Smarter Finance for Cleaner Energy: Open Up Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to Renewable Energy Investment

Authors

Felix Mormann, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow
Dan Reicher

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2012

Abstract

This policy proposal makes the case for opening Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — both well-established investment structures — to renewable energy investment. MLPs and, more recently, REITs have a proven track record for promoting oil, gas, and other traditional energy sources. When extended to renewable energy projects these tools will help promote growth, move renewables closer to subsidy independence, and vastly broaden the base of investors in America’s energy economy.

First Page

1

Last Page

8

Num Pages

8

Series

Remaking Federalism | Renewing the Economy

Publisher

Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance

Recommended Citation

Felix Mormann & Dan Reicher, Smarter Finance for Cleaner Energy: Open Up Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to Renewable Energy Investment, 1 (2012).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/1165

File Type

PDF