On this week’s episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro looks at the feed in tariffs, public finance & capital efficiency of #renewableenergy within the Americas region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.

Much like the most of the rest of the world, hydropower has dominated the amount of public finance that has been provided to renewable energy. While that funding tapered off by 2014 in lieu of support for onshore wind, and more recently solid biofuels.

Annual dispersal of public funds is lower than other global regions since 2018 at $3.2 – 5.3 billion per year. Total investment in the region totals $117.5 billion in the past 25 years with hydropower taking the bulk of the money at more than $63 billion or 53.7%.

Wind energy received 19.8% of the total and it has supported a substantial amount of ramp-up in Central and South American markets. Solid biofuels are now catching up to wind with more than $19.7 billion or 16.8% of the total public finance.

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