Monday, July 2, 2012

Crowdfunding for Community Power? | Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Back in April, President Obama signed the JOBS Act and one of the most-heralded elements was so-called crowdfunding. The law sought to solve a major problem: it's hard to finance small-scale business ventures.  Wall Street only cares about multi-million dollar plays and securities regulations make small-dollar projects rather difficult (and costly) to jointly fund.

The Act could have big implications for community-based renewable energy projects.

Read more:

http://www.ilsr.org/crowdfunding-community-power/

Joy Hughes, Founder, Solar Gardens Institute http://www.solargardens.org
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