A new class of finance
Upcoming wind projects in the size of hundreds of megawatt put the wind business into a new class. Attracting investors of the calibre needed to fund $100 million-plus ventures -- and with a fair element of risk -- calls for a new approach to financing. Commercial finance could be good for wind. Proposals are rigorously scrutinised to eliminate as much risk as possible -- and what risk is left is spread over several entities, diluting it further. And while soft loans are part of the realm of "hidden costs" for the taxpayer, commercial financing allows everybody to see how much a kilowatt hour from wind energy truly costs.
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