Greenberg Traurig

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Greenberg Traurig is a global law firm with approximately 2,400 attorneys in 42 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our nationally recognized Renewables Team has handled some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated energy projects. We routinely advise project sponsors and developers, tax equity and cash equity investors, banks, and institutional investors, lenders, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers, energy companies, utilities, and other energy industry participants on a wide range of energy project transactions. Collectively, our attorneys have decades of cross-border and project finance experience across the globe, developing and implementing both traditional and innovative refinancing transactions. Our international team of attorneys has developed a reputation for their deep industry knowledge, skill, and innovation, having guided many first-of-their-kind energy projects in both emerging and developed markets.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has one of the world’s leading project finance and renewable energy practices. We represent developers, lenders, equity investors, manufacturers, technology companies and other sector participants in a broad array of energy and infrastructure projects, with a focus on the development, financing, operation, acquisition and disposition of renewable energy projects and renewable energy companies.

Our team has significant experience across all renewable energy technologies, including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, biofuel and hydroelectric projects and over the past year we have been lead counsel on the three largest renewable energy projects financed in the United States.

Bank of America

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Global Leasing is the largest U.S. equipment financing company and the leader in syndicated volume among U.S. leasing companies.¹ We have $73 billion in total assets, and have a significant global presence, serving more than 59,000 clients worldwide. Together with our affiliated companies², we provide equipment financing solutions to small businesses, middle-market and large corporations, offering product expertise in government financing and wholesale vendor financing, as well as tailored programs specific to industry segments, including aviation, healthcare, energy services and renewable energy.

¹2022 Monitor 100 Special Issue (August); ²Certain products are offered through Banc of America Public Capital Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America N.A

CAC Specialty

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With a knowledge-driven approach informed by industry data and decades of honed instinct, CAC Specialty brings an innovative vision to insurance broking to solve your risk challenges – from the simple to the previously unsolvable. CAC Specialty is an integrated specialty insurance brokerage and investment banking business focused on providing subject matter expertise and placement capabilities across the spectrum of insurance and alternative capital markets.

CAC Specialty provides a cohesive team across all disciplines to help you take a project from early-stage concept and development through completion. CAC Specialty’s Tax Insurance team is composed of tax attorneys who combine their technical expertise, industry experience, and business acumen to craft innovative and unique renewable energy tax insurance solutions. CAC Natural Resources has a strong team with a proven reputation for exemplary client service within our industry verticals: Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream), Power, Utilities and Renewables, Mining and Metals, and Surety.

J.P. Morgan

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JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking is a business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. Through its Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries, Corporate Client Banking & Specialized Industries and Commercial Real Estate businesses, Commercial Banking serves emerging startups to midsize businesses and large corporations as well as government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and commercial real estate investors, developers and owners. Clients are supported through every stage of growth with specialized industry expertise and tailored financial solutions including credit and financing, treasury and payment services, international banking, advisory services and more. Information about JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking is available at https://www.jpmorganchase.com/commercial

Linklaters

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Linklaters is a leading law firm globally in renewables and energy transition. Our Energy and Infrastructure practice advises on complex, bespoke and often multi-jurisdictional transactions covering all aspects of the value chain, allowing us to anticipate and identify issues that may arise during the course of any project. With a proven track record in leading the energy transition globally and our extensive knowledge of the U.S. market, we present a one-of-its-kind offering of legal services for sponsors, developers, investors and lenders in the U.S. renewable and energy transition industry.

We are at the forefront of the renewables sector, acting on some of the largest transactions in 2021 and 2022 globally. This strength is evidenced by on our 2022 Band 1 Chambers Global: Multi-Jurisdictional Projects & Energy ranking, recognition at the PFI and IJ Global awards and topping IJ Global’s renewables league tables for FY2021.

Monarch Private Capital

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Monarch Private Capital manages ESG funds that positively impact communities by creating clean power, jobs and homes. The funds provide predictable returns through the generation of federal and state tax credits. The Company offers innovative tax credit equity investments for renewable energy, affordable housing, historic rehabilitations, film and other qualified projects. Monarch Private Capital has long-term relationships with institutional and individual investors, developers and lenders that participate in these types of federal and state programs. Headquartered in Atlanta, Monarch has offices and professionals located throughout the U.S.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

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Chadbourne & Parke and Norton Rose Fulbright merged on June 30 to make a combined firm with 4,000 lawyers in 59 offices in 33 countries, including 400 working in the power sector of whom close to a 100 are in the United States.  The prestigious Chambers directory has consistently ranked the Chadbourne project finance team at the top of the US renewable energy market based on year-round interviewing of corporate law departments and peers at other firms.  The group did $53.5 billion in financings in the last two years.   Approximately 60% of the work of the group in each of the last 11 years has been in renewable energy. The group has worked on projects in more than 80 countries.

Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe

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Orrick is a global leader in the development, financing, acquisition and disposition of utility scale and distributed solar projects.

• Over 20,000 megawatts of solar PPAs and storage contracts, arrangements, and EPC and module supply contracts
• Innovative financing including levered and unlevered tax equity financings, using every structure in the market
• Development, mezzanine, construction and term debt financings for market-leading solar projects
• High profile solar project and company M&A and joint venture transactions

Troutman Pepper

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The energy industry is a key vertical and center of excellence at Troutman Pepper. We have been recognized as a “National Top-Tier” Energy Practice for eight consecutive years and received the 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” distinction for Energy Law in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” edition, and our renewable energy practice has won nationwide recognition in the Chambers USA and The Legal 500 guides. We provide top legal advice to independent power producers, developers, lenders, utilities, industrial and government clients in energy-related businesses in the U.S. and internationally. We have extensive transactional, financing and regulatory experience in the electric power (including renewable energy), natural gas and water industries. The firm can bring to bear top transactional and regulatory practitioners in order to maximize the value of transactions in the heavily regulated energy space.

White & Case LLP

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White & Case is a leading global law firm with 2,464 lawyers in 45 offices across 31 countries. Among the first US-based law firms to establish a truly global presence, we provide counsel and representation in virtually every area of law that affects cross-border business. Our clients value both the breadth of our global network and the depth of our US, English and local law capabilities in each of our regions and rely on us for their complex cross-border transactions, as well as their representation in arbitration and litigation proceedings. To learn more about the Firm, our work on behalf of clients, and points of view from around the world please take a look at our website at www.whitecase.com.

Allen & Overy

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Allen & Overy is a global law firm that helps the world’s leading businesses to grow, innovate and thrive. For almost a century, we have built a reputation for our commitment to think ahead and bring original solutions to our clients’ most complex legal and commercial challenges.

At a time of significant turbulence in the business world, we are determined to help our clients embrace change, confidently expand into new markets and keep on top of ever-more complicated regulatory frameworks.

To do this, we will harness our global strength and local knowledge. We will drive towards our vision to become the world’s most innovative law firm. And we will continue to create an environment where the brightest minds can flourish.

Atheva

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Atheva is the marketplace for buying and selling green tax credits that maximizes value for all parties. Federal tax credit transferability is causing significant shifts in the tax equity landscape. Atheva’s mission is to lead the charge in this area, enabling transferability to become the leading method of tax credit monetization. Providing a layer of discovery, price efficiency, and legal safety, Atheva’s modern web marketplace allows buyers and sellers to maximize value for assets while significantly reducing time and cost to transact. For sellers, we make it easy to list a credit and provide a bidding mechanism so that sellers can be paired with the buyer who has the highest purchase price. For buyers, we make it easy to search for the credits, review information about the credits and to bid.

Baker & McKenzie

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With a network of more than 4,000 locally qualified and internationally experienced lawyers, Baker & McKenzie is one of the world’s leading global law firms and a long-standing leader in the renewable energy industry. Our Global Renewable Energy and Clean Technology practice provides a full range of legal services to participants in the wind, solar and bioenergy sectors and we have represented clients on market-defining transactions throughout the U.S. and the world. Working seamlessly across our 77 offices in 47 countries, we help clients structure, acquire, finance and implement projects and manage their investments, whether in developed, developing or transition countries. Our ultimate aim is to efficiently provide commercially effective solutions to our clients at every stage.

Bracewell

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Bracewell is one of the largest energy law firms in the world to advise on the execution of hydrogen development projects. We are uniquely positioned at the vanguard of the emerging hydrogen economy with unmatched insight into the complex intersection of legal, regulatory and business issues facing developers, investors and off-takers across the hydrogen value chain. Our Policy Resolution Group has been influential in federal hydrogen policy on Capitol Hill and also helping clients identify available funding through the Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Hub program and other incentives. We served as a key legislative resource during the drafting of the Inflation Reduction Act, including the expanded hydrogen production tax credit and the investment credit for hydrogen storage property, and remain in constant dialogue with policymakers and staff who are dramatically reshaping federal energy policy and reallocating billions of dollars in energy subsidies. We are also advising on a number of hydrogen projects currently under development. We Know Energy®

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) brings enduring value to client relationships. By combining the practice experience, industry knowledge and market connections of more than 1,275 lawyers in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, with our recognized leadership in applying legal service and technology innovation, we deliver commercial advantage to clients. Working as one team, we bring to our clients a range of integrated capabilities, including some of the world’s most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practices. Furthermore, the Renewables Team at BCLP provides advice across all areas of the low carbon economy. We have a particular focus on the development, financing and operation of renewable energy assets and related infrastructure. With considerable experience of advising on financing options, our team is also well-placed to advise on funding, including project finance and other forms of lending for the solar and wind sectors.

DLA Piper, LLP

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In a world where the demands for energy are growing exponentially, those operating in the energy sector are looking to their lawyers to provide more than legal skill; they are also seeking in-depth sector know-how and innovative solutions to the challenges they face. DLA Piper's energy lawyers deliver to our clients the focused, innovative sector advice they need, wherever in the world they need it.

Our energy clients receive coordinated, across-the-board coverage for their needs, including construction and projects, corporate, competition, regulatory, contractual, trading, litigation/arbitration, dispute resolution and tax issues. We understand the technical, geographical, commercial and geopolitical factors that shape the industry and have first-hand access to contacts, sponsors and decision makers worldwide.

