Definition
Tax Credit Securitization
The practice of packaging clean energy tax credits generated by qualifying projects and selling them on secondary markets, similar to how other financial securities are traded. Project developers who lack the tax liability to use the credits sell them as revenue to investors who can. Creates a liquid market for government incentives and allows developers with no cost of goods sold to monetize the credits before projects generate operating cash flow.
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