Clearway Energy Group - Honeycomb
Overview
Deal Type |
Debt Capital Markets |
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Size |
$605 Million Senior Secured Credit Facilities |
Client & Transactional Partners |
Clearway Energy Group |
Our Role |
Coordinating Lead Arranger Administrative Agent Depositary Agent Collateral Agent |
Summary
On December 20, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (KBCM) closed $605 million in Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the Facilities) for Clearway Energy Group’s (CEG) Honeycomb Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) project. Honeycomb includes four BESS projects in Iron and Beaver Counties, UT. The Facilities consist of $334 million in Construction Loans, $190 million in Tax Equity Bridge Loans, $64 million in PPA LCs, and $17 million in Debt Service Reserve LCs. The proceeds will be used to fund the construction and operating periods of the project. KBCM served as Coordinating Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent, Depositary Agent, and Collateral Agent.
The Honeycomb Portfolio is a 320 MW battery energy storage system that will deliver cost-effective, reliable, and dispatchable energy for the PacifiCorp service area, supplementing existing solar facilities in the WECC power market. Each of the four 80-megawatt (MW) projects will use four-hour Tesla batteries and collectively store up to 1,280 MWh of dispatchable power. It will generate revenue through a 20-year tolling agreement with PacifiCorp.
This represents the nineteenth transaction between CEG and KBCM.
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