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Webinar 2: How to Finance Your Clean Energy Projects with MnCIFA

Audience: ESCOs, Developers, Installers, Building Owners, and District Energy Providers

Oct. 15, 2026 | 11a.m. - 12p.m.

online

Host
Great Plains Institute (GPI), Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA)
Event Description

In late September, the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA), the state's new “green bank", will open round 2 of its Call for Applications to fill financing gaps for clean energy and energy efficiency projects across Minnesota. Join Great Plains Institute (GPI) and the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) for a free webinar in partnership with MnCIFA to learn how its flexible financing could be part of your project's capital stack.

You'll learn:

  • What MnCIFA finances, and how it fits alongside your existing capital stack
  • How the loan loss reserve and lender network structures work
  • Eligibility and underwriting basics
  • Real-world project examples, from application to closing
  • How to bring your pipeline to MnCIFA and where to get support
     

This session is for ESCOs, developers, installers, commercial/industrial building owners, and district energy providers working in Minnesota. Bring your questions - there's live Q&A with the MnCIFA team.

Cost
Free

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