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
Solar Tax Equity Due Diligence Tips
Companies large and small are beginning to invest in solar tax credit deals as a smart tax strategy. Although these investments are smart and relatively straightforward, Zenergy’s team finds itself frequently educating new tax equity investors on a few key...
Passive Activity for Tax Equity
Mid-Size CFO: Monetize Your Tax Bill Companies paying over $200,000 in income tax can turn their tax bill into a profitable short-term investment by becoming a “Tax Equity Investor” in a solar project. Large companies, like Google, have long been able to...
Cutting Transaction Costs for Solar PPAs
Solar power purchase agreements (PPA) steal a page from the cell phone playbook. In a PPA, the project developer pays to install the solar and, in exchange, the host facility’s owner agrees to buy the solar energy for the next 15 to 20 years. Companies...
Protecting Solar PPA From Seizure In Foreclosure
Solar PPA developers recognize host facility foreclosure is their big risk. The impact of that risk is bigger than many PPAs realize. Unless your PPA is set up right, a foreclosure does not just mean lost revenue. The foreclosing bank may be entitled to...
Solar Tax Equity Investments 101 – How The ROI Works
Tax Equity is a common part of solar project finance deals. Everyone knows “the Tax Equity Investor invests in the solar project and in exchange gets all the tax incentives.” This sounds great, but not everyone knows how this works. People regularly ask...
Solar Tax Incentives Basics in 2013
Two Key Federal Solar Tax Incentives Before digging into the mechanics of Tax Equity Investing, you must first understand the underlying tax incentives at play. There are two main Federal tax incentives for solar: 30% Investment Tax Credit. The...