Since we are all focused on the impacts of the Section 201 ruling and the latest tariffs, we thought it would be a good time to share some uplifting news that we are tracking in our data: The fourth quarter had a tremendous amount of deal activity, with over 50 deals closed during the quarter valued at over $9 billion.
Project Finance NewsWire: Risk Management for Solar Projects
The Solar Energy Industries Association published a guide called “Best Practices for Solar Risk Management” in September. Jason Kaminsky, chief operating officer of kWh Analytics and the author of the guide, Ed Rossier, a director of project management for renewable energy investments at US Bank, and Mike Mendelsohn, senior director of project finance and capital markets at the Solar Energy Industries Association, talked about the topic during a webinar in November.
#Solar100’s Julia Pyper: The Anna Wintour of Cleantech Media
kWh Analytics Awarded ‘Insurance Initiative of the Year’ at London Market Awards
Bank Writes Term Sheet for 1.10x DSCR with Solar Production Hedge
Demystifying Solar Risk Management: A Primer for Sponsors and Financiers
Join us for a roundtable discussion focused on the newly released Best Practices in Solar Risk Management report, co-authored by SEIA and kWh Analytics.
#Solar100’s Keith Martin: The Chuck Todd of Solar
#Solar100’s Jigar Shah: The Kanye West of Solar Finance
JLT Re and kWh Analytics Announce Partnership
SEIA and kWh Analytics Release the Best Practices for Solar Risk Management
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to simplify the complex world of tax equity and debt investment, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and kWh Analytics released today the industry guide on the Best Practices for Solar Risk Management.
HelioStats 3.0 & ‘Best Practices for Solar Risk Management’ Released Today
solar risk management (sō-lər \ risk \ ma-nij-mənt ) noun 1. The practice of managing and measuring risk within a solar investment portfolio; a term of art directed at financial investors with exposure to operating solar projects in the form of structured investment vehicles, and in particular investors providing various forms of debt, tax equity, or cash equity.
Announcing DealFlow from kWh Analytics
We can talk about data all day long, though there’s another topic that solar financiers love even more: Deals.
Because we are in the business of helping sponsors to achieve greater leverage (and to help lenders safely deploy more capital) with our Revenue Put, we see a number of deals that seek debt financing.
#Solar 100’s Nancy Pfund: The Queen Midas of Cleantech
Addressing Solar’s Growing Pains with Data Standards & Analytics
Solar Hedge Opens Door to Greater Leverage, Says Analytics Firm
#Solar100’s Varun Sivaram: The Hamilton of the Solar Industry
#Solar100’s Danny Kennedy: The Most Interesting Man in Solar
As the first interview in the #Solar100 Thought Leaders series, kWh Analytics Founder Richard Matsui speaks with Sungevity co-Founder and Managing Director of the California Clean Energy Fund Danny Kennedy.
kWh Analytics Presents on Opportunities to Improve Solar Data Using DOE’s Orange Button
YieldCos, A Modern Solar Shakespearean Play
Now even NRG may be looking to sell NRG Yield, a top five YieldCo. With NRG under pressure to cut costs, this news stokes growing concerns about the future of YieldCos.
Solar Refinancing: When Asset Management Steals the Show
We all know that asset management is in many respects the under-loved function within a solar company. Solar asset management involves the ongoing management of financial, commercial, and administrative tasks necessary to ensure the optimal financial performance of a solar PV plant or portfolio of plants.