This report pulls together information on policies and programs and describes some case studies that can provide guidance for Canada, Mexico and the United States. This report focuses on both small-scale and utility-scale renewable energy programs. It concentrates on those financial initiatives that bring technologies on the ground (i.e., that support market entry of commercial technologies). The first part of the report briefly describes successful programs for each technology, providing Internet links for more information, as well as contact information. The second part describes selected case studies in more detail, providing information on key features of these initiatives and the main reasons why they have been successful.