DLA Piper's energy team includes experts in the detailed, multi-layered and often complex regulatory frameworks that apply to energy sector projects and activities. We advise regulators, the regulated, investors and other industry participants on the implications of the regulatory framework during the planning, development and operational stages of many energy projects and
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EDP Renewables North America

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EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), its affiliates, and its subsidiaries develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms, solar parks, and energy storage systems throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 58 wind farms, 10 solar parks, and eight regional offices across North America, EDPR NA has developed more than 9,600 megawatts (MW) and operates more than 8,400 MW of onshore utility-scale renewable energy projects. With more than 1,000 employees, EDPR NA’s highly qualified team has a proven capacity to execute projects across the continent. For more information, visit www.edpr.com/north-america

Eversheds Sutherland

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Our Renewable Energy practice has experience in a wide range of disciplines, from corporate/M&A to tax, and covers all of the renewable energy technologies, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, biofuels and hydro. We have advised on more than 70GW of renewables projects globally, and more than 2.5GW of generating wind capacity in the past year alone.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 70 of the Fortune 100, 61 of the FTSE 100 and 128 of the Fortune 200. With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 74 offices in 35 jurisdictions. Eversheds Sutherland’s renewable energy team, which includes more than 75 lawyers throughout the US, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, is a key piece within this global capability for clients. For more information, visit eversheds-sutherland.com.

Foley & Lardner LLP

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Foley & Lardner LLP looks beyond the law to focus on the evolving demands facing its clients and their industries. With over 1,100 lawyers in 24 offices across the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, Foley approaches client service by understanding client priorities, objectives, and challenges. Foley’s Energy Industry Team helps clients address business and legal concerns to keep traditional and renewable source projects on track — from due diligence, negotiation, and regulatory approval through closing. We have a long history of successfully managing renewable and alternative energy projects and financings involving fuel sources such as onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, ethanol and biodiesel. Foley also has an accomplished history in addressing the litigation and transactional needs of clients in the oil and gas sector, including independents, public companies and individual mineral owners. We counsel clients on issues concerning leasehold operations, royalty and title disputes, farmouts, right-of-ways and gas purchase agreements. (www.foley.com/energy/)

Fredrikson

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Fredrikson has built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. Our Renewable Energy Group assists clients with the development and financing of renewable energy and decarbonization projects and acquisition and divestiture of renewable energy and decarbonization assets throughout North America. Our work extends to representation of vendors in the supply chain, manufacturing, construction, and operation and maintenance service companies, where we help them with commercial contracts, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions to advance their interests within the renewable energy and decarbonization markets.

Holland & Knight

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Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 1,600 lawyers and other professionals in 31 offices worldwide. The firm's lawyers and advisors provide full-ranging representation on corporate and finance, litigation, real estate and governmental matters. Holland & Knight offers more than 120 years of energy industry experience and was named a Law360 2021 "Energy Practice Group of the Year." The firm's interdisciplinary Renewable Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure Team is a recognized leader in the development and financing of projects across
the spectrum – including solar, wind, energy storage, alternative fuels, hydroelectric power and geothermal energy. Providing legal counsel coast to coast in the U.S. as well as around the globe, Holland & Knight's clients include project developers, public utilities, investment funds, component manufacturers, equipment suppliers, tax and private equity investors, financial institutions, public power authorities, project off-takers and industry advocacy groups.

Husch Blackwell

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Husch Blackwell Renewable Energy Practice.

From pioneering start-up technologies to some of the largest wind and solar developments in the country, Husch Blackwell serves many of today’s most innovative renewable energy companies.

Our deep, extensive history representing independent power producers and electric utilities in all facets of their business gives us vast institutional knowledge regarding the matters affecting renewable energy projects. Developers, investors, owners and lenders depend on us to help complete and launch their renewable projects with speed and efficiency. Emerging clean-tech companies and alternative fuels entrepreneurs rely on us to help bring their technologies to market.

Members of Husch Blackwell’s Wind Energy team draw from a broad array of energy, environmental, regulatory, construction, project finance, tax and capital markets experiences to meet our clients’ specific needs. Clients benefit from Husch Blackwell’s deep experience in the full range of wind power project development and construction matters.

Kirkland & Ellis

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Kirkland & Ellis is an international law firm that serves a broad range of clients around the world in private equity, M&A and other corporate transactions, litigation, white collar and government disputes, restructurings and intellectual property matters. Kirkland offers the highest quality legal advice coupled with extraordinary, tailored service to deliver exceptional results to their clients and help their businesses succeed. They invest in the brightest legal talent and build dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their respective areas. Kirkland believes in empowering their lawyers, encouraging entrepreneurialism, operating ethically and with integrity, and collaborating to bring their best to every engagement. These principles have guided the firm in building successful long-term partnerships with clients since its founding in 1909.

Latham & Watkins

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Latham & Watkins delivers innovative solutions to complex legal and business challenges around the world. From a global platform, Latham lawyers advise leading multinationals, boundary-pushing start-ups, and the investors and financial institutions that fuel them. The firm helps clients navigate market-shaping transactions, high-stakes litigation and trials, and sophisticated regulatory matters. Latham is one of the world’s largest providers of pro bono services, steadfastly supports initiatives designed to advance diversity within the firm and the legal profession, and is committed to exploring and promoting environmental sustainability.

Marathon Capital

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Marathon Capital is a leading financial advisory and investment banking firm focused on providing financial advice in the areas of M&A, capital raising of debt and equity, project finance, tax equity, financial restructuring, recapitalization, bankruptcy and workout situations in the energy sector. Marathon Capital is a three-time recipient of the “Best Renewable Asset M&A Advisor” Award (2013, 2014, 2016), as well as the “Renewable Generating Project Finance Deal of the Year” Award (2016) in Power Finance & Risk’s Annual Power Finance Deals and Firms Awards.

Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown’s market-leading project finance and renewable energy practices are highly regarded in the industry, consistently ranking among the top practices in the United States and globally. At the forefront of the energy transition movement, our dedicated team of lawyers have deep experience across the spectrum of the industry.

Our experience encompasses a vast range of technologies including onshore wind, offshore wind, utility scale and distributed solar energy, battery storage, fuel cell, EV technologies, hydrogen, geothermal, nuclear, carbon capture, and biomass, among others. We regularly advises clients on all legal aspects of renewable energy transactions— from the development and financing of new projects to the strategic acquisition and divestitures of large companies and assets, as well as crafting restructuring solutions in distressed situations.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

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McDermott Will & Emery propels the success of the world’s most respected, dynamic and important organizations. Together, we fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. As a business operating in the highly specialized energy sector, you encounter unique legal challenges that require a practical and complete understanding of your industry. Our dedicated, full-service global energy team uses broad market knowledge to deliver coordinated counsel around the world, focusing on your particular transactional and regulatory needs in service of your business objectives. To help you resolve complex issues, comply with new regulations and stay a step ahead of the competition, we monitor both macro trends and local issues within the industry. With a track record of success and decades of experience in domestic markets, cross-border representations and coordinating work in foreign jurisdictions, we are well positioned to provide you with comprehensive advice in any area of energy law.

McGuireWoods LLP

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McGuireWoods’ cross-discipline, cross-practice energy industry team brings together legal, policy, energy technology and business experience to meet the challenges our clients face. Our energy industry experience has been recognized for the depth of our bench (more than 100 interdisciplinary lawyers) and the extent of our experience. We have been serving some of our energy clients for nearly 50 years.

We advance our renewable energy clients’ interests by getting deals done, by helping clients successfully and creatively navigate the complexities and pitfalls in this dynamically evolving industry and by maximizing the value of various tax, energy, environmental rules, markets and governmental incentives available to the renewable energy industry.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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As they navigate the emerging opportunities, risks, and complexities of regulation and competition, our clients have access to a legal team capable of addressing regulatory, commercial, transactional, and litigation matters simultaneously. We help clients anticipate and negotiate complex regulatory issues in the areas of transmission development and operations, reliability and cybersecurity, regional markets, compliance and enforcement, audits and investigations, and corporate restructuring alternatives. We assist clients with the development and pricing for new transmission facilities and handle complicated business, regulatory, and operational issues inherent in facility and corporate entity sales, spin-offs, and transfers of control, as well as the corresponding transmission cost allocation disputes. Every transaction is supported across disciplines by our corporate, regulatory, tax, environmental, and antitrust lawyers. While it is our goal to help clients avoid litigation wherever possible, our cross-office team collaborates to litigate high-stakes commercial and regulatory disputes in the major US and international venues.

Schneider Electric

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Schneider Electric’s Energy & Sustainability Services helps thousands of companies in more than 100 countries buy energy smarter, use energy more efficiently, and drive sustainable growth.

ESS’ Renewables & Cleantech team is a pioneering global supplier of renewable energy and clean technology products and services—including the New Energy Opportunities (NEO) Network™—for the C&I sector. For more than 15 years, the team has been providing unparalleled experience and expertise on strategic renewable energy procurement. The ESS team has advised on more than 4 GW of new wind and solar capacity and is the recognized global leader in cleantech consulting, serving more clients than any other procurement advisor, worldwide.

Contact us to learn more about how strategic renewable PPAs can accelerate your energy goals.

Skadden

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates delivers the highest quality advice and novel solutions to legal challenges, enabling clients to achieve their business goals. We are known for the innovative and creative thinking we rely on to handle the most complex transactions, litigation/controversy issues, and regulatory matters, as well as the open, collaborative relationships we build with clients, including corporations; financial and governmental entities; small, entrepreneurial companies; and cultural, educational and charitable institutions.

Sidley Austin LLP

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Sidley Austin LLP is a premier law firm highly attuned to the ever-changing international landscape, with more than 2,000 lawyers across 20 offices worldwide. The firm is a leader in the development and growth of the renewable and clean energy industries, advising on solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass/biofuels, waste-to-energy, battery storage, and carbon capture projects. Sidley’s renewable energy practice brings a deep understanding of innovative transactions, project fundamentals, and market terms, while maintaining a track record of successful representations during all phases of a project. With renewable energy experience in 48 states across the U.S., as well as in several countries across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, the firm is at the forefront of unique transactions, including some of the first cutting edge hedging and other offtake structures. Sidley’s lawyers have advised virtually every type of client – investor, sponsor, developer, lender, hedge provider, contractor, service provider, electricity cooperative, and government entity – helping effectively manage political, regulatory, environmental and real property risks, as well as resolve disputes.

Stoel Rives LLP

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Stoel Rives is a leading U.S. corporate and litigation law firm providing high quality services to sophisticated business clients at every stage of their evolution. With 350 attorneys in seven states and Washington, D.C., Stoel Rives is a nationally recognized leader in the energy and natural resources industries. From deals and disputes to compliance and counseling, clients turn to Stoel Rives for their most complex business challenges. Let’s navigate the future together. Learn more at www.stoel.com

Vinson & Elkins

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Vinson & Elkins has been empowering clients to energize the world for over 100 years. We are trusted advisors and tireless advocates in a world driven by constant change. And nowhere do we see a demand for evolution more than in today’s energy industry.

