Financing Strategy for Renewable Energy
As the largest electric power company in the United States, Duke Energy invests in different energy efficiency initiatives and providing customers new ways to save energy, money, and save the environment. The new renewable energy project for Duke Energy is investing in a cleaner technology, wind power. The company is planning on using wind power to generate electricity to one of the power plants. Initial cost of the project is $14.3 million and is projected to be profitable with a significant net present value (NPV) and attractive internal rate of return (IRR). The following dissertation is the recommendations for Duke Energy Wind Turbine Project and will address the following
questions:
• What financing option?
• Asset-based or portfolio type of financing?
• How do the recommendations fit with the structure of the company?
• What techniques for reducing risks?