Clean Energy Financing Clearinghouse.

Existing law establishes various state programs pertaining to energy technologies that advance environmental protection goals, including renewable energy resources, energy efficiency, energy conservation, weatherization, energy storage, distributed generation, and transportation electrification and other low-emission transportation technologies. This bill would establish the Clean Energy Financing Clearinghouse, a new office under the direction of the Treasurer, to coordinate all government programs that invest capital in clean energy technologies, as defined, that advance environmental protection goals; make program information clear and accessible for market participants; and partner with capital providers, investors, project developers, technology companies, and other market actors to catalyze more private investment into clean energy technologies that advance environmental protection and environmental justice goals. The bill would specify functions that the Clean Energy Financing Clearinghouse is to perform with respect to cross-agency coordination, partnering with market actors, and partnering with capital providers.