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Orrick

Track

22

Deals Tracked

$40.32B

Deal Value

72,178MW

Total Capacity

1

Executive Move

Solar + Storage

Top Technology

Deal Activity

Mar 24CounselWatertown Solar — 172 MWdc utility-scale solar, Sanilac County, MichiganProject FinanceSolar172 MW
Mar 10CounselGemini Solar + Storage — refinancing of 690 MW solar + 380 MW/1,400 MWh storage in Clark County, NevadaProject FinanceSolar + Storage$760M690 MW
Mar 10CounselIntersect Power platform — digital power / data center + clean energy infrastructure (10.8 GW portfolio at close)Corporate M&ASolar + Storage$12.00B10,800 MW
Feb 18CounselDuffy BESS — 235 MW / 470 MWh lithium-ion battery storage, Matagorda County, TexasProject FinanceBESS235 MW
Jan 13CounselSecond expansion of ENGIE-Ares partnership — 730 MW portfolio of US solar and wind assetsProject & Portfolio M&ASolar + Storage730 MW
Dec 22CounselIntersect Power platform — solar, storage, data center infrastructure (10.8 GW portfolio at time of 2026 completion)Corporate M&ASolar + Storage$4.75B10,800 MW
Oct 3Counsel49% equity stake in 1,632 MW diversified US portfolio — 1,030 MW solar + 402 MW wind + 200 MW storage, 10 assets, 4 power marketsProject & Portfolio M&ASolar + Storage$800M1,632 MW
Sep 16LenderTaft BESSProject financeBESS$540M200 MW
Jul 18CounselBP US onshore wind portfolio — 1,700 MW gross / 1,300 MW net across 10 wind projectsProject & Portfolio M&AWind1,700 MW
Mar 24Counsel~900 MW solar + co-located BESS portfolio: 3 solar projects in ERCOT and MISO + 1 standalone BESS in ERCOTProject & Portfolio M&ASolar + Storage900 MW
Mar 14CounselENGIE NA renewable expansion — additional ~1 GW solar and storage portfolio, expanding Ares-ENGIE partnership to 3.7 GWCorporate M&ASolar + Storage1,000 MW
Sep 20CounselCrane Clean Energy Center (Three Mile Island Unit 1) — 835 MW nuclear restart, Londonderry Township PAPower Purchase & OfftakeNuclear$1.60B835 MW
Jul 17CounselIntersect Power three standalone BESS projects (Texas)Project FinanceBESS$837M
May 1CounselBrookfield-Microsoft framework PPA — 10.5 GW new renewable energy capacity across US and Europe (2026-2030)Power Purchase & OfftakeSolar + Storage$10.00B10,500 MW
Dec 12CounselUltium Cells 3 lithium-ion battery cell plants — Lordstown OH, Lansing MI, Spring Hill TNProject FinanceBESS$2.50B
Jun 28CounselIntersect Power — 8.5+ GW pipeline (utility solar + storage + green hydrogen)Strategic & Growth CapitalSolar + Storage$750M8,500 MW
Jan 26CounselUrban Grid — ~20 GW pipeline (13 GW utility solar + 7 GW storage), Mid-Atlantic/Midwest/SoutheastProject & Portfolio M&ASolar + Storage$650M20,000 MW
Nov 30Counsel8 transactions covering 2.2 GWdc late-stage solar + 1.4 GWh co-located storage portfolio (CA + TX projects in operation by 2023)Project FinanceSolar$2.60B2,200 MW
Sep 8CounselCrimson Storage — 350 MW / 1,400 MWh standalone Li-ion battery storage, Riverside County, CAAsset SaleBESS$550M350 MW
Aug 26CounselVolta Inc. — commerce-centric EV charging network (1,700+ chargers, 24 territories)SPAC MergerEV$1.40B
Oct 1CounselLincoln Clean Energy — 513 MW operating + 300 MW UC + 1.5 GW pipeline US onshore windCorporate M&AWind$580M813 MW
Sep 26CounselSpringbok 3 Solar — 121 MWdc (Kern County CA)Corporate M&ASolar121 MW

Key People

Change of Control

1 joined
Jul 23New Hire
Mark Christy→ Partner, Tax (Renewable Energy)
from Winston & StrawnSource →

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