The rush of investments into natural gas is siphoning capital that would have gone into the renewable energy sector, says Michael Butler, CEO of Cascadia Capital. His forecast for renewable energy is “near term cloudy.”

Cost parity with fossil fuels has long been the holy grail of the renewable energy industry. When shale exploration in the United States began producing abundant natural gas, prices began falling and didn’t pull the rip cord before hitting ten-year lows.

What impact is that having on the renewable energy sector’s ability to attract essential capital investment? I asked Cascadia Capital CEO Michael Butler for his outlook from an investment banker’s perspective. Our Q&A appears in Renewable Energy World magazine:

In Climate of Cheap Gas, Forecast for Renewable Energy Finance is Cloudy: Q&A with Michael Butler, CEO of Cascadia Capital

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