Detailed Summary

Instructs the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to establish an advisory committee to: (1) advise the Department of Energy on energy efficiency and renewable energy finance and investment issues; and (2) assist the energy community in identifying ways of lowering costs and increasing investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

Requires committee membership to represent: (1) providers of seed capital; (2) venture capitalists; (3) private equity sources; (4) investment banking corporate finance; (5) investment banking mergers and acquisitions; (6) equity capital markets; (7) debt capital markets; (8) research analysts; (9) sales and trading; (10) commercial lenders; and (11) residential lenders.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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