your submission should be no more than 200 words and include a tentative title. We welcome all ideas, but some suggested topics include:

Emerging models	Municipal, university, school, and hospital (MUSH) segment
Emerging segments: electrification of fleets, zero energy buildings, grid-interactive buildings	On-bill financing
Emerging trends: deep retrofits, building electrification, integration of energy efficiency with renewable energy and storage	Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing
Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC), Energy Service Agreements (ESAs), and other "as a service" arrangements	Residential & commercial buildings
Federal policy updates and opportunities	Rural programs
Green banks	State & local building energy efficiency performance standards and retrofit programs
Green bonds	State, local, and utility-sector efficiency policies and programs
Green mortgages	The importance of consumer protection for energy efficiency financing
Inclusive financing and Pay As You Save (PAYS)	Other
Low to moderate income (LMI) and multifamily segments