| Asset Type | Energy Infrastructure |
| Status | Operational (COD between June 2012 and May 2014) |
| Asset Description | 5 solar PV facilities with 69 MW DC of aggregate generation capacity. Facilities are located in California and Georgia. The projects were originally developed by smaller solar companies and subsequently sold to RETC. |
| Asset Revenues | All of the projects benefit from long-term, fixed-price contracts with creditworthy counterparties, and terms ranging from 15 to 25 years. |
| Counterparty | Georgia Power, Imperial Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation District |
| PPA Expiry | 2027 to 2037 (15 years, 20 years and 25 years following COD) |
| Asset Type | Energy Infrastructure |
| Status | Operational (COD in December 2015) |
| Asset Description | 150 MW wind project utilizing Vestas turbine technology, with turbine and Balance of Plant (BOP) operations and maintenance services provided by Vestas and EDF Renewable Services. |
| Asset Revenues | 100% of power produced is sold under a 20 year term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). |
| Counterparty | Kansas City Power & Light |
| PPA Expiry | 2036 (20 years following COD) |
| Asset Type | Social Infrastructure (graduate student housing) |
| Status | Operational (substantial completion in 2014) |
| Asset Description | Aspire at West Campus is a purpose-built graduate student housing facility located at the University of Iowa (UI) in Iowa City. The facility is the only on-campus graduate student housing facility at UI and consists of 521 apartments with a total of 862 beds. Aspire is currently operated pursuant to a ground lease and operating agreement with UI under a 50-year term, including sponsor’s 10-year extension option. Rental rates are set collaboratively with the University but the sponsor has ultimate decision making authority. The original developer, Balfour Beatty, has been retained as property manager and is responsible for maintenance of the property as well as unit leasing and rent collection, for which the University also provides support. |
| Asset Revenues | Rental revenue is collected from students every month. Revenues earned above a 95% occupancy rate are split 50:50 with UI. |
| Asset Type | Energy Infrastructure (District heating & cooling) |
| Status | Operational (generation unit COD between 1980 and 2017) |
| Asset Description | Tri-generation energy complex located in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA). Medical Area Total Energy Plan (MATEP) provides 100 MW of electricity capacity, 1,000,000 lbs / hr of steam capacity, and 41,000 tons chilled water. |
| Asset Revenues | Revenues derived from long-term utilities contracts with hospitals and medical institutions located in the LMA, including six hospitals affiliated with Harvard University. |
| Counterparty | Institutes affiliated with Harvard Institutes of Medicine (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center) (Average credit rating of AA-) |
| Contract Expiry | 2051 (~33 years following acquisition closing) |
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