Potential of Securitization in Solar PV Finance

Lowder, T. ; Mendelsohn, M.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Bonds;    Solar;    14 Solar Energy Solar;    Solar Energy - Photovoltaics;    Collateralized Loan Obligations;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1115799
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-6A20-60230
RP-ID  :  AC36-08GO28308
RP-ID  :  1115799

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report aims to demonstrate, hypothetically and at a high level, what volumes of solar deployment could be supported given solar industry access to the capital markets in the form of security issuance. Securitization is not anticipated to replace tax equity in the near- to mid-term, but it could provide an additional source of funds that would be comparatively inexpensive and could reduce the weighted average cost of capital for a given solar project or portfolio. Thus, the potential to securitize solar assets and seek financing in the capital markets could help to sustain the solar industry when the investment tax credit (ITC) -- one of the federal incentives that has leveraged billions of dollars of private capital in the solar industry -- drops from 30% to 10% at the close of 2016. The report offers analysis on the size of the U.S. third-party financed solar market, as well as on the volumes (in MW) of solar asset origination possible through a $100 million securitization fund (assuming no overcollateralization). It also provides data on the size of the relevant securities markets and how the solar asset class may fit into these markets.