March 14, 2018

Changes in politics, policy have clean-tech CEOs on their toes

Participants of BizWest’s Boulder Valley Clean-Tech CEO Roundtable are, from left, Gautam Khanna, Tusaar Corp.; Michael Rucker, Scout Clean Energy; Oliver Davis, Simuwatt; David Rechberger, BoostBoxH2; Blake Jones, Namasté Solar; John LoPorto, SunTech Drive LLC; Robert Fenwick-Smith, Aravaipa Venture Fund; Brent Hendricks, EKSH; Carl Lawrence, EnergySense; Peter Lilienthal, Homer Energy; Rudy Verner, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitt; Jacques Nader, Siemens Poer Generation. Not pictured: Shelly Curtiss, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association.
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BOULDER — The Trump administration has meant significant changes for the clean-tech industry, whether that be tax reform, financing for projects or the overall importance of green business in the government’s eyes.

Several clean-tech CEOs spoke about the issues at BizWest’s CEO Roundtable on Tuesday afternoon, discussing the uncertainty the industry is going through right now.

One of the major recent changes the administration has made has been taxes and tariffs.

“We had to reprice our projects pre- and post-tax reform because it affects our tax equity partners’ investment in a project.…

Jensen Werley
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