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Elements of Solar System Financing
“Going green” has never been more popular, and financing the acquisition of renewable energy equipment has never been more affordable, both for commercial users and individual consumers. A wide variety of government and private programs are available, providing acquisition dollars as well as tax credits, deductions, and exclusions, and other incentives intended to stimulate clean energy development and adoption. In “A Solar Grand Plan” in its January 2008 issue, Scientific American magazine contended that “a massive switch to solar power” is the logical answer to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and eliminating the resulting emissions. While there are programs and incentives aimed at a number of clean or renewable energy options, this article focuses on solar systems, which may be either photovoltaic energy systems involving arrays of cells that convert sunlight directly into electricity, or solar thermal energy systems that convert sunlight into heat for swimming pools, water, or other uses.
Consumers of energy, whether commercial or residential, are motivated to install solar systems to reduce their cost of electricity and make long-term utility expenses more predictable. In a lease of a solar system, typically the lease payment plus the new cost of electricity is less than the old bill for electricity alone. Lessors who offer solar systems for lease can take advantage of a variety of tax credits, grant payments, renewable energy credits, and rebates. Many companies engaged in the manufacture or installation of solar systems are now also actively offering lease financing, such as the SolarLease' marketed by one such provider.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.