US renewable energy finance markets are healthy, watching Biden infrastructure plan

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Renewable energy project finance markets in the US froze up brieflyamid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but then quickly returnedwith tax equity finance opportunities increasing and investors closelywatching potential market impacts from the Biden administration’s$2 trillion infrastructure plan, experts said April 14.“I was pleasantly surprised. I think 2020 turned out to be a fairlyrobust year for project finance, and I think our industry demonstratedits ability to keep churning in challenging times,” William Marder,managing director at financial services firm Wilmington Trust, saidduring a panel discussion at the virtual S&P Global Platts Global PowerMarkets Conference.