In this episode, host Bill Derasmo chats with Laura Pagliarulo, the president of SolaREIT. Listen in to discover the unique challenges developers face, from securing financing to managing interconnection risks and increasing costs, and how SolaREIT offers efficient solutions to these real estate issues.

Partnership Provides Real Estate Financing for Community-Scale Battery Energy Storage Projects in New York City

Join host Benoy Thanjan on The Solar Maverick Podcast as he sits down with Laura Pagliarulo, Co-Founder and President of SolaREIT as they discuss the current landscape of solar and battery storage, insights about the future of renewables, and discuss how SolaREIT empowers developers to harness the full potential of their land and leases.

Leading Solar and Battery Storage Real Estate Investment Company’s New Hires Bring 50+ years of Industry Experience to the Leadership Team.

New Facility Represents Second Partnership: Competitive Cost of Capital Benefits Solar and Storage Developers Across the Country

SolaREIT’s Flexible Capital Solutions Now Available to Storage Developers: Options Include Land Purchase, Lease Purchase, and Battery Storage Land Loans

Tune in to hear Laura Pagliarulo share insights on the evolving industry and how SolaREIT plays a pivotal role in assisting solar and battery storage developers in realizing the full potential of their land and lease. The conversation delves into the