But we’re not just witnessing this development; we’re helping to forge it. We are working with sophisticated investors, dynamic companies and gifted innovators to evaluate sustainable solutions to address climate change and deliver on the evolving energy mix. Consistently named the World’s Leading Energy Law Firm* (Euromoney, 1995–present), Vinson & Elkins has a long history of supporting energy industry innovators and the technologies they’ve developed.

Vinson & Elkins’ multidisciplinary team regularly advises a broad range of clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies to venture capital and private equity sponsors on acquisition, divestment, financing (including tax equity financing, project financing, capital markets, and other financing), development, tax, technology, regulatory, dispute, environmental, real estate, labor, national security and intellectual property matters related to renewable and sustainable energy investments and projects.

1st Source Bank

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Founded in 1863 in South Bend, Indiana, 1st Source Bank has offered clients a convenient and friendly way to bank for over 156 years. At 1st Source, we listen to our clients, understand their needs and always keep their best interests in mind.

1st Source Bank remains the largest locally controlled financial institution headquartered in the northern Indiana-southwestern Michigan area. We deliver a comprehensive range of banking services along with highly personalized attention to our clients. Our mission is to help our clients achieve security, build wealth and realize their dreams.

1st Source Bank’s solar financing business provides solar developers with one-stop shop financing. We provide tax equity investment in addition to construction and permanent loan financing to community solar, small utility scale, university and municipality projects. 1st Source Bank has financed projects with experienced solar developers and tax equity co-investment partners, including projects across 15 states.

Accelerate

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Accelerate acquires, owns, and manages real property investments under energy and infrastructure locations that provide long-term, sustainable cash flow. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, Accelerate manages more than 1,500 real property interests across the United States with $1.1 billion in combined assets and capital commitments. The company’s mission is to deliver impactful value for investors, property owners and tenants through a values-based approach to investments that support a secure and sustainable future.

Activate Renewables

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Activate Renewables is committed to powering new economy investments through the acquisition of real estate and royalty interests associated with high-quality wind, solar, and energy storage facilities located across the United States. Activate is a joint venture between D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) and Accelerate Real Asset Management. For more information, please visit www.activate-renewables.com.

AES Corporation

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The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 500 global energy company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many stakeholders, we’re improving lives by delivering the greener, smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today. For more information, visit www.aes.com/products/our-offerings/new-clean-energy/.

ArcVera Renewables

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ArcVera Renewables is a leading consultancy firm who has been providing finance-grade commercial and technical services for wind and solar energy projects for over three decades. We are dedicated to delivering best-in-class services across the project lifecycle to meet the needs of landowners, project developers, investors, project owners and operators globally. ArcVera offers accuracy-driven technical services, including prospecting and resource assessment, independent technical and risk-management advice, as well as plant optimization and operations. We lead our clients to confident decisions and maximum advantage by delivering trustworthy insights backed by advanced technical expertise and decades of global experience. For more information please visit www.ArcVera.com

Ares Management Corporation

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Ares Management Corporation is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of September 30, 2022, Ares Management Corporation’s global platform had approximately $341 billion of assets under management, with over 2,450 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Arevon

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Arevon is a leading renewable energy company. We provide commercial, financial, performance asset management, and construction services to nearly 10 GWac of utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage assets delivering clean energy to utilities and corporations. Arevon leverages its institutional investing and operational know-how to grow the platform both through strategic acquisitions and the organic development of an already robust pipeline of assets.

Arevon brings creativity and deep experience together to create customized, integrated energy solutions. Our financial prowess, industry expertise and technical innovation come together to improve the structuring and performance of power plants for the long run. We excel at creating the right financing for any size deal, and also getting the little things right. Ultimately, these efforts ensure that our clients’ business models are as sustainable as the energy these assets produce.

Atlantic Group Risk

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As one of the largest independent transactional insurance broker firms in North America, and the only one with robust capabilities across tax, credit, M&A, environmental, and contingent risk, Atlantic provides bespoke solutions and risk advisory services to many of the world’s leading financial sponsors, investors, strategic acquirers, investment banks, commercial banks, law firms, and advisors. Atlantic has offices throughout the U.S. and Canada and supports transactions globally through its proprietary network of leading strategic partners. Our team works across a variety of transaction structures including partnership flips, inverted lease passthroughs, sale leasebacks, and other bespoke investment structures covering a vast array of technology applications, including but not limited to solar, storage, wind, RNG, carbon capture and sequestration, and clean hydrogen, with each engagement being specially tailored to strategically maximize value and mitigate execution risk. Atlantic has a reputation for thoughtful advice, firm advocacy, and delivering unparalleled execution.

Banyan Infrastructure

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Banyan Infrastructure is a purpose built project finance software designed to simplify, accelerate, and optimize the financing of sustainable infrastructure across the full life cycle. Built by prior project financiers specifically for banks, investors and developers, the platform helps to replace spreadsheets, email, and pdfs with digitized loans and workflows, automating data aggregation and compliance tracking. This enables streamlined origination, servicing, and securitization of renewable energy loans and investments at higher volume and lower cost. Visit banyaninfrastructure.com for more information.

Basis Climate

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Basis Climate is building the world’s leading digital exchange for clean energy tax credits. By establishing a streamlined diligence and transaction platform, Basis allows both buyers and sellers to transact with confidence. Basis is backed by leading climate investors and market makers. To learn more, visit www.buildwithbasis.com

BDO USA, LLP

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BDO provides professional assurance, tax and advisory services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. The firm serves clients through more than 80 offices and over 750 independent alliance firms nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of more than 95,000 people working out of more than 1,700 offices across 164 countries and territories.

BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of
independent member firms.

bp

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Our purpose is reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives.

We will aim to dramatically reduce carbon in our operations and in our production, and grow new low carbon businesses, products and services.

We will advocate for fundamental and rapid progress towards Paris and strive to be a leader in transparency.

We know we don’t have all the answers and will listen and work with others.

We want to be an energy company with purpose; one that is trusted by society, valued by shareholders and motivating for everyone who works at bp.

We believe we have the experience and expertise, the relationships and the reach, the skill and the will, to do this.

Brown & Brown, Risk Solutions

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Brown & Brown is a large account risk management broker that values depth of industry and product knowledge. Operating as a single profit center organized by specialization align our service teams to be structured based on what is best for clients’ business rather than geographic convenience. We go beyond one-off transactions and utilize advanced analytics on every program. By quantifying the effects each decision will have on a company’s risk profile, we take the mystery out of buying insurance. Execution on analytical findings is our true differentiator in mitigating losses and affecting process changes. Our collective success is earned by creating the ideal risk management solution for our clients.

CapeZero

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CapeZero is a software & services company providing price discovery solutions to counterparties evaluating investment, financing, and sale options for clean energy projects. CapeZero’s cloud-based products & services provide developers, investors, advisors and consultants with a platform to efficiently model “structured tax investments” (i.e. tax equity, transferability, and direct pay) that work for all stakeholders. Almost every renewable energy project needs a structured tax investment to realize optimal economics. By streamlining the modeling & structuring process, CapeZero enables parties to make real-time, cost-effective decisions and build a clean energy future together.

CCA Group

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CCA Group, LLC is a privately held boutique financial advisory firm based in Boston that provides premier capital markets and advisory services to companies active primarily in the renewable energy and energy infrastructure markets. As a leading advisor on both sell-side and buy-side transactions, we serve clients that develop, own, invest in, and operate utility-scale renewable energy projects and other complex capital assets.

Our core activities include innovative structuring, raising capital for issuer clients, sourcing investment opportunities for institutional investors, and advising clients on complex M&A transactions. CCA Group is comprised of 20 professionals with firm management having on average over 15 years of experience with renewable energy assets and on average over 20 years of experience with asset-based finance. CCA has an additional office in San Francisco. Learn more at www.ccagp.com.

CIBC Capital Markets

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CIBC (CM: TSX, NYSE) is a leading North American financial institution dedicated to delivering customized financial solutions that meet the unique needs and challenges of our clients across the globe. Through our four strategic business units – Canadian Personal and Small Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets – our 44,000 employees provide a full range of financial products and services to 10 million clients in Canada, the United States and around the world.

CIBC Capital Markets is a leading provider of M&A advisory, debt and equity financing, corporate banking, trading, hedging and research. Aligned with our firm-wide promise to empower our clients to achieve their ambitions, we bring the full extent of our capabilities to your goals, as together we innovate new ways to create value.

Clean Energy Associates (CEA)

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Founded in 2008, Clean Energy Associates (CEA, www.cea3.com) is a North American-owned solar PV quality assurance, supply chain management and engineering services firm based in China with 50+ professionals serving the needs of project developers, IPPs, EPCs, financial institutions and other downstream partners that value supply chain transparency and quality solutions in the solar energy field. Led by a management team with a combined 50+ years of solar PV business experience and supported by 30+ engineers who have audited factories and installation sites in over 20 countries, CEA’s project experience and technical capabilities help solve a broad array of clients’ downstream needs for higher system performance.

Clenera

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CoBank

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CoBank is one of the largest private providers of credit to the U.S. rural economy and infrastructure sector. CoBank’s Project Finance Team consists of 25 individuals dedicated to the power industry focused on delivering bespoke project financing solutions to renewable energy, BESS, thermal and transmission power projects exclusively located in the U.S. and its territories. CoBank has the ability to partner with other Farm Credit organizations and commercial banks to syndicate large debt facilities. CoBank is often ranked in the top five leading institutions in the power project finance league table in the US. CoBank is AA/A+ rated by S&P’s and Fitch respectively, which reflects the bank’s public role, unique funding advantage and implied support by the US Government.

CRC-IB

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CRC-IB is a full-service investment bank providing industry-leading financial services across the energy transition spectrum. We leverage our capital markets and sector technology expertise to provide innovative project finance, capital raising, and M&A solutions, optimizing client outcomes in an ever-shifting sustainable energy landscape. Our belief since inception is that every transaction is a catalyst for change, every closing a step towards a cleaner future. To date, we have executed 290 project and corporate transactions for sustainable energy assets, valued at $52 billion in total.

Crux Climate

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Crux is the ecosystem for developers, tax credit buyers, and financial institutions to transact & manage transferable tax credits. Our network & tools streamline transactions, provide access to a large market, and reduce risk & increase trust.

Cornerstone Financial Advisors, LLC

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Cornerstone Financial Advisors, LLC is a boutique, full service structured finance advisory firm, specializing in renewable energy project finance advisory representing lenders, tax equity investors and sponsors. Cornerstone is based in Chicago, but also has offices in Colorado. Cornerstone has originated, structured and executed renewable energy financings representing more than $5 billion in assets. The principals of Cornerstone have worked together for over 20 years and the professional team has over 100 years of combined experience in structured finance, focused on origination, structuring, executing and managing highly complex investments.

