NewQ1 2026 Clean Energy Deal Intelligence Report is live

Kevin Smith

Developer / IPP ExecutiveTrack

Chief Executive Officer at Cypress Creek Renewables

37

Deals Attributed

$6.84B

Deal Value

39.2

GW Capacity

4

Positions Held

Career Timeline

Chief Executive Officer

Cypress Creek Renewables

Mar 2026Present

Chief Executive Officer

Arevon Energy

Jan 2020Mar 2026

Chief Executive Officer

Arevon Energy

Aug 2023Feb 2026

CEO Americas

Lightsource bp

Jan 2020Aug 2023

Attributed Deals(37 deals)

Deals attributed based on Kevin Smith's role at the firm during the transaction.

2026(2 deals)
Feb 2026DeveloperBig Muddy Solar — 124 MW, Jackson County, ILFinancingSolar$183M124 MW
Mar 2026BuyerSteel River Solar & Storage — 2,450 MWdc solar + 2,900 MWh battery storage, ArkansasM&ASolar2,450 MW
2025(10 deals)
Feb 2025DeveloperPeregrine Energy Storage — 200 MW / 400 MWh standalone BESS, Barrio Logan, San Diego, California (CAISO)FinancingBESS$258M200 MW
Jul 2025Developer$600M credit facility (expandable to $850M) — $350M revolving loan/LC + $250M project LC facility supporting 4.7 GW operating + 1.5 GW construction solar and storageFinancingSolar + Storage$600M6,200 MW
Mar 2025DeveloperKelso SolarFinancingSolar$509M200 MW
Sep 2025SellerKelso SolarTaxCreditSolar$250M200 MW
Sep 2025DeveloperKelso SolarPPASolar200 MW
Jun 2025DeveloperRATTS 1FinancingSolar$98M150 MW
Jun 2025DeveloperRATTS 1PPASolar150 MW
Mar 2025DeveloperKelso 2 SolarFinancingSolar$509M149 MW
Sep 2025DeveloperKelso 2 SolarFinancingSolar$250M149 MW
May 2025DeveloperHeirloom SolarFinancingSolar$98M60 MW
2024(10 deals)
Apr 2024DeveloperPosey Solar Project — 228 MWdc utility-scale solar, Posey County, Indiana (MISO)FinancingSolar$352M228 MW
Jun 2024DeveloperEland 2 Solar+Storage (374 MW solar + 150 MW BESS, California)FinancingSolar + Storage$679M524 MW
Feb 2024DeveloperCondor Energy StorageFinancingBESS$350M200 MW
Feb 2024SellerCondor Energy StorageTaxCreditBESS200 MW
Sep 2024DeveloperGibson SolarFinancingSolar$351M200 MW
Sep 2024SellerGibson SolarM&ASolar200 MW
Sep 2024DeveloperRATTS 1FinancingSolar$299M150 MW
Mar 2024DeveloperKelso 2 SolarPPASolar149 MW
Sep 2024DeveloperHeirloom SolarFinancingSolar$299M60 MW
Sep 2024DeveloperHeirloom SolarPPASolar60 MW
2023(1 deal)
Nov 2023DeveloperVikings Energy FarmFinancingHybrid$529M286.8 MW
2022(3 deals)
Jan 2022DeveloperLightsource bp solar pair (Verizon REPA) — 89.9 MW combined across two facilitiesPPASolar89.9 MW
Aug 2022DeveloperDawn Solar — 100 MW solar PV (BASF VPPA share), TX (ERCOT), COD 2023PPASolar100 MW
Sep 2022SellerDriver SolarM&ASolar150 MW
2021(7 deals)
Jun 2021Developer7X Energy US solar pipeline — 9 GW across 12 states (largest in TX ERCOT + Midwest PJM)M&ASolar$220M9,000 MW
Dec 2021DeveloperTownsite SolarFinancingHybrid270 MW
Jan 2021DeveloperElm Branch Solar 1FinancingSolar$380M134.7 MW
Jan 2021DeveloperElm Branch Solar 1PPASolar100 MW
Jan 2021DeveloperBriar Creek Solar 1FinancingSolar$380M127 MW
Jan 2021DeveloperBriar Creek Solar 1PPASolar127 MW
Jun 2021DeveloperSaticoyPPABESS100 MW
2020(4 deals)
Sep 2020DeveloperLightsource bp — global solar developer/operator (~16 GW pipeline at the time; major presence in US/Spain/India/Brazil)M&ASolar16,000 MW
Sep 2020DeveloperBellflower Solar — 152.5 MW solar, IN (MISO)PPASolar152.5 MW
Mar 2020DeveloperImpact Solar 1FinancingSolar$250M198.5 MW
Mar 2020DeveloperImpact Solar 1PPASolar198.5 MW
How deal attribution works: Deals are attributed to individuals based on their role at a firm during the transaction period. C-suite executives and senior partners/MDs are attributed deals where their firm was involved as a principal, counsel, advisor, or lender. This is an inference — not all attributed individuals necessarily worked directly on every deal.