US Residential Solar Financier GoodLeap Raises $800m Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy GoodLeap is set to expand beyond solar into the broader market for sustainable home improvement, options for carbon reduction and in the medium to long term, even EV’s and EV charging stations. The $800 m fund raise was led by MSD Partners, besides existing shareholders. With this fund raise, Goodleap’s valuation has risen to $12 […] Read more
Mosaic Announces $1.5 Bn Loan Purchase Program for Residential Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Apr 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mosaic, the leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvement projects, today announced an additional multi-year loan purchase program for approximately $1.5 billion with a leading global investment firm. This investment builds on a separate $1.5 billion, multi-year loan purchase program with Congressional Bank announced by Mosaic on April 14. This gives Mosaic access […] Read more
$421 million of Loanpal Residential Solar Loans Securitized Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Loanpal, a leading point-of-sale technology platform for sustainable home solutions, today announced that Goldman Sachs sponsored Loanpal Solar Loan 2021-2 Ltd. and Loanpal Solar Loan 2021-2 LLC have closed a securitization of approximately $421 million worth of residential solar loans originated on the Loanpal platform and previously purchased by Goldman Sachs, GoodFinch, Blackstone Credit and Davidson Kempner Capital Management […] Read more
Loanpal Closes Securitization of $474 Million of Residential Solar Loans Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The securitization, the largest residential solar securitization to date, brings the total amount of securitized loans generated on the Loanpal technology platform to $1.4 billion since the beginning of 2020 Loanpal, the nation’s leader in point-of-sale sustainable home improvement financing, today announced that Loanpal Solar Loan 2021-1 Ltd. and Loanpal Solar Loan 2021-1 LLC (“LPSLT […] Read more
Sunnova Closes Securitization of Residential Solar Systems Updated On Mon, Dec 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sunnova Energy International, one of the leading U.S. residential solar and storage service providers, announced that it closed its securitization of leases and power purchase agreements on November 30, 2020. “We are pleased to report the closing of our most successful asset backed securitization to date,“ said William J. (John) Berger, Chief Executive Officer of […] Read more
Sunrun-Vivint Deal the Largest Consolidation in Residential Solar History: WoodMac Updated On Wed, Jul 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sunrun has agreed to acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction, with the deal valued at USD 3.2 billion including debt. Commenting on the deal, Ravi Manghani, Wood Mackenzie Research Director, said: “Per Wood Mackenzie’s US PV Leaderboard, Sunrun and Vivint have been the #1 and #2 residential solar companies in the US for the […] Read more
Future of Residential Solar: Post Covid Period Updated On Thu, Jul 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Till Dec 2019, India was having 757 MW of cumulative installed solar capacity by the residential segment, out of 5440 MW of rooftop solar (RTS). As per Phase II of Grid connected RTS implementation plan by MNRE released in Aug 2019 last year, India has set for itself a modest and calculated target of 4GW […] Read more
Sunnova Closes Sixth Residential Solar Loan Securitization Updated On Mon, Jun 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Sunnova Energy International (Sunnova) on Monday announced the closing of its 2nd solar-loan securitization and 6th residential solar securitization overall. The company is a leading US-based residential solar and energy storage service provider. Commenting on the development, William J. (John) Berger, Chief Executive Officer of Sunnova, said that “once again, the secured financing market has […] Read more
Spruce Finance Acquires Clearway Energy’s Residential Solar Assets Updated On Fri, May 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Spruce Finance has announced that it has bought Clearway Energy’s entire portfolio of residential solar assets in the US worth around 53 MW. Spruce Finance, the largest private owner and operator of distributed generation solar residential assets in the US, has bought Clearway Energy’s entire portfolio of residential solar assets. The deal is Spruce’s largest […] Read more