Cornerstone’s financial advisory and asset management services include: origination, pricing and structuring of multiple financing vehicles such as construction and term debt; sale/leasebacks and tax partnerships; third party consultant and expert coordination and oversight; document negotiation and execution; tax review and analysis; contract and credit monitoring and management of asset sales and dispositions. In addition, Cornerstone has well-established relationships with key industry funding sources, sponsors/developers, law firms and third party consultants.

DEPCOM Power

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DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries providing Project Development Support, Engineering, Procurement & Construction, Energy Storage, Repowering and Operations and Maintenance services.

Deriva Energy

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Deriva Energy is an established leader in clean energy, with 5,900 megawatts of operating and under construction wind, utility scale solar, and storage assets across the U.S. Our experienced team develops greenfield solar, wind, and storage projects throughout the United States ranging from 50 to 500 MW by establishing site control, managing the permitting and interconnection process, securing offtake and financing, and constructing the project. Formerly known as Duke Energy Renewables, Deriva is a portfolio company of Brookfield, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets. Deriva is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

EDF Renewables

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EDF Renewable Energy is a leading U.S. independent power producer with more than 25 years of expertise in the renewable industry, covering all range of services from project development, management to operations and maintenance. EDF Renewable Energy specializes in wind and solar photovoltaic with presence in other segments of the renewable energy market: biogas, biomass, hydro, marine energy and storage solutions. The company develops, constructs, operates and manages renewable energy projects throughout the United States for its own accord as well as for third parties. EDF Renewable Energy’s portfolio consists of 4 gigawatts of developed projects with 1.9 gigawatts of installed capacity. EDF Renewable Energy is the U.S. subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the renewable energy arm of the EDF group, the leading electricity company in the world.

EliTe Solar

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EliTe Solar (formerly ET Solar) is a global PV manufacturer, and a PV system service provider. EliTe Solar focuses on serving high-value markets and leveraging our core manufacturing assets in Southeast Asia. EliTe Solar operates 6GW of annual wafer capacity, as well as 4GW of cell, and 4GW module capacities across our global manufacturing fleet. We have focused on the 182mm wafer format for our cell and module products and offer both P-PERC and N-Type technologies to provide our customers with the most optimized solar solutions to meet the needs of residential, industrial, commercial, and utility clients.

Enbridge

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At Enbridge, we safely connect millions of people to the energy they rely on every day, fueling quality of life through our North American natural gas, oil, and renewable power networks and our growing European offshore wind portfolio. We’re investing in modern energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure, affordable energy and building on two decades of experience in renewable energy to advance new technologies including wind and solar power, battery energy storage, hydrogen, renewable natural gas and carbon capture and storage. We have a portfolio of over 40 renewable energy projects in operation and under-construction, with a (net) generation capacity of 2.2 GW. We’re committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the energy we deliver, and to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Enbridge’s common shares trade under the symbol ENB on the Toronto (TSX) and New York (NYSE) stock exchanges.

energyRe

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energyRe is a leading independent clean energy company focused on solving complex challenges and providing clean energy solutions. The executive management team has developed and built more than 8,800 MW of wind, solar and storage facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. energyRe’s founding investors include principals of Related Companies, one of the nation’s most prominent privately-owned real estate firms and one of the country’s largest creators and preservationists of affordable housing. energyRe is guided by the values of community engagement, government partnership, and a demonstrated commitment to sustainability. energyRe has offices in New York and Houston. For more information about energyRe, visit www.energyre.com.

Engie North America

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ENGIE North America manages a range of energy businesses throughout the United States and Canada, including clean power generation, cogeneration, energy storage, retail energy sales, and comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently, and optimize energy and other resource use and expense. Nearly 100 percent of the company’s power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. Globally, ENGIE is the largest independent power producer and energy efficiency services provider in the world. For more information about ENGIE North America, visit www.engie-na.com. ENGIE US Wind is your experienced and committed partner in creating a sustainable future. Everything we do is driven by the needs of our partners, our communities, and respect for our planet. With more than 10 years of experience, ENGIE US Wind is at the forefront of innovation in the wind industry. We support our partners in all their renewable energy endeavors by driving efficiency to increase profits and providing support throughout the lifetime of our wind projects. For more information about ENGIE US Wind, visit www.engieuswind.com.

Enverus

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Enverus Power & Renewables brings clean, analytics-ready data into an intuitive platform, empowering you to get straight to higher-value analysis and insights. Whether you are seeking historical data to assess the profitability of new power project opportunities, or you are a seasoned power trader utilizing financial hedging instruments, Enverus supplies essential data and analytics for the power and renewables space.

ERTHOS

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Erthos has perfected the science of installing solar modules directly on the ground. Leveraging the heat-absorbing properties of the earth, unbeatable aerodynamics, lowest-cost installation method, and robotic cleaning, Erthos offers the least-expensive and highest-performing system architecture for utility-scale solar power on the planet.

Founded in 2019 and located in Tempe, Arizona, Erthos offers a full suite of products and services aimed at helping developers dramatically reduce the levelized cost of energy or “LCOE” on utility-scale solar power plants. Its executives and management hail from companies including Tesla, Intel, General Electric, First Solar, Depcom Power, Sterling & Wilson, SMA, Solar Frontier, and Plug Power. The team has extensive experience in global markets, including the US, Latin America, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Asia, and the Pacific. Find out more about Erthos at www.erthos.com.

Foss & Company, Inc.

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Founded in 1983, Foss & Company is a national tax equity investor and fund sponsor that has deployed nearly $8 billion in tax equity on behalf of insurance, banking, and other large corporate clients into tax credit enhanced transactions including historic rehabilitation projects, renewable energy and advanced energy production facilities. Foss & Company is a full-service advisor with proven expertise navigating the world of tax equity investments. For additional information, visit www.fossandco.com.

Fractal EMS

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Fractal EMS is a fully vertical controls platform that includes software, controllers, integration and analytics (with optional monitoring, maintenance and bid optimization). Fractal provides all of the following: 1) controls 2) networking 3) SCADA 4) cybersecurity 5) HMI & historian. Fractal EMS provides full command, control, monitoring and management for a single asset or fleet of assets (located anywhere in the world). Fractal EMS was designed by experienced operators to maximize safety and profitability of storage and hybrid systems. Featuring an in-house team of software developers and cyber security expertise, Fractal EMS has 4 GWh in operation globally and over 13 GWh of awarded projects. Visit the website for more

Fractal Energy Storage Consultants

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Fractal Energy Storage Consultants is a specialized energy storage consulting and engineering firm that provides expert financial analysis, owner’s engineering, procurement, due diligence and advisory services for energy storage and hybrid projects. Fractal has unmatched experience with nearly a thousand utility-scale energy storage engagements since 2013. Fractal provides utilities, developers, EPCs and investors, with unbiased and technology agnostic financial, technical and commercial subject matter expertise, enabling a one stop shop with end-to-end services. Visit the website for more information: www.energystorageconsultants.com

Fundamental Renewables

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At Fundamental Renewables, we partner with developers, EPC contractors and system owners to provide project capital necessary to develop, build and operate world-class renewable energy systems. Deploying capital in the renewable space since 2014, Fundamental Renewables is able to provide innovative financing solutions at all project stages on either a single or portfolio basis ranging from $3M to over $200M. We provide transparency throughout our underwriting process, and our lower transaction costs and our efficient, seamless diligence process has produced a highly reliable track record of execution on over $4 billion of capital commitments. The Fundamental Renewables team has a collective 90+ years of renewable energy development experience and project finance expertise. For more information, please visit www.Fundamental.com.

GameChange Solar

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For over 10 years, GameChange Solar’s mission is to repower the planet with clean solar energy by driving fixed tilt racking and tracker equipment costs lower. As a global innovation leader for trackers, fixed tilt & BOS GameChange systems combine fast install, bankable quality and unbeatable value through superior engineering, innovative design, and high-volume manufacturing.

With over 29 GW sold worldwide, GameChange Solar is driven to leverage superior design, technology, and manufacturing innovation to lower solar energy cost. GameChange Solar partners with installers and EPCs to improve best practices for both installation and logistics optimization.

Our close collaboration with leading solar module suppliers ensures that all leading modules are supported by GameChange systems, including new larger format modules. WeatherSmart™ and other technology utilized by GameChange enable superior yields with supplier’s bifacial modules. Our strong interaction with independent engineers ensures our systems are thoroughly vetted and meet the most stringent third-party validation.

GE Vernova

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GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 80,000 employees across 140+ countries around the world. GE Vernova’s Financial Services business provides customers with a suite of financing solutions for projects that aim to accelerate a new era of energy. It has deployed sizeable capital into energy projects globally through development financing, direct equity investments, and capital raising from private and public financial institutions.

GE Vernova’s mission is embedded in its name – it retains its legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy. Supported by the Company Purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova will help deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future. Learn more: GE Vernova and LinkedIn.

Goldwind Americas

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Goldwind Americas, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world’s leading and most innovative wind turbine manufacturers and energy solutions providers with more than 50 GW of installed capacity worldwide. In partnership with a vast global network of Goldwind companies on six continents and 8000 employees, Goldwind Americas brings to the renewable energy industry state-of-the-art Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive (PMDD) wind technology as well as a variety of wind power solutions, including sales, service, and financing. Goldwind Americas is a tradename of Goldwind USA, Inc.

Guggenheim Securities

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Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston. For more information, please follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at [email protected] or 212.518.9200.

HSBC

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HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. With around 3,800 offices in both established and emerging markets, we aim to be where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realize their ambitions.

We serve more than 38 million customers worldwide through our four Global Businesses: Global Banking and Markets, Commercial Banking, Global Private Banking, and Retail Banking and Wealth Management. Our network covers 66 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America.

HSBC Global Banking and Markets provides tailored financial solutions to major government, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. Managed as a global business, we offer clients geographic reach and deep local knowledge.

HSBC is committed to play a leading role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. HSBC Global Markets is at the forefront of investor solutions in sustainable finance; as the green bond market continues to develop, we aim to maintain a leading role in its development. HSBC has the capabilities, reach and ambition required to become a leader in sustainable finance. We have committed to provide USD100 billion of sustainable financing and investments by 2025 to develop clean energy, lower-carbon technologies, and projects that contribute to the delivery of the Paris Climate agreement and the UN SDGs. By the third quarter of 2018 we had already facilitated USD25billion in sustainable financing and investments. You can learn more about our approach to sustainability at https://www.hsbc.com/our-approach/building-a-sustainable-future/sustainable-finance

ICF

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ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting and technology services provider with more than 5,000 professionals focused on making big things possible for our clients. We are business analysts, policy specialists, technologists, researchers, digital strategists, social scientists and creatives. Since 1969, government and commercial clients have worked with ICF to overcome their toughest challenges on issues that matter profoundly to their success. Come engage with us at icf.com.

