Thursday, 11 August 2016

Greenbacker acquires a controlling interest in a USD 19.75 million residential solar PV portfolio






OneRoof Energy’s model is to both own residential solar PV assets, as well as sell assets to third party investors. Image: OneRoof Energy
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (New York) on August 10th, 2016 announced that through a wholly-owned subsidiary it acquired a controlling interest in a 12.1 MW portfolio of 1,611 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems from a subsidiary of OneRoof Energy, Inc. (San Diego, CA, U.S.) for approximately USD 19,750,000.
The PV systems are located on residential rooftops across seven states, including California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Hawaii and Connecticut.
Under the terms of the transaction, Greenbacker was appointed the managing member of “Greenbacker Residential Portfolio #1” and OneRoof will retain a residual interest and continue to perform general operation and maintenance functions.

Twenty-year solar PPAs
All of the solar power generated by the PV systems will be sold under twenty-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) to residential customers.
"Adding a large residential rooftop solar portfolio in partnership with OneRoof, who maintains an ongoing minority stake in the portfolio, adds significant diversification to Greenbacker's current portfolio of solar and wind assets," stated Charles Wheeler, CEO of Greenbacker.
"This segment of the market has become increasingly sophisticated and opportunities for securitization of these portfolios provide significant upside potential. As we continue to grow our portfolio of alternative energy assets, which now totals in excess of USD 100 million, we seek projects that will continue to broaden our revenue stream, providing more predictable returns for our investors."
"This transaction is consistent with our current plan to utilize capital to support strategic growth under our Solar 2.0 model, which is focused on being a low cost, capital-light, residential solar fulfilment platform, focused on partnering with scalable and low-cost sales partners," stated David Field, president and CEO of OneRoof.
MVP Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor to OneRoof in arranging this transaction.
 source:http://www.solarserver.com

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