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 to efficiently close investments with...
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 for the project. When it comes time to fund a...
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 think are...
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...
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....
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...