Jefferies

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Jefferies is a global, full-service investment banking firm. We offer clients bespoke advice informed by our deep product and sector expertise, along with peerless execution and seamless access to the full resources of our firm. For over 60 years, Jefferies’ driven professionals have provided high-touch service to clients who know we care about the success of our client’s businesses as much as they do.

Headquartered in New York, with more than 40 offices around the world, Jefferies offers capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, as well as asset and wealth management to companies, investors and government entities. We provide research and execution services in equity, fixed income and foreign exchange markets, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, debt advisory & restructuring, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

JinkoSolar

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JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a leading PV module manufacturer and energy storage system integrator. The company has deployed more than 130 GW in 160 countries globally, including 18 GW in the U.S. EAGLE Modules come from facilities in Malaysia and Florida. EAGLE Storage brings together the best energy storage technology for turnkey hardware and energy storage services. Publicly vetted by trusted industry third-party laboratories and top financial institutions, EAGLE is a trusted choice for U.S. solar and storage projects. As a global leader with strong regional focus, JinkoSolar has more than 300 employees based in San Francisco, CA and Jacksonville, FL offices to provide timely, local service.

KeyBanc Capital Markets

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We know that successful, long-term business relationships depend upon delivering results for our clients. With more than 800 professionals across a national platform, KeyBanc Capital Markets has more than $50 billion of capital committed to clients and an award-winning Equity Research team that provides coverage on over 600 publicly-traded companies. Our clients benefit from our deep expertise across seven focused industry sectors, including Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Industrial, Public Sector, Real Estate, and Technology. KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, and KeyBank National Association, are marketed.

Lazard

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Lazard, one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, operates from 43 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America. With origins dating to 1848, the firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising, and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and individuals. For more information on Lazard, please visit www.lazard.com. Follow us at @Lazard.

Leidos Engineering

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As the energy industry has evolved, so too have the ways projects are financed and portfolios optimized. Leidos keeps pace with the transformation of our industry, continuously refining our approach and broadening our expertise to tackle the challenges clients face when developing, acquiring, financing, and investing in projects and assets. As independent engineers, our diligence is tailored to the technologies utilized, the transactions sought, and the goals and requirements of the parties involved.

Leidos’ consultants have experience with many of the technologies reshaping the energy industry, from green fuels and energy storage to waste conversion and carbon capture. Lessons learned from decades of working with conventional and renewable technologies are applied to every project we undertake. Expertise in transmission assessment and market consulting complement our independent engineering services for a full view of how projects will compete and perform. We welcome your inquiries at [email protected].

Leo Berwick

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Leo Berwick is a transaction tax advisory firm that understands the commercial and tax issues that arise in renewables deals in the United States and Canada. Started by former Big 4 Tax Partners, Leo Berwick was created with the vision to provide dealmakers with practical, responsive, and commercial tax advice. We leverage decades of M&A tax experience to help a growing list of clients, including equity sponsors and institutional investors of US and Canadian renewables and broader infrastructure investments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, and publicly-listed companies. We provide value-added tax due diligence, structuring, and modeling services on transactions to clients around the world.

Live Oak Bank

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Live Oak Bank strives to help you master your business and achieve your dreams. We understand that this is more than just your day job – it’s who you are. With a fusion of extraordinary service and expertise, our devoted team embraces a creative approach to solving problems and surpassing goals. Live Oak is ready to support you with our customized loan products focused on your long-term success. Our team of industry experts understands the nuances of your specific business model, and we want to invest in you because we know you’re ready to make an impact. Beyond the traditional banking experience, we set out to be an asset to each and every one of our customers by turning obstacles into opportunities. Let our team confidently guide you through the lending process and together, we’ll craft a unique plan that will allow you and your business to thrive.

Lockton Companies

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Lockton is a global insurance brokerage that helps clients mitigate risk through strategic advisory and partnership. What makes Lockton stand apart is also what makes us better: independence. Lockton’s private ownership empowers its 9,500+ Associates doing business in over 135 countries to focus solely on clients’ risk, insurance and people needs. With expertise that reaches around the globe, Lockton delivers the deep understanding needed to accomplish remarkable results.

LONGi

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LONGi Solar leads the solar PV industry to new heights with product innovations and optimized power-cost ratio with breakthrough monocrystalline technologies. LONGi Solar supplies more than 30GW of high-efficiency solar wafers and modules worldwide yearly, about a quarter of global market demand. LONGi Solar is recognized as the world’s most valuable solar technology company with the highest market value. Innovation and sustainable development are two of LONGi Solar’s core values. Visit us at LONGi Solar, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

LS Power

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LS Power is an energy-focused investment, development and asset management firm, with extensive operations and development experience, and a 32-year track record of investing throughout the U.S. energy and infrastructure sectors. We have raised over $49 billion of equity and debt capital, and have successfully acquired or developed 46 GW of conventional and renewable power generation facilities, 1,000+ miles of high voltage transmission infrastructure, and have made significant investments in a variety of renewable, battery storage, and distributed energy infrastructure platforms.

M&T Bank

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Founded in 1856 in Buffalo, NY, M&T is a community bank serving New York; Maryland; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Connecticut; Virginia; West Virginia; Washington, DC; and Florida. We offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust

Madison Energy Infrastructure

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Madison Energy Infrastructure is a leading clean energy developer and long-term asset owner committed to delivering sustainable results for its partners and customers with certainty, speed, and trust. Our robust portfolio—comprised of over half a gigawatt of clean energy infrastructure projects across more than 25 states—is bolstered by the strength of our globally renowned investors and capital partners.

We offer a comprehensive suite of services from project development and engineering to construction, financing, and asset management. We are committed to addressing complex challenges and making the transition to clean energy simple, efficient, and profitable. With a proven track record of successfully executing hundreds of projects, we are unwaveringly focused on exceeding expectations and driving impact for our partners and customers.

Marsh USA, Inc.

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As a global leader in insurance brokerage and risk management, Marsh protects and promotes possibility for our clients. We provide a holistic view of risk, offering creative and bespoke solutions to advise and navigate trends in the market.

Serving businesses and individuals in more than 130 countries, Marsh brings together the most passionate, inquisitive and enterprising people with a unique perspective and a deep sense of integrity. We provide industry-led consulting, brokerage and claims advocacy services; leveraging advanced analytics and insights so our clients can dream bigger, reach further and plan for the possibilities ahead.

Marshall & Stevens

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Founded in 1932, Marshall & Stevens is a premier independent valuation consulting firm with offices across the US.

Public and private companies engage Marshall & Stevens to assist them with their merger, acquisition, divestiture, and investment transactions as well as shareholder and regulatory reporting. Our professionals provide opinions of value of businesses, debt and equity instruments, intangible and tangible assets including real estate. We assist with financial reporting, tax planning and reporting, financing, insurance placement, and buy/sell consideration including Fairness and Solvency Opinions.

Marshall & Stevens’ Energy & Infrastructure Practice works with infrastructure funds, independent project sponsors and utilities, financial institutions and investors, legal and accounting advisors to provide the analyses required to plan, execute, and report transactions. Recent renewable energy experience includes offshore and onshore wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal projects.

For more information about Marshall & Stevens, please visit https://marshall-stevens.com.

McCarthy Building Companies

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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is the oldest privately held national construction company in the country – with more than 150 years spent collaborating with partners to solve complex building challenges on behalf of its clients. With an unrelenting focus on safety and a comprehensive quality program that span all phases of every project, McCarthy utilizes industry-leading design phase and construction techniques combined with value-add technology to maximize outcomes. Repeatedly honored as a Best Place to Work and Healthiest Employer, McCarthy is ranked the 9th largest domestic builder (Engineering News-Record, May 2020). With approximately 3,700 salaried employees and craft professionals, the firm has offices in St. Louis, Atlanta; Collinsville, Ill.; Kansas City, Kan.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; Denver; Dallas, Houston; and San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento, Calif. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about McCarthy is available online at www.mccarthy.com or by following the company on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Moss Adams LLP

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Moss Adams is a fully integrated professional services firm dedicated to personally assisting clients with growing, managing, and protecting prosperity. With more than 3,400 professionals across over 25 locations in the West and beyond, we work with many of the world’s most innovative companies and leaders.

We serve clients that represent all facets of the industry, including:

Whether your business develops renewable energy resources or other environmentally-friendly technologies, our collaborative approach takes the time to understand your unique business needs and contextualize how they may be impacted by the industry as a whole. Unbound from big-firm conventions, our forward-thinking business solutions empower your company to focus on what matters most: creating a clean, sustainable future.

MUFG Union Bank

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MUFG Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service bank with offices across the United States. The bank also offers an extensive portfolio of value-added solutions for customers, including access to investment banking, personal and corporate trust, capital markets, global custody, transaction banking, and other services. With assets of $120.0 billion as of March 31, 2016, the bank has strong capital reserves, credit ratings, and capital ratios relative to peer banks.1 MUFG Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE: MTU), one of the world’s largest financial organizations with total assets of approximately ¥298.3 trillion (JPY) or $2.6 trillion (USD),2 as of March 31, 2016. MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, the financial holding company, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., have corporate headquarters in New York City.

National Grid Renewables

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National Grid Renewables, part of the competitive, unregulated National Grid Ventures division of National Grid (NYSE: NGG), develops, owns and operates large-scale renewable energy assets across the United States, including solar, wind and battery storage. As a farmer-friendly and community-focused business, National Grid Renewables develops projects for corporations and utilities that seek to repower America’s electricity grid by reigniting local economies and reinvesting in a sustainable, clean energy future. National Grid Renewables has a robust development pipeline of wind, solar and battery storage projects in various stages of development throughout the United States, as well as geographically diverse operational assets across the country. It supports National Grid’s vision of being at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future for all. To learn more about National Grid Renewables, visit www.nationalgridrenewables.com.

Natixis CIB

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Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide.

Our teams of experts in over 25 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. We are committed to supporting the environmental transition by aligning our financing balance sheet with a +1.5°C trajectory by 2050.

As part of the Global Financial Services division of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne retail networks, Natixis CIB benefits from the Group’s financial strength and solid financial ratings (Standard & Poor’s: A, Moody’s: A1, Fitch: A+, R&I: A+).

