Joe Langer

Joe Langer is an MBA candidate at the Yale School of Management. He is interested in the evolution of markets for renewable energy storage and procurement.

Prior to Yale SOM, Joe worked as a risk and portfolio manager at JPMorgan, where he evaluated the pricing and structure of corporate derivative transactions.

Joe graduated with a BEng from Dalhousie University with a focus in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

The future of tax equity may well run through a channel called "direct pay." which could simplify and expand a lot of what makes the tool valuable. As always, some unknowns come into the picture.

At a deal level, tax equity never looked easy. At an institutional economy-nudging level, its harder still. This installment sets out some structural blocks and ways over them.

It's not just limited or general. Parties in a tax credit transaction weigh decisions about exposure, timing, and benefit. This story clarifies the stations along the journey.

In 2021, tax equity investments drove one in five dollars of renewable energy investment. This article series aims to explain what exactly tax equity is, its history, and its current impact on the energy transition.

Panels in early sunshine — What's on the other side of that installation? (Courtesy National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

As more corporate leaders try to scrub carbon from their brands, more credit risk is flowing into power purchase agreements. In these deals, which involve an "offtaker" contracting to buy power from a solar developer, some developers are looking beyond traditional corporate partners. New partners can include participants in community...

Clean Energy Finance Forum

Joe Langer

Authored Articles

The Way Forward: Direct Pay and the Future of Tax Equity (Part Four)

Current Challenges to Tax Equity (Part Three)

The Mechanics of Tax Equity (Part Two)

The Essence of Tax Equity (Part One in a Series)

Wary on Credit Risk, Solar Developers Look for New Kinds of Contract Partners