Distributed Solar Power Generation Loans

What is distributed solar generation?

Distributed solar generation (DSG) has been growing over the previous years because of its numerous advantages of being sustainable, flexible, reliable, and increasingly affordable. DSG is a broad and multidisciplinary research field because it relates to various fields in engineering, social sciences, economics, public policy, and others.

Can a solar project get financing?

All solar industry participants are well advised to remain on the lookout for issues that may impact a project’s ability to obtain financing, regardless of where in the pipeline or life cycle the project is. Financing can be viewed as the epicenter of all aspects of project development.

What is a distributed PV generation business model?

Distributed PV generation business models include both customer-owned projects, projects owned by third parties who can more efficiently use the available tax credits and utility-owned investments in distributed solar projects or companies.

Who participates in the financing of solar projects?

Developers, independent power producers, solar panel manufacturers, engineering, procurement, and construction (“EPC”) contractors, utility companies, financial investors and, more recently, commercial and industrial end-users all participate in the financing of solar projects in different manners and at different times.

Are solar projects financed with debt?

Debt Financing. A. Overview. Though the prevalence of debt financing has perhaps been overshadowed in the solar industry by its cousin tax equity (more on that below), most solar projects are financed at some point in their life cycle with some manner of debt.

What is distributed generation?

Distributed generation is the term used when electricity is generated from sources, often renewable energy sources, near the point of use instead of centralized generation sources from power plants.