Natural Power

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Natural Power is an independent consultancy that supports a global client base in the effective delivery of a wide range of renewable projects. We only work on renewable technologies and have extensive knowledge of onshore and offshore wind, solar, and energy storage. Natural Power has a global reach, employing more than 400 staff across 14 international offices. Our Independent Engineering experience extends across all phases of the project lifecycle from initial feasibility through construction to operations and throughout all stages of the transaction cycle. To date, our US team has supported over 1500 unique renewable projects in North America, with a combined capacity of more than 100GW. We have unrivalled knowledge of the domestic renewable industry and our work is routinely relied upon for financing purposes. With offices in New York, Seattle and Colorado, Natural Power can mobilize quickly to support our clients wherever their projects may be located.

Nautilus Solar

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Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC is a leading owner-operator of solar projects serving the community solar market and corporate customers throughout the United States.  A pioneer in solar energy since 2006, Nautilus is committed to creating a clean, sustainable future by offering an equitable and affordable renewable energy choice. Through its Community Solar initiative, Nautilus is making solar energy available to a broader marketplace, including low-to-moderate income (LMI) households and unrated businesses that wish to reduce their carbon footprint and utility bills.

Nautilus is wholly owned by Power Sustainable, a global multi-platform alternative asset manager with a long-term investment approach focused on sustainable strategies. Nautilus owns solar projects throughout their entire lifecycle enabling Nautilus, along with entrusted local partners, to fulfill its promise of creating a better world by powering communities with clean energy for the long term.

Navisun LLC

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Navisun LLC™ (www.navisunllc.com) is a solar independent power producer operating throughout the United States. The Company focuses on developing, acquiring, constructing, financing, owning, and operating distributed and small utility-scale ground mount and rooftop solar projects. Navisun’s principals have over 65 years combined power and energy industry experience, with over 35 years focused on the renewable energy space. Together they have completed numerous solar projects for utilities, municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, and similar institutions, with typical project sizes ranging from 500 kilowatts to 20 megawatts. Navisun’s proven management team positions the Company as a flexible market leader with a long-term investment horizon in the U.S. distributed solar power industry. 

Nexamp

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Nexamp is leading the transformation to the new energy economy with proven solutions for the deployment and operation of solar energy assets.  Our comprehensive capabilities span the entire solar project lifecycle – from project development, design and construction, through financing, operations and maintenance.  Our integrated, best-in class solutions make solar energy simple and profitable for our clients and partners, and make an impact every day.

With a rapidly expanding network of property owners, businesses, communities and residents benefitting from our growing portfolio of solar assets across the US, Nexamp and our partners are laying the groundwork for a cleaner, more secure energy future.

Nomura Greentech

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Nomura Greentech is a fully integrated investment banking team within Nomura, which provides M&A and strategic advisory services and raises capital for sustainable technology and infrastructure clients, globally. The team focuses exclusively on clients that are using 21st century technologies to accelerate the transformation of our core infrastructure systems – energy, transportation, food, water and waste – to be lower carbon, more efficient and digitally networked. Nomura Greentech connects high-growth leading innovators with large global incumbents and capital providers, and since its founding in 2009 has closed over 160 transactions with sustainable technology and infrastructure companies and investors.

Orennia

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Founded in 2021, Orennia is the leading all-in-one platform for accurate data, predictive analytics and actionable insights across the energy transition. Orennia’s platform is relied upon by the most sophisticated investors and developers to make more efficient capital-allocation decisions and maximize returns in the solar, wind, storage, power, RNG, CCUS, clean fuels and hydrogen sectors. The technology that powers Orennia’s platform delivers an unparalleled experience, distilling information into actionable insights to give clients a competitive edge. 

Origis Services

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Origis Services delivers the promise of clean energy with operations and maintenance (O&M) services for solar and energy storage across North America. The team manages a diverse utility scale and distributed generation portfolio with experienced professionals backed by a state-of-the-art NERC CIP Compliant Remote Operations Center (ROC) located at its headquarters in Austin, Texas. Visit us at: www.OrigisServices.com

PA Consulting

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The energy sector is at the heart of the battle against climate change. With a focus on forging a sustainable and net-zero future, the energy transition is underway.

Energy affordability, accessibility, security and water scarcity are just some of the challenges facing the sector. There’s also a huge opportunity, however. The rapid scale-up and use of new technology, the digital and clean mobility revolution, and the creation of resilient and interconnected energy supply chains and infrastructure, are areas redefining the energy eco-system, and the role of the customer.

At PA Consulting, we work across the energy value chain to help our clients thrive in complex energy markets and establish next generation utilities and technology.

Paragon Energy Capital

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Founded in 2004, Paragon is a leading provider of financial advisory services and has unparalleled expertise in tax equity and sponsor equity structuring, solicitation and placement as well as M&A for renewable and conventional energy projects. Paragon’s professional team has advised project sponsors and tax equity investors in connection with over 50 renewable energy projects totaling over 5,000 MW of generating capacity and requiring approximately $10 billion of capital. These capital raises have included development stage projects and portfolios, projects under construction and projects in operation, and have involved tax partnerships, sale-leasebacks, pro rata sales and other financial structures. In the solar power segment, we have provided both sell-side and buy-side tax and sponsor equity advisory services on residential, distributed generation (C&I), and utility scale projects totaling over $2 billion in transaction value. Our solar power project geographic experience includes projects located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, as well as Puerto Rico and Guam.

Paragon clients and partners include leading energy project developers, tax equity investors and lenders, strategic investors and private investment firms.

Pine Gate Renewables LLC

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Pine Gate Renewables is a leading player in America’s energy transition. With over 2 GW of utility scale solar and energy storage projects in operation and over 25 GW under development, Pine Gate leverages its in house expertise in solar and storage siting, design, development, finance, operations, and policy to bring renewable energy solutions to communities across the US.

Rabobank

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Rabobank’s team of experienced bankers and analysts offer specialized financial and advisory services for our clients in the food & agribusiness, commodities and energy sectors. We bring to all client relationships a compelling combination of deep industry expertise, insightful strategic counsel, and customized financial solutions. Our award winning Project Finance team provides non- and limited-recourse finance solutions for renewable energy projects, with a focus on wind, solar and bioenergy. Our Project Finance team also offers tailor-made financing solutions (structuring, execution, and advisory) for projects sponsored by the bank’s clients in the food and agriculture (F&A) sector.

Renewa

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Renewa is a leading land and infrastructure investor in the renewable energy industry. We provide capital solutions to landowners and developers by purchasing land, leases and royalty income. This vital role helps accelerate the development of renewable energy assets and landowners to achieve financial security.

Renewa has one of the nation’s largest independent portfolios of land under clean energy projects, including ground leases with more than 30 operators across 16 states. We’ve partnered with more than 60 utility scale facilities across the U.S., and our projects will reduce CO2 an estimated 2,000,000 tons in 2023 alone. Renewa is funded by US pension capital and managed by one of the most experienced infrastructure teams in the world, with $20 billion of infrastructure investments globally. Our experience, financial strength and innovative approach to capital solutions means we can make bold commitments and consistently deliver on our promises to landowners and project developers.

RWE Renewables

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RWE Renewables is one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies. With around 3,500 employees, the company has onshore and offshore wind farms, photovoltaic plants and battery storage facilities with a combined capacity of approximately 9 gigawatts. RWE Renewables Americas ranks among the top 10 onshore wind companies in the U.S. and the number of projects in the U.S. is growing. The U.S. accounts for more than one third of the RWE Group’s renewables capacity playing a key role in RWE’s strategy to grow its renewables business and get to net zero by 2040. RWE has installed more than 5 gigawatts of onshore wind, solar PV and storage generating capacity since 2007. This includes projects like the Roscoe complex in Texas, at an installed capacity of 781 megawatts, one of the largest onshore wind projects in the world.

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB)

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Santander Corporate & Investment Banking is a Santander global division that supports corporate and institutional clients, offering tailored services and value-added wholesale products while adhering to responsible banking standards that contribute to the progress of society. We are committed to fulfilling our clients’ needs, surpassing their expectations and helping them to achieve their goals. For that reason, we invest heavily in developing tailor-made solutions and in providing local expertise, fully integrated coverage and cross-border capabilities.

Scale Microgrid Solutions

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Scale is a vertically integrated distributed energy platform, with a core focus of designing, building, financing, owning, and operating cutting-edge distributed energy assets that offer cheaper, cleaner, and more resilient power. Scale’s team of energy and financing experts accelerates growth in distributed energy projects by providing financing to technology providers, energy developers, and OEMs, while also directly helping large energy-consuming customers take charge of their energy infrastructure and future-proof their businesses.

Seminole Financial Services, LLC

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Seminole Financial Services is a leading provider of construction and permanent debt to mid-scale (1 MW – 40 MW) renewable energy projects. Seminole has directly funded ~$2 billion in capital to support over 1 GW of renewables nationwide. Seminole also provides development loans, long term debt under the USDA REAP Loan Guarantee Program, and tax credit equity.

More than a source of capital, Seminole provides its development partners with the exceptional service and understanding required to execute even the most complex transactions.

Siemens Financial Services, Inc.

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Siemens, recognized by Forbes as the world’s most admired industrial machinery company, creates technology with purpose focusing on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. By combining the real and digital worlds, the company empowers customers to transform their industries and markets for a more sustainable future. Siemens employs approximately 310,000 employees worldwide, with roughly 40,000 in the United States. Siemens Financial Services is the company’s global, business-to-business finance arm. It combines industry know-how and financial expertise to provide project financing for customers in the energy and infrastructure markets.

Silicon Valley Bank

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For 35 years, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB provides targeted financial services and expertise through its offices in innovation centers around the world. With commercial, international and private banking services, SVB helps address the unique needs of innovators in technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. Learn more at svb.com.

Standard Solar

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Standard Solar is powering the nation’s energy transformation – channeling its project development capabilities, financial strength, and technical expertise to deliver the benefits of solar, as well as solar + storage, to businesses, institutions, firms, governments, communities, and utilities. Building on 17 years of sustainable growth and in-house and tax equity investment capital, Standard Solar is a national leader in the development, funding and long-term ownership and operation of commercial and community solar assets. Recognized as an established financial partner with immediate, deep resources, the company owns and operates more than 225 megawatts of solar across the United States. Standard Solar is based in Rockville, Md. Learn more at standardsolar.com.

Truist Securities

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Truist Securities is the full-service corporate and investment banking arm of Truist Financial Corporation, with the combined strengths of heritage firms SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets at its foundation. Truist Securities offers a robust capital markets and investment banking platform that includes a comprehensive array of strategic advisory, mergers and acquisition and capital markets capabilities for corporate and institutional clients, including sales, trading and research services in both fixed income and equity.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Truist Securities encompasses more than 1,400 teammates in offices located across the U.S. Learn more at www.truistsecurities.com

UL Solutions

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Sustainability goals, declining costs, and technological advancements have made renewable energy the fastest growing sector of the energy market. UL’s global expertise in energy and asset advisory services, due diligence, testing and certification, and software applications in solar, wind and offshore wind provides the expertise you need for product or project certification, early-stage feasibility and design, project development and financing, managing operational wind and solar projects, to extending the life of those projects. Having assessed over 300 GW of renewable energy projects, we have worked with customers across all continents, in all kinds of complex terrain and climate regimes. From small-scale microgrid systems of solar and storage that bring energy closer to a remote village, to complex utility-scale wind and solar farms that power corporations and cities, UL can help support your project anywhere around the globe.

