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U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office

Washington, D.C.www.energy.gov/lpo/loan-programs-office1expert edge

U.S. federal program that provides loans and loan guarantees to advanced energy projects. Under the IRA, the LPO was granted $400B+ in loan authority.

Why interesting to a deal team

Public-capital comp set for any clean-energy project finance thesis. LPO commitments shape what the private market believes is bankable.

Experts connected to this company

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Jigar Shah

Partner (Powerhouse Ventures); Senior Fellow (World Resources Institute); Co-Founder (Multiplier*); Advisory Chair (Deploy Action)

Powerhouse Ventures; multiple advisory roles

Advisor2 themesWashington

Most operationally-versed voice in U.S. climate finance: built one of the seminal clean-energy businesses, then ran the largest single block of clean-energy financing in U.S. history.

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