Price support allows communities to raise low-cost citizen finance for renewable energy projects

Tim Braunholtz-Speight; Maria Sharmina; Edward Manderson; Carly McLachlan; Matthew Hannon; Jeff Hardy; Sarah Mander

doi:10.1038/s41560-020-0556-2

Price support allows communities to raise low-cost citizen finance for renewable energy projects

Tim Braunholtz-Speight^*, Maria Sharmina, Edward Manderson, Carly McLachlan, Matthew Hannon, Jeff Hardy, Sarah Mander

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Community energy groups can raise citizen finance for renewable energy projects at lower interest rates than from commercial lenders, but they often depend on price guarantee schemes. Policies providing price stability and business model innovations are needed to realize the sector’s potential contribution to the zero-carbon energy transition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-128
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Energy
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0556-2
Publication status	Published - 10 Feb 2020

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community energy groups
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renewable energy

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