U.S. Bancorp

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With $31 billion in managed assets as of September 30, 2019, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, provides innovative financing solutions for community development projects across the country using state and federally sponsored tax credit programs. USBCDC’s commitments provide capital investment to areas that need it the most and contribute to the creation of new jobs, the rehabilitation of historic buildings, the construction of needed affordable and market-rate homes, the development of renewable energy facilities, and the generation of commercial economic activity in underserved communities. Visit USBCDC on the web at www.usbank.com/cdc.

VDE

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VDE Americas, a subsidiary of VDE, one of Europe’s largest technology firms, provides technical due diligence and risk mitigation services to financiers, project developers and insurance companies working on large solar and energy storage transactions. Between 2016 and this year, VDE supported funding for over 5 GW of utility-scale solar across 50+ operating projects or about 10% of U.S. utility-scale solar on a GW-basis. VDE adds significant value to transaction parties through its proven and efficient approach to confirming investment assumptions, identifying material risks, and proposing pragmatic, actionable solutions.

Vestas-American Wind Technology

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Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, & service wind turbines across the globe with +140 GW of wind turbines in 85 countries. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 29,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

Wells Fargo

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Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking delivers a comprehensive suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services. A trusted partner to our clients, we provide corporate and transactional banking, commercial real estate lending and servicing, investment banking, equity and fixed income solutions including sales, trading, and research capabilities to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients across the globe. Our office locations span the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Zions Capital Markets

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Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with annual net revenue of $2.8 billion in 2020 and more than $85 billion of total assets. Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Zions is included in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Financial 100 indices. Investor information and links to local banking brands can be accessed at zionsbancorporation.com. Zions Capital Markets is a trade name for certain business activities of Zions Bancorporation and its subsidiaries. Information about Zions Capital Markets can be accessed at zionscapitalmarkets.com.

DNV

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DNV is a leading independent assurance and risk management company. We provide clients with advice and market insights, services, certification, and advanced digital solutions grounded in deep engineering and technical expertise that help them seize opportunities and tackle risks arising from the energy transition. This includes averting a climate crisis and ensuring an equitable, sustainable energy future. Our experts empower customers across the energy value chain to de-risk, decarbonize, maximize value, and safeguard life, property, and the environment. We are also leading by example, with a bold ambition to become a carbon positive company.

The Horton Group

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The Horton Group is an insurance broker specializing in surety and insurance for the energy industry. We offer crucial support for project developers, capital investors and project owners. Our expertise is in managing operational risks and utilizing surety as an alternative capital source for project-related deposits or security obligations. Our energy practice has extensive experience working with U.S. and multinational firms spanning solar, wind and other alternative energy sources.

Imperial Star Solar

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As one of the leading players in the photovoltaic (PV) energy industry, we dedicate ourselves to pioneering sustainable and renewable energy solutions worldwide. Our vision is to revolutionize the way the world accesses and utilizes energy. We offer innovative and high-performance solar solutions. Our cutting-edge solar panels and integrated systems empower sustainable transformation and carbon footprint reduction for residential, commercial, and industrial clients worldwide. Since the inception of our state-of-the-art factory in Cambodia in 2020, we established offices in USA and China with a dedicated team of 2000+ professionals to expand our global reach. Stay tuned for exiting updates on our latest projects, partnerships and initiatives that advance the https://imperialstar.com/global adoption of sustainable energy solutions.

Accufy

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For over fifty years, Accufy (formerly Warren & Selbert) has helped corporations and banks throughout the world structure their most complex transactions. Our premier tax equity pricing and portfolio management software products, ABC and TESS, support utility, commercial, and residential transactions including partnership flip, sale/leaseback, lease pass-through and credit transfer structures. Our customer service and support are second to none. Reach out and we’ll put our knowledge to work for you.

Accufy Analytics, LLC was formerly known as Warren & Selbert, LLC.

Qcells

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Qcells USA Corp. develops, invests, and delivers photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage system (ESS) projects through Development and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) solutions in North America. The company brings a decade of global leadership in solar PV to deliver utility-scale power generation plants customized for local and regional energy markets.

It is an affiliate of Qcells Co., Ltd., one of the world’s largest and most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers for its high-performance, high-quality solar modules. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ). QCELLS USA is a flagship company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm, and a Top 7 business enterprise in South Korea. Qcells USA offers the full spectrum of PV solutions from the core technology of modules to utility-scale project development and investment. For more information, visit www.QcellsUSA.com and on LinkedIn.

Enertis Solar

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Enertis is a global Consulting and Engineering firm, a leader in the renewable energy sector and pioneer in the provision of testing and quality assurance services. Enertis started its business activity back in 2007, and has accumulated a global track-record of more than 24,000 MW in 40 countries worldwide.

As specialists in technical advisory, we have an integral understanding of renewable energy projects, covering technical, environmental, financial and contractual aspects. Our mission is to guarantee the maximum profitability for our clients and an adequate management of their project risks by providing innovative high added-value services based on a team with technical expertise and “hands-on” experience.

As a 360º service provider, we can provide high-quality services at any stage of a projects life cycle, from the analysis of different solutions for power purchase agreements up to feasibility and resource studies, the design of the plants, construction and commissioning oversight, and annual revision to guarantee the proper operation of the facilities, amongst others.

Headquartered in Spain and in the United States, Enertis is also locally present in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Chile, the United Kingdom, France, South Africa and China.

PEI Global Partners

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PEI Global Partners is an investment bank specializing in Power, Energy and Infrastructure transactions.

PEI Global Partners supports developers, sponsors, investors and corporate clients with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, capital raises, financings and special situations by leveraging our deep industry expertise, senior-level investor relationships and execution capabilities.

We are an employee-owned enterprise that aligns our success with that of our clients.

Our four founding partners have over 75 years of relevant experience. Together with our team, we have delivered award winning outcomes for our clients.

Our team prioritizes and delivers the key objectives of our clients through creative and innovative solutions.

PEI Global Partners strives to be a trusted advisor. We unlock value by accessing capital sources across multiple markets to enhance transaction outcomes.

Our affiliate PEI Global Partners LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.

Black & Veatch Global Advisory

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Black & Veatch is an employee-owned consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction company with a 100-year legacy of innovation in sustainable infrastructure.

Our global professionals include experienced industry executives, senior analysts, and technology experts from across the electric, water, oil, natural gas and technology industries. This experience, combined with seamless access to the company’s professional engineering, procurement, construction and operations capabilities, executives, and internationally respected subject matter experts, makes Black & Veatch particularly qualified to assist clients with their most complex challenges. Over the past 5 years, our Transaction Advisory team has supported over $100 billion in transactions and completed over 500 engagements involving various projects and companies. We were also recognized as the #1 Technical Advisor by Deal Count in 2020 by the Inframation Group.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Wilson Sonsini is the firm of choice for companies, investors, and lenders seeking to structure, negotiate, and close groundbreaking transactions in the new energy economy and emerging climate solutions sector. As the newest, nimblest, and most focused projects law practice in the United States, we dedicate ourselves to a single goal: advancing what’s next in the energy industry and decarbonization technologies across economic sectors. Unlike other major law firms, our mission and resources are focused on advancing solutions to build the clean energy economy and address climate change, not fighting against the reality that all major economic sectors need to evolve, decarbonize, and be more efficient. We recognize the imperative—and the opportunities—presented by climate change and want to assist the innovators that will make a decarbonized future cheaper, more transparent, more equitable, and easier to use.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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Sheppard Mullin is a leading law firm in the renewable energy sector. With over 600 attorneys in 16 offices across the globe, we provide renewable energy clients with a comprehensive range of legal services. We advise regarding financing, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, EPC contracts, project agreements, litigation, real estate, land use, and intellectual property protection. Sheppard Mullin attorneys counsel across the full range of renewable projects, from distributed generation across the US to some of the largest utility scale projects in the world.

Deutsche Bank

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Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) is a multinational investment bank with ~90,000 employees globally and ~10,000 employees in North America. The Infrastructure & Energy (“I&E”) team deploys Deutsche Bank’s balance sheet in providing private credit financing solutions to clients in the power, renewables, traditional infrastructure and core+ industries. I&E can invest throughout the debt capital stack for corporate and project financings.

JinkoSolar (Luncheon Presenting Sponsor)

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JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a leading PV module manufacturer and energy storage system integrator. The company has deployed more than 130 GW in 160 countries globally, including 18 GW in the U.S. EAGLE Modules come from facilities in Malaysia and Florida. EAGLE Storage brings together the best energy storage technology for turnkey hardware and energy storage services. Publicly vetted by trusted industry third-party laboratories and top financial institutions, EAGLE is a trusted choice for U.S. solar and storage projects. As a global leader with strong regional focus, JinkoSolar has more than 300 employees based in San Francisco, CA and Jacksonville, FL offices to provide timely, local service.

Regions Financial Corporation

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Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $163 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,300 banking offices and more than 2,000 ATMs.

Through its Energy & Natural Resources Group, Regions has served as a leader in the energy and power industries for more than 50 years. With over $800 million in committed exposure to the Renewables sector, Regions has the deep industry knowledge, guided by ESG principles, to provide you with the insightful guidance and support necessary to help grow your business. From strategic dialogue and idea generation to deal execution, our team of banking professionals can advise on a range of renewable financing solutions, including raising construction and permanent debt capital, tax equity investments, working capital and early buyout facilities, mergers and acquisitions, equipment financing, and treasury services.

Baker Botts

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Baker Botts is a globally respected law firm with 725 lawyers and 14 international offices. We are driven by the highest ethical and professional standards. This professionalism, combined with industry knowledge and insights and our understanding of the law, helps us to deliver effective, innovative solutions for our clients.

For more than 175 years, Baker Botts has delivered results-oriented services, establishing us as a leading law firm. Our reputation is complemented by our leadership in government, the judiciary and our communities. Regardless of size, sector or jurisdiction of a client, our commitment is to help achieve their business objectives.

LandGate

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LandGate is the leading provider of information, data solutions, and an online marketplace for US commercial land resources: solar, wind, carbon, oil & gas, minerals, and water. The company helps landowners, real estate agents, investors, and developers understand energy and environmental resource values and transact on its online marketplace. LandGate’s platform applies its technology to provide deals, leads, data, analytics, and web apps to substantially reduce investors costs.

