Jim says RadiantREIT has advantages over banks thanks to three components: IRS now treating solar as real estate, can now use REITs ( Real Estate Investment Trusts )Radiant REIT wroked to get these confusing laws clarified thanks to a legal opinion from Norton Rose Fulbright. Unlike banks, RR not subject to ratios, reserves or any banking regulations Paired debt with tax equity, can go raise equity with no limitations Jim says the company is open to financing other energy projects, but solar remains the focus. They have incorporated storage projects, as long as they are co-located with a solar farm. The Renewable Energy Credit program only works if solar is on site. SOURCE: Energy Cast LISTEN

What can solar learn from the 2008 financial crisis in the age of Covid-19? SOURCE: pv magazine

The current solar project finance model typically requires project developers to sell their assets to aggregators in order to have enough liquid capital to develop the next project and cover operational overhead. SOURCE: Alternative Energy Magazine