Pleasant Valley Solar 2

Overview

Deal Type Debt Capital Markets
Size $179.1 Million
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Client & Transactional Partners rPlus Energies
Our Role Coordinating Lead Arranger
Joint Bookrunner
Collateral Agent
Depositary Agent

Summary

On November 26, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) successfully closed $179.1 million in Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the Facilities) for rPlus Energies for the Pleasant Valley Solar 2 project (PVS2 or the Project). This Project is in Ada County, Idaho, adjacent to the Pleasant Valley Solar 1 project, which was developed by rPlus Energies and constructed in 2023. The PVS2 Facility comprises $97.4 million in Construction Loans, $63.4 million in ITC Bridge Loans, and $18.3 million in PPA LCs. Proceeds will be used to fund the construction and operating periods of the Project. KBCM acted as Coordinating Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Collateral Agent, and Depositary Agent.

The Pleasant Valley Solar 2 is a 125 MWAC/163 MWDC utility-scale solar project. It is scheduled to achieve commercial operation in the second quarter of 2026 and will generate revenue under a 20-year busbar-settled power purchase agreement with Idaho Power.

This financing marks the second transaction between rPlus Energies and KBCM. In July 2024, KBCM successfully closed senior secured credit facilities for Green River Energy Center.

About rPlus Energies
Founded in 2018, rPlus Energies is an experienced solar, storage, and wind developer based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a development pipeline of more than 15 gigawatts (GW). Since its establishment, rPlus Energies has successfully developed more than 1.4 GW of solar and wind projects across Utah and Idaho, all of which are either operational or under construction. rPlus Energies is backed by Sandbrook Capital, a private investment firm with more than $2.1 billion in equity commitments focused on investing in leading renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure platforms throughout North America and Europe, and the Gardner Group, a leading Salt Lake City-based full-service real estate developer with an expansive real estate portfolio consisting of 10+ million square feet of commercial and medical building space and 2,500 residential lots.

B I Deal Disclosure

KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which the corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., member FINRA/SIPC (“KBCMI”), and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank N.A.”), are marketed. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and by its licensed securities representatives. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A.

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