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Oct 18, 2019 - Carmen Arroyo

EIG Adds to Solar Thermal Pipeline in Chile

Cerro Dominador, the Chilean solar thermal developer controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, has acquired a 450 MW project in the country from SolarReserve.
Oct 18, 2019 - Richard Metcalf

Revenue Put Market Falters, Forcing PJM Developers to Look Elsewhere

After hedge providers got burned earlier this year on deals for new-build gas-fired projects in PJM Interconnection, they are quoting revenue puts at pricing that no longer makes as much sense for CCGT developers, forcing them toward alternatives.
Oct 18, 2019 - Juliana Ennes

EDF and Omega Close Financing on Pirapora II

EDF Renewables and Omega Energia have closed on the financing of the second phase of Brazil's largest solar complex—Pirapora II.
Oct 17, 2019 - Stuart Wise

Wells Signs Structured Solar Deal with NRG's Reliant

Wells Fargo has signed a 10-year structured renewable energy agreement with Reliant Energy, the Texas retail energy subsidiary of NRG Energy.
Oct 17, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

M&A Strategist Exits Onyx

A senior M&A professional recently left Blackstone Group-backed commercial and industrial-scale solar developer Onyx Renewable Partners.

Mergers & Acquisitions

AES Tietê Ends Wind Acquisition Talks, Renova Files for Bankruptcy

Oct 18, 2019 - Juliana Ennes

AES Tietê has ended its negotiations to acquire a large wind portfolio in Brazil from Renova Energia, prompting Renova to file for bankruptcy.
EIG Adds to Solar Thermal Pipeline in Chile

Oct 18, 2019 - Carmen Arroyo

Cerro Dominador, the Chilean solar thermal developer controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, has acquired a 450 MW project in the country from SolarReserve.

Dominion Lines Up PPA for First Onshore Wind in Virginia

Oct 18, 2019 - Richard Metcalf

Dominion Energy is readying a power purchase agreement with Virginia's onshore wind project as well as build transfer deals for several solar projects in the state as part of a deal to supply the state government with renewable energy.
Revenue Put Market Falters, Forcing PJM Developers to Look Elsewhere

Oct 18, 2019 - Richard Metcalf

After hedge providers got burned earlier this year on deals for new-build gas-fired projects in PJM Interconnection, they are quoting revenue puts at pricing that no longer makes as much sense for CCGT developers, forcing them toward alternatives.

Sunrun Returns with Second Solar ABS Offering of 2019

Oct 10, 2019 - Jennifer Kang

Residential solar finance company Sunrun is preparing a $312.4 million securitization deal backed by a portfolio of leases and power purchase agreements, marking the first time the issuer has tapped the ABS market twice in one year.
TerraForm Follows Capital Raise with Bond Refi

Oct 10, 2019 - Richard Metcalf

Fresh from raising equity and renegotiating its revolving credit facility, TerraForm Power has embarked on a refinancing of its high yield corporate debt.

Exelon Utilities CEO Retires Amid Federal Probe

Oct 18, 2019 - Taryana Odayar

Exelon Utilities CEO Anne Pramaggiore has retired and an interim CEO named amid a federal probe into Exelon and its Commonwealth Edison subsidiary.
M&A Strategist Exits Onyx

Oct 17, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

A senior M&A professional recently left Blackstone Group-backed commercial and industrial-scale solar developer Onyx Renewable Partners.

Oct 04, 2019 - Power Finance & Risk

Reporter’s Notebook: New Venue for Oktoberfest

The annual Siemens Energy Financial Services Oktoberfest bash in New York settled into a new venue this year at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, a recently repurposed former movie theater in Midtown Manhattan.
Aug 30, 2019 - Power Finance & Risk

#PowerTweets Aug. 30, 2019

The #PowerTweets feature tracks trends and news in power and energy on Twitter. For more news and coverage, follow @PowerFinRisk on Twitter, as well as editor @richmetcalf and reporters @Shravanbhat, @Taryana_Odayar and @ArroyoNieto.
Jul 19, 2019 - Taryana Odayar

China Gallops Away With Guinness Solar Record

China has set a Guinness World Record for the largest solar panel image, which takes the pattern of a galloping horse and is equivalent in size to 195 football pitches.