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Solar & Storage Finance Summit – Anonymous Industry Survey

We want your candid views on the solar and storage finance landscape. Responses are anonymous and will help shape the Summit agenda. Estimated time: 5–7 minutes.

1.Which of the following best describes your organisation?
2.On a scale of 1–5, with 5 being the most confident, how confident are you about securing finance for solar projects in the next 12–18 months?
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3.Separately, on the same scale, how confident are you about securing finance for solar-plus-storage projects?
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4.What is the single biggest barrier you face right now?
5.For debt providers: what is your current loan tenor comfort for new-build projects?
6.For equity investors: what return thresholds are you targeting (post-tax IRR)?
7.What new risk factors are you pricing in most heavily (e.g. curtailment, merchant exposure, negative pricing, technology risk)?
8.How has your pipeline changed over the past 12 months?
9.How are offtaker requirements shifting (e.g. tenor, credit support, contract complexity)?
10.What is your biggest concern for projects post-2026?
11.Which financing innovations or tools would be most valuable to you in the next 2 years?
12.What one topic do you want addressed on stage at the Summit that you rarely hear discussed openly?
13.Any additional thoughts on the financing environment?
14.Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, how do you expect new solar + storage deployment in the US to trend?
15.How do you expect rising demand from data centers and other commercial & industrial loads to impact the renewables financing landscape?
16.Over the next 3 years, do you expect wholesale power prices in your markets to:
17.Which regional markets offer the best risk-adjusted opportunities today? (Select up to 2)
Thank you for sharing your views. Your input will directly shape the Solar & Storage Finance Summit and help ensure the discussions reflect real-world challenges and opportunities.