Energy Shares

The easy way to get directly involved in clean energy projects and make a real difference 🌎

Energy Shares, LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer and equity crowdfunding platform for utility scale renewable energy projects in the U.S. Energy Shares expands access to renewable energy investment opportunities previously only available to institutional, corporate and a limited number of retail investors. The Energy Shares platform is a centralized place where investors and project develope

rs can connect in order to fund projects and accelerate the adoption of renewable energy in the United States.

12/23/2024

As renewable energy expands and the technologies improve, the cost of electricity from renewable energy sources has begun to beat out the costs of that from fossil fuel sources like oil, coal, and natural gas.

This misconception that renewable electricity is more expensive mainly derives from the fact that the initial buildout of utility-scale clean energy plants typically have a higher cost. But the clean electricity is now at a lower cost and is expected to continue to drop well below fossil-fuel energy costs.

Sources

IRENA: https://bit.ly/49PPlAy

Bloomberg: https://bit.ly/4fsHTwq

12/20/2024

As the year comes to a close, it’s not a bad idea to review your personal finances from the course of the year and make any desired changes going into the new year.

Yahoo Finance has some suggestions on ways you can set yourself up for a good financial future in 2025. Check out the article to explore the 9 money moves they recommend.

Read the full article here: https://yhoo.it/4gpEDDa

12/18/2024

Meet Eunice Foote: The woman who discovered global warming 168 years ago.

🧪 In August of 1856, Eunice Newton Foote noted the first discovery of what would come to be known as the greenhouse effect. Her experiments on the effects of the sun on air temperature found that air with higher levels of carbon dioxide resulted in much higher temperatures when exposed to the sun’s heat, and took longer to cool down.

The conclusion written in her work “On the Heat in the Sun’s Rays” reads, “An atmosphere of that gas would give to our earth a high temperature; and if as some suppose, at one period of its history the air had mixed with it a larger proportion than at present, an increased temperature... must have necessarily resulted (Foote, 1856).”

Foote’s work came three years before scientist John Tyndall’s, who has long been credited for coining the greenhouse effect. It’s unclear if Tyndall was familiar with Foote’s work or if he could have plagiarized it. Foote’s work was only uncovered in recent years.

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👉 https://bit.ly/3cQFuya: https://bit.ly/49ONRXm

👉APS: https://bit.ly/4fnqzcd

12/13/2024

2024 might just be the year we start to see a decline in global CO2 emissions. The emissions will have finally topped out after many years of scaling up renewable energy and electric vehicles worldwide – teamwork! 👏

However, we’ve still got more work to do. This win doesn’t mean we should stop pushing towards the cleaner future we see ahead for us all. We’re mostly on the right track, but that track still does not achieve many of the climate goals set by 2050.

Given the proven effectiveness of these clean technologies in helping cut down on CO2 pollution, we know we have the right types of solutions to move forward. Now, we just need to keep scaling up. 🌱

Source: https://bit.ly/40JdqXb

Graph: https://bit.ly/3ZQigkI

12/09/2024

The Earth’s climate naturally changes over time. But human activity has provoked unnatural levels of warming in the last couple hundred years, particularly from burning fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels like oil and coal became industrialized around 1870 and continually increased in scale over the next century. This is when we start to see the Earth’s temperatures noticeably increasing.

Now, we live with the compounding effect of centuries of fossil fuel energy sources being the largest source of pollution in the world. As global temperatures have risen, the direct impacts we have seen are extreme temperatures, extreme natural disasters, sea levels rising, and much more.

Without addressing the myriad issues of fossil fuels, we will continue to experience these worsening effects. One of the most effective ways to mitigate these harsh impacts is by adopting more renewable energy and slowly phasing out fossil fuels.

Graph source: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature

12/04/2024

Clean energy investing just got easier for “direct-pay eligible entities” such as hospitals, local governments, public schools, and even churches, who will now be able to access the IRA’s clean energy tax credits thanks to a new IRS rule.

Read more here: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/irs-guidance-inflation-reduction-act-direct-pay-jointly-owned-projects/733420/

11/27/2024

“They understand the deep contradiction between educating people for the future and investing in ways that make sure that future won’t exist.” — Bill McKibben, environmental activist and author

Climate Win: A private California high school finally agreed to divest from fossil fuels and re-invest in renewable energy, after students advocated for the change for six years. The commitment is a part of the student-led International High School Clean Energy Investment Coalition, which extends to 11 countries around the world.

Source: https://bit.ly/417P21A

11/20/2024

This one’s for our investing newbies! The world of investing is full of all kinds of complicated jargon. Here are three simplified concepts that you should know before you start investing.

1️⃣ Risk Tolerance: All investments have risk associated with them, including the possibility of total loss of investment. Higher risk can often mean higher return, but there is no guarantee. You should know how much risk you are willing and able to take in exchange for a potential higher return on your investment.

2️⃣ Timeline: Your timeline for how long you want to keep your money invested can determine the types of assets you invest in and is a factor in your risk tolerance. For example, if you’re investing for a long-term goal (e.g., retirement in 20+ years), you may be willing to take on more risk because you have time to ride out market fluctuations.

3️⃣ Diversification: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Spreading out your investments across different asset classes like stocks, bonds, real estate, etc. (diversification) can help manage risk. If one investment performs poorly, others may offset the losses.

11/13/2024

🚗 Large US cities like New York and San Francisco are having a hard time keeping up with the infrastructure needed for EVs, especially because rideshare drivers have been speedy to get their hands on them.

But, when rideshare drivers go electric it saves about 3x the carbon emissions than someone driving an EV only for personal use, due to the amount of miles that Uber and Lyft drivers are racking up – emphasizing the need for more expansive charging infrastructure.

Source: https://bit.ly/4fKYOe2

11/05/2024

Did you know US banks are the top funders of fossil fuels in the world? Here’s some of the oil and gas companies all that money goes to.

JPMorgan Chase comes out on top for the largest fossil fuel financier in the world, followed by other US banks like Citigroup, Bank of America, and more.

How much are they really spending to fund fossil fuels? A report from Banking On Climate Chaos tells us that:
👉 Globally, banks have contributed $6.9 trillion to the oil and gas industries since 2016 (about $862,500,000,000 per year)
👉 About half of the $6.9 trillion went towards fossil fuel expansion, despite various climate reports endorsing the end of fossil fuel expansion in order to reach net zero by 2050

See the full report here: https://bit.ly/3AmfqK8

Image source: https://bit.ly/4hH6Tm7

10/23/2024

🤔 What happens to your investments when The Fed cuts interest rates?

Investments such as stocks, bonds, and alternatives have historically done well after rate cuts.

An alternative asset taking a win from the recently cut down rates is clean energy (high five!). High interest rates over the last few years have been tough on clean energy**, but now with the rate cut, these projects can expect a boost in viability and therefore could see increased demand.

Sources
Graph: https://bit.ly/3UjAE22
**https://bit.ly/48isjRX

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