NDC’s Renewable Energy Program

NDC has launched a Renewable Energy Finance Program to help bring down the costs of going green.  As an extension of our work with Low-Income Housing, Historic Rehabilitation and New Markets tax credits, we have added the Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit to the family of investment tax equity products.  Drawing on our experience in structuring difficult investments, we work with solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, fuel cell, geothermal and small wind projects.  We see it as a great opportunity to promote the widespread use of renewable energy generating sources.    
As the technologies have continued to advance and the costs of the systems have come down, we see the greatest challenge today in financing the projects to expedite deployment.  Our goal in providing financing on small and medium-sized projects is to bring renewable energy to the mainstream.  Once we can do that, everyone can enjoy the benefits of clean, abundant energy without annual escalating costs and carbon gases.  It helps small businesses better budget their operating expenses when they know they are paying the same amount each year for their energy and that the amount is tied to last year’s energy bill.

The ways in which we can assist you in going green and finding the right financing mix for your project are:

• Begin with an energy audit of your facility to tailor efficiencies and conservation practices
• Collaborate with the installer to design, size and engineer the right system for you
• Price and negotiate a contract guaranteeing system production, manufacturer and installation warranties and long-term maintenance contracts
• Provide equity in exchange for the federal tax credits
• Structure and negotiate the debt financing
• Bundle the federal, state and renewable energy benefits into equity to bring down the cost of installation
• Manage, service and oversee the renewable energy generating facility
• Provide the opportunity for ownership after the five-year compliance period

Talk to an NDC representative today to learn more about how we can help bring renewable energy solutions to your business or community.  There has never been a better time to go green.  Demonstrate the leadership, create the jobs, clean the environment, gain energy independence and realize the economic returns.

Gasser Foundation

Napa, CA

The Gasser Foundation, created in the 1980s by Peter Gasser and his wife Vernice “Pat” Gasser, is a pillar of support to the non-profits of Napa Valley, California. Gasser contributes between $1.5 and $2.0 million annually to the local hospitals, hospices, homeless shelters and cultural organizations and has a work force training initiative operating in conjunction with the local community college.

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