Greenbacker获得了与KeyBank和第五三银行的1.86亿美元信用协议

NEW YORK, September 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (“GREC” or “Greenbacker”), a leading green energy investment company and independent power producer, has entered into a senior credit agreement of $186.2 million with KeyBank N.A. and Fifth Third Bank. KeyBank served as administrative agent for the lenders, and KeyBanc Capital Markets and Fifth Third Bank, National Association served as joint lead arrangers.

The transaction is one of Greenbacker’s largest standalone debt financings to date, providing a construction loan facility to build two of the biggest solar projects in company history.

MTSUN和Fall River太阳能农场（由GREC的Ponderosa Portfolio组成）都是80 MWAC，并且在该公司的五个最大清洁能源项目中排名。两种资产都与本地投资级公用事业达成了长期购买协议，MTSun with Northwestern Energy和Fall River with Black Hills Power, Inc。, supporting Greenbacker’s strategy of owning renewable energy assets with reliable long-term revenue.

"We're thrilled to partner with KeyBank and Fifth Third Bank on this senior credit agreement to build projects that will drive a clean energy future in a very real way,” said Spencer Mash, CFO of GREC. “Once complete, they’ll deliver cheaper renewable energy to tens of thousands of households across Montana and South Dakota.”

The annual solar energy produced by the pair of utility-scale projects is expected to power over 34,000 homes across the two states, while offsetting over 260,000 metric tons of carbon emissions.[1]

“The Ponderosa transaction illustrates our ongoing commitment to grow the renewable energy industry by deploying capital in high-quality assets,” said, Gregory Berman, Director, Utilities Power & Renewables at KeyBanc Capital Markets. “This represents our seventh financing with Greenbacker, and we look forward to supporting their continued growth as a leader in the energy transition.”

The two assets are located in Yellowstone County, MT and Fall River County, SD, respectively, where they will be among the largest solar energy facilities in their states.

“第五第三银行对可再生能源技术融资的承诺是众所周知且坚定的，”第五银行可再生能源执行董事凯尔·库恩（Kyle Kuhn）说。“我们很高兴能与绿色背卫成为这项里程碑交易的一部分，这将支持清洁能源过渡。”

绿背was advised on the deal by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Winston & Strawn represented the lenders.

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关于绿背可再生能源公司
Greenbacker Reenwable Energy Company LLC是一家公开报告，无限制的有限责任可持续基础设施公司，既可以收购和管理收入产生的可再生能源以及其他与能源相关的企业，包括太阳能和风电场，并为其他可再生能源管理服务提供其他可再生能源的服务188bet上不了投资工具。我们寻求收购和运营高质量的项目，以长期合同销售清洁能力，向公用事业，市政当局和公司等高级信贷对手。我们是长期所有者经营者，他努力成为我们经营的社区的良好管理者和负责任的成员。我们认为，我们对发电和资产管理的关注会创造价值，然后我们可以将其传递给股东，同时促进过渡到清洁能源的未来。有关更多信息，请访问www.greenbackercapital.com。

关于KeyBanc Capital Markets
KeyBanc Capital Markets is a leading corporate and investment bank providing capital markets and advisory solutions to dynamic companies capitalizing on opportunities in changing industries. Our deep industry expertise, broad capabilities and unique ideas are seamlessly delivered to companies across the Consumer & Retail, Diversified Industries, Healthcare, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Utilities, Power & Renewables, and Technology verticals. With over 800 professionals across a national platform, KeyBanc Capital Markets has more than $40 billion of capital committed to clients and an award-winning Equity Research team that provides coverage on nearly 700 publicly traded companies. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, and its licensed securities representatives, who may also be employees of KeyBank N.A. Banking products and services, are offered by KeyBank N.A.

大约第五银行
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the indirect parent company of Fifth Third Bank, National Association, a federally chartered institution. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $207 billion in assets and operates 1,080 full-service Banking Centers, and 2,153 Fifth Third branded ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, Fifth Third provides its customers with access to approximately 56,000 fee-free ATMs across the United States. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of June 30, 2022, had $512 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $54 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations through its Trust and Registered Investment Advisory businesses. Investor information and press releases can be viewed atwww.53.com。第五三分之一的普通股在符号“ FITB”的NASDAQ®全球选择市场上进行交易。

Forward-Looking Statements
该新闻稿包含联邦证券法的含义内的前瞻性陈述。前瞻性陈述不能保证未来的绩效，并且涉及已知和未知的风险，不确定性和其他因素，这些风险可能导致实际结果与前瞻性陈述时的预期相差差异。尽管绿色后卫认为这种前瞻性陈述中所产生的期望是基于合理的假设，但不能保证将达到期望或任何偏差不会是物质的。Greenbacker没有义务更新此处包含的任何前瞻性陈述，以符合其预期的实际结果或变化。

Media contacts:

绿背
Chris Larson
高级作家和媒体传播
847.313.9035
c.larson@greenbackercapital.com

KeyBank
劳拉·米穆拉（Laura Mimura）
Corporate Communications
216.471.2883
laura.mimura@key.com

Fifth Third Bank
Stacie Haas
Senior Communications Strategist
513.534.5113
Stacie.Haas@53.com

[1]EPA温室气体当量计算器。