Emerson Creek Wind — 269 MW wind farm, Erie and Huron Counties, Ohio (PJM)
Construction + term loan + LC facility from CIBC, Helaba, and Santander; tax equity commitment from Wells Fargo. Part of Apex's $2.79B 2025 financings across three projects (Coles Wind, Emerson Creek, Raven Storage).
$650M
Deal Value
269MW
Capacity
Wind
Technology
OH
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Project Finance
- Seller / Sponsor
- Apex Clean Energy
- Buyer / Financier
- CIBC, Helaba, Santander (construction); Wells Fargo (tax equity)
- Deal Value
- ~$650M
- Stage
- Construction
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- Source
- POWER Magazine
Finance Counterparties
Lenders & Capital Providers
- constructionDebtArrangers
- CIBCHelabaSantander
- taxEquityProviders
- Wells Fargo
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