Sparta Solar
Orsted closed $680 million in tax equity financing from J.P. Morgan for a solar and storage portfolio that includes the 250 MW Sparta Solar project in Texas, using a combined PTC/ITC structure with a tax credit transferability option.
$680M
Deal Value
250MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
TX
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Tax equity
- Seller / Sponsor
- Orsted
- Buyer / Financier
- J.P. Morgan
- Deal Value
- $680M
- Stage
- operating
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- Source
- ESG Today
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