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NPM MARKET DATA: COMMUNITY SOLAR STATE SPOTLIGHT – MINNESOTA

Posted: October 22, 2021 Published by: New Project Media

Minnesota, for years the premier state for community solar development, could be overtaken soon thanks to the ban on co-location, glacial interconnection rates and more states starting programs in the hopes of getting in on the action.

The state’s community solar application program launched in 2014 and, as of August this year, had seen 811 MW brought online. But other states are catching up.

INTERVIEW: SUNSHARE LOOKING TO SCALE UP AND EXPAND GEOGRAPHICALLY

Posted: October 4, 2021 Published by: New Project Media

Ember Infrastructure’s recent USD 30m investment in SunShare will help the community solar developer push into different verticals. The Denver-based company has plans to raise USD 500m in equity and debt. Next, SunShare is planning to move into distributed generation, microgrid projects and storage, said the company’s CEO David Amster-Olszewski in an interview with NPM.

Ember Infrastructure invests $30 million in SunShare’s community solar platform

Posted: October 1, 2021 Published by: Solar Builder

Denver-based SunShare has secured a $30 million equity commitment from Ember Infrastructure, a private equity platform investing in diversified sustainable infrastructure assets and companies. The investment will allow accelerate SunShare to expand into new states.

SunShare lands $30M investment

Posted: September 30, 2021 Published by: Colorado Springs Independant

Years ago, a bright Colorado College grad took the daring step of starting his own company consigning and building solar gardens. The idea was to allow people to invest in solar without having the solar cells installed on their homes.

David Amster-Olszewski enjoyed some success with his Colorado Springs-based company, until Colorado Springs Utilities Board changed the rules for solar gardens, driving him to move his business to Denver.

Community solar owner and operator secures $30 million equity commitment

Posted: September 28, 2021 Published by: PV Magazine

Denver-based community solar developer SunShare said it secured a $30 million equity commitment from Ember Infrastructure, a private equity platform investing in diversified sustainable infrastructure assets and companies.

SunShare Secures $30 Million Investment from Ember Infrastructure to Grow Platform of Community Solar Gardens and Renewable Energy Development

Posted: September 28, 2021 Published by: Yahoo Finance

Today, Denver-based SunShare, LLC (“SunShare”), a leading community solar developer, announced that it has secured a $30 million equity commitment from Ember Infrastructure (“Ember”), a private equity platform investing in diversified sustainable infrastructure assets and companies. The investment will accelerate SunShare’s successful business model of combining market innovation with full life-cycle solar development and ownership capabilities and allow it to expand into new states.

Ember Infrastructure Commits $30mn To Denver Solar Company SunShare

Posted: September 24, 2021 Published by: Investible Universe

On Tuesday, it was announced that Ember Infrastructure, a New York-based private equity fund that invests in renewable energy and sustainable water, waste, industrial and agricultural infrastructure assets, will commit $30 million to Denver-based SunShare, the largest and oldest residential community solar developer in the United States. According to a statement from the companies, SunShare will use the funds to accelerate its full-life solar development and innovation platform, and expand into new states.