Tesla/SolarCity plans $340 million securitization of distributed solar assets
The latest bundling of solar leases and PPAs by the company that pioneered the practice is not small one.
Hannon Armstrong bets on solar, issues $164 million in green bonds
The investment group will use the bonds to refinance the land leases it holds under 57 solar projects totaling 1.2 GW in capacity.
TerraForm seeks to restructure debt with $300 million loan
Fresh on the heels of its the close of its acquisition by Brookfield, the yieldco is seeking to restructure its debt.
Report: SunPower raises $53 million for residential financing
The panel manufacturer latest round of funding follows on its October 5 announcement of a $140 million funding agreement with True Green Capital Management for commercial projects in five states.
Bridging the gap in Illinois community solar project and program development
Solar developers face the challenges of different degrees of uncertainty in project construction, financing and subscriber acquisition.
Section 201 case mars an otherwise strong quarter for solar funding (w/ charts)
Mercom Capital’s latest report shows relatively robust funding for solar globally but a slowdown in the United States due to the Section 201 investigation.
Shareholder vote clears the way for Brookfield acquisition of TerraForm Power
The pioneering solar & wind yieldco will be majority owned by Brookfield on October 16, and a shareholder vote for fellow yieldco TerraForm Global appears to be underway.
FERC: Renewable energy investors can skip Section 203 prior approval
In a petition before the commission, tax equity providers said the intense scrutiny of passive investors was holding up renewable energy projects – and the federal commission agreed.
#Solar100’s Jigar Shah: The Kanye West of Solar Finance
Richard Matsui, founder of KWh Analytics, speaks with the well-known and often controversial Jigar Shah.
True Green fuels $140 million deal, keeping the Big Mo on their side
The Connecticut-based asset management firm has agreed to fund 50 MW of solar projects in five states and the District of Columbia, building on the momentum they’ve had since just before Christmas last year.
