Zenergy – Energy Finance Solutions
Zenergy is an energy finance advisory firm serving investors and developers.
Our core focus is project financing of solar PV and energy storage assets.
Investor Services
Zenergy helps investors with project origination, fund formation, due diligence, and valuation.
Developer Services
Zenergy offers the project financing tools, investor network, and contracts needed to close your deal.
What We Offer
Zenergy is particularly experienced with raising project finance for small commercial projects from non-traditional sources.
We combine deep financial, technical, and legal expertise in energy project development with specialization in structured finance, project finance, tax credits, debt, and equity private placement.
Zenergy has been developing and investing in renewable energy projects for over 8 years. We think like an investor/owner but understand the installer/developer’s challenges. Client’s hire us to gain this insider knowledge and structured finance expertise as they pursue a deal.
- Fund Formation & Raising Tax Equity 80%
- Energy & Project Finance Modeling 45%
- Sourcing Projects For Funding 95%
- Contract Templates & Negotiation 50%
Project Design & Financing Strategy
Formulating PPA pricing, terms, and project agreements. Defining target investors and shaping deals toward their preferences.
Raising Tax Equity & Other Funding
Zenergy will match you with co-investors, tax equity, and debt. In addition to fund raising, we handle pitch decks, structuring deals, and fund formation.
Project Finance Modeling & Contract Templates
Models scenarios across technical specs, PPA & EPC pricing, and tax equity structures. Templates for PPA, EPC, ProjectCo formation, and funding agreements.
Fund Formation
Assist in structuring the fund, sourcing tax equity and debt, and preparing fund agreements.
Project Origination
Leverage our extensive network of developers to source new projects, while also vetting and modeling new deals.
Project Diligence & Valuation
Zenergy’s Publications & Resources
Press Release: SolRiver Capital Launches Solar Developer Funding Platform
SolRiver Capital (http://www.solrivercapital.com), Zenergy's sister solar investment fund, recently announced the launch of its free Solar Developer Platform. The Platform helps developers seeking solar project funding...
Investor Perspective: 1 Key SREC Tip for Solar Developers
Solar developers in states with SREC markets, like Massachusetts or New Jersey, usually assume some revenue from selling SRECs in their project pro formas. This assumption, in part, helps sets their expected Dev Fee...
Six Must-Have Legal Terms for Solar Developers
Solar Developers know that the shorter they make the PPA and Site Lease, the quicker the Off-Taker will agree to them. Obviously, taking out unnecessary legal language to shorten these agreements is good. However, we often see Developers remove terms they...
Solar ITC Table: Eligible and Ineligible Costs
Developers and investors alike often ask us what costs can or can’t be included in the eligible basis for the Investment Tax Credit. Based on our experience and from diligencing projects at our sister investment fund SolRiver Capital, we decided to create a...
What If My Solar Panels Aren’t Bankable?
Developers are often told to use "bankable" panels. But what if you don't? Can you get a project funded? The answer is yes. Below we explain how to make an investor comfortable with a project using newer possibly "unbankable" technology. To do that, we...
Diligence Roadmap: Small Utility Scale Solar Projects
New solar investors often ask us for guidance on how to approach due diligence for a solar project. We decided to create the plain English solar project diligence roadmap below. It's more of a how-to-guide than a checklist. It outlines the issues that need to be...