OYA Solar Secures $35 Million In Construction And Interconnection Financing From The NY Green Bank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York: 23 September 2020: OYA Solar announced today that it has successfully closed a $35 million construction and interconnection financing from NY Green Bank, a state-sponsored, specialized financial entity and division of NYSERDA. The financing will support the construction of three community solar projects in New York state, the first of which, a 6.8 MWDC project in Constable, New York is already under construction. OYA expects the three projects to be placed in service early next year and they will be the first in a 100 MWDC portfolio that OYA intends to construct through the end of 2021. Together, the entire portfolio will provide 155 GWh annually, enough to power approximately 39,000 homes annually with clean energy, to a wide variety of local businesses, public sector agencies, affordable housing providers and residents.
“We appreciate the support of NY Green Bank in achieving this significant milestone for our community solar business. In a difficult market for both construction debt and tax equity, NY Green Bank exhibited flexibility and ingenuity in tailoring a very competitively priced solution, which will enable us to place 22 MWDC in service in the first half of 2021,” says Manish Nayar, CEO & Founder of OYA Solar. “We look forward to expanding our relationship with NY Green Bank as we focus our attention on the remainder of our 100 MW 2021 construction portfolio.” Additionally, OYA is working with various Tax Equity parties to secure commitments for 2021.
“We look forward to expanding our relationship with NY Green Bank as we focus our attention on the remainder of our 100 MW 2021 construction portfolio.”
“NY Green Bank is pleased to underwrite the deployment of three of OYA Solar’s community solar projects that expect to provide thousands of North Country region citizens with access to clean energy,” said Alfred Griffin, President of NY Green Bank. “The execution of this transaction marks NY Green Bank’s 22nd transaction to support community solar projects across New York State which advances Governor Cuomo’s nation leading clean energy and climate goals.”
The successful closing of the transaction proves that the solar industry can mobilize quickly to become an immediate driver of economic growth and employment during COVID-19. The construction of these projects will have a significant and immediate positive economic impact in upstate New York and provide direct economic and environmental benefits to their residents for the next 25 years. OYA plans to increase its investment across the state to help support the State’s goal to deploy 6 GW of distributed solar by 2025.
About OYA Renewables
OYA Renewables is a North American full-service solar developer and independent power producer. Its projects provide clean energy and widespread economic and environmental benefits for landowners, communities, and energy customers. It is committed to developing and operating solar projects, with a particular focus on community solar, that incentivize the participation of low-to-moderate income households. Founded in 2009, OYA is the first North American solar platform to have been certified as a diverse supplier and minority business enterprise. We have successfully monetized in excess of 1,400 MWDC of distributed and utility-scale solar projects across North America and our current development pipeline exceeds 3 GWDC. For more information, please visit www.oyarenewables.com.
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