LandGate has a differentiated product advantage built on highly automated data tasks and the digitization of land resource valuations. The network effect builds with landowners and real estate agents who can easily list land resources for lease or sale on the online marketplace. It also provides a cost advantage for energy and environmental investors/developers who can more efficiently access deals.

Canadian Solar

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Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar is a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries/territories. Canadian Solar is a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules, a provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and a developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects. Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar industry, having been publicly listed on NASDAQ (CSIQ) since 2006. The company is one of the world’s largest solar module suppliers; it has a proven utility-scale project development track record, over 6.8 GW solar plants built and connected; and more than 13,000 employees globally. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe, and affordable solar energy to the world.

Concentro

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Concentro is a tech-enabled tax credit marketplace, which allows clean energy projects to monetize tax credits through transfers, with a focus on solar DG assets. At the same time, Concentro provides US corporations and individuals with access to vetted and fully insured clean energy tax credits at a discount.
Concentro takes a high-touch approach leveraging the expertise developed in transacting close to 100 projects, taking care of the full diligence of the projects on its platform, providing template legal and transaction documentation, procuring tax credit recapture insurance, as well as helping advise through the process using its expert CPA, tax and legal external counsel.

cQuant.io

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Founded in 2015, cQuant.io is an industry leader in analytic solutions for energy and commodity companies. Specializing in Total Portfolio Analysis, cQuant’s cloud-native SaaS platform simulates all risk factors, optimizes portfolio decisions, and includes dynamic reports and dashboards for better decision making. cQuant’s customers have greater insight into their financial forecasts and the drivers of value and risk in their business.

cQuant is a team of senior quantitative model developers, experienced energy analysts, software developers and cloud infrastructure experts. Leveraging decades of energy experience, cQuant is committed to serving the present and future analytic landscape with the most accurate models and highest performance in the industry. The field of analytics is changing rapidly and cQuant is dedicated to offering the latest advantages to their customers.

DAI Management Consultants, Inc.

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For over 30 years, DAI has provided Appraisal, Independent Engineering, Market Studies, and Consulting services for leading sponsors, institutional investors, and lenders in the Energy Industry. DAI’s services are designed to meet the developing, acquiring, financing, operating, and/or divesting challenges of power and energy stakeholders. To date, we have provided appraisal services for over 18.5 GW of solar production, have reviewed and written various whitepapers on emerging technologies, and are one of the trusted Appraisers for several of the large investment banks in the industry. DAI’s singular focus on this industry works to our client’s advantage- DAI is nimble enough to meet tight deadlines and has decades of industry data and expertise at our disposal to ensure the accuracy and fidelity of our work. Our experts understand both the market uncertainties and technical risks involved, offering our clients valuable and cost-effective insights.

Earthrise Energy

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Earthrise Energy, PBC, is an independent power producer with a mission to reduce power sector greenhouse gas emissions faster than ever before. The company acquires, owns, and operates legacy fossil fuel assets and repurposes the transmission infrastructure for renewable energy development projects, bringing them online faster than typical greenfield renewable energy projects. Earthrise has 1.7 GW of gas-fired generation capacity and has a solar development pipeline of more than 2 GW.

Enerdatics

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Enerdatics is a business intelligence platform delivering data, insights, and analytics on renewable energy transactions. The company offers exhaustive datasets on M&As, Financings and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), augmented by granular data on renewable energy projects. These are integrated seamlessly into an analysis suite that can be leveraged by corporate strategy and M&A teams, advisors, investment banks, and private equity firms.

Founded in October ’21, Enerdatics is currently a data partner to several large-cap energy majors amongst other clients. In addition to its data offerings, Enerdatics also publishes thought pieces, which have been cited and reblogged by industry executives and reputed journals.

Enerdatics’ mission is to enable more informed deal-making in the global energy space. Through its partnership with EnergyNet, a leading technology enabled, multi-commodity marketplace in the US, Enerdatics can serve clients with not just data but also customized services during the deal making process.

Fifth Third Bank, National Association

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Fifth Third Bank, National Association is a diversified financial services company that has $169 billion in assets and operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. With nearly 160 years of experience, Fifth Third has the expertise, leadership and innovative technologies to help your organization succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

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With over 900 lawyers in the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP serves clients across a broad range of complex transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. We are known for our strength in the energy, financial services, real estate, and retail and consumer products industries. Since 1901 and our early history in Texas and Virginia, we have worked to uphold the standards set by our founding partners. These individuals built the firm on the principles of unsurpassed client service, adherence to the highest ethical standards, and sustained investments in our local communities and the legal profession. Today, we serve as trusted advisors to some of the world’s most respected companies—a number of whom we have represented for more than a century—and are vigorous advocates for those who need legal aid but cannot afford it.

Ingeteam

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At Ingeteam, we are convinced that there is a different way to generate, transport, store and consume energy more efficiently and sustainably.

We want to consolidate our position as a leader in renewable generation (wind, solar, and hydroelectric), storage, the intelligent transport network, and the efficient and clean consumption of electrical energy via our electric vehicle chargers, converters, and motors for railway, marine, steel, water and for the production of green hydrogen and submersible pump and motors for water.

With a team of over 4,000 people present in 24 countries, we have already delivered 25 GW of solar PV capacity with our solar inverters, over 54 GW of our converters and generators for the wind industry, accumulated 1.6 GWh in electrical storage facilities and are a world leader in the provision of operation and maintenance services at renewable energy plants, with more than 18 GW of maintained capacity.

Locke Lord

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Locke Lord has one of the leading national practices representing developers, investors and ‎lenders in the development, sale, purchase, financing and operation of renewable energy ‎projects of all types across North America.‎

Our long history in the renewables industry dates back to the early 2000s when we founded the ‎Renewable Energy Coalition and led the effort to deregulate Texas’ energy markets. Since then, ‎our practice has expanded to cover the full spectrum of legal issues faced by renewable energy ‎projects across the nation.‎

The combination of this deep experience in development and commercial issues, our finance and M&A expertise, and our national footprint places us in a unique position to provide efficient, ‎comprehensive and cost-effective representation on the full life-cycle of our clients’ projects, ‎from principal construction, supply and revenue contracts to permitting, real estate and ‎regulatory issues, from acquisition and debt and equity financing transactions to construction ‎and commercial litigation.

Nixon Peabody

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At Nixon Peabody, we create positive impact for our clients, our communities, our people, and our firm. We deliver exceptional service, building and preserving trust while fostering a culture of collaboration, respect, and diversity. Deep industry knowledge, experience, and entrepreneurial spirit fuel creative solutions to the most complex legal problems. And our shared humanity drives our passion for helping others and connects us to our clients and each other.

Radian Generation

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Radian Generation was founded on the core principle of driving sustainable growth by providing best-in-class asset management solutions for the renewable energy industry. And since that day, Radian Generation has continued to spearhead the creation of industry-leading asset management thought leadership and best practices to efficiently manage, optimize, and de-risk energy assets to support predictable returns. During the formative years of the solar and wind market, the experiences accumulated by members of our team fostered an acute awareness of the need for versatility, continuity, and resiliency in a third-party business model for managing projects expected to last for decades.

As the energy grid continues to evolve in unpredictable ways, professional, 24/7 asset management services are needed more than ever to ensure the uninterrupted operation of power-generating assets. That is why Radian Generation built its business around maintaining energy assets as critical infrastructure, with a keen focus on optimization and performance.

Rosendin

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Rosendin Renewable Energy Group brings its experience and capabilities as a diversied union electrical contractor to its role as an established full-service solar EPC. Having installed over 5GW of solar across the US, utilizing various technologies across rooftop, canopy, and ground-mount installations. The RREG also provides in-house design-build solutions for MV collection systems, turnkey substations, transmission installations, and battery storage systems for all types of renewable energy projects.

S&P Global Market Intelligence

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S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Energy offering integrates news, data, analytics, forecasts, regulatory research, and proprietary and market prices into one tool. And unlike other energy information providers, our data is strong across the board—giving you a single, comprehensive source that covers every sector of the U.S. energy industry, including renewables.

Stem

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Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM) provides solutions that address the challenges of today’s dynamic energy market. By combining advanced energy storage solutions with Athena®, a world-class AI-powered analytics platform, Stem enables customers and partners to optimize energy use by automatically switching between battery power, onsite generation and grid power. Stem’s solutions help enterprise customers benefit from a clean, adaptive energy infrastructure and achieve a wide variety of goals, including expense reduction, resilience, sustainability, environmental and corporate responsibility and innovation. Stem also offers full support for solar partners interested in adding storage to standalone, community or commercial solar projects – both behind and in front of the meter. For more information, visit www.stem.com

Stonehenge Capital

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Stonehenge is a nationally recognized marketplace leader in federal and state historic tax equity with 25 years of experience providing creative capital solutions to sponsors, developers and institutional investors. With fresh thinking that leads to better results, Stonehenge is not the same old style of investment firm, but something else entirely. Some call it transformational capital. We call it the right way to do business.

Swift Current Energy

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Swift Current Energy is a clean energy focused development and investment firm. Swift Current Energy has over a gigawatt of utility scale wind, solar, and energy storage power projects in development across North America. Industry veterans with over 80 years of combined renewable experience with core skills in development management, PPA origination and project finance founded Swift Current Energy in 2016. Swift Current Energy is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in Illinois, Maine, Montana, New York and Texas.

Transmission Analytics

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Transmission Analytics Consulting, LLC is a consulting services company providing specialized transmission system related services to a wide variety of clients within the electric power industry. The consultants of Transmission Analytics are leaders in the space helping to shape industy standards related to the methodologies and standards of practice related to transmission analysis and due diligence.

Our consultants have extensive experience in addressing the unique aspects of a variety of different generation resource types and have developed trusted methods and procedures to assess each resource type.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides leading-edge legal solutions on complex, business critical issues spanning markets and industries. Our approximately 1,200 attorneys across 13 offices worldwide deliver innovative, pragmatic and sophisticated legal services across approximately 45 practice areas. Learn more at www.willkie.com.

American Clean Power

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IRS

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Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE)

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Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) is a national nonprofit working across the renewable energy economy with a broad purpose – to change our energy future through the collective power of community. Through building community, promoting education, and cultivating leadership, WRISE works to recruit, retain, advance, and inspire systemically excluded communities in pursuing a sustainable and equitable future. WRISE has local chapters across the US and Canada; national programming that includes the annual luncheon, Leadership Forum, fellowships, the Speakers Bureau and webinar series; and a growing grassroots network of more than 15,000 participants. The organization is supported through hundreds of volunteer hours and the generous contributions of individuals as well as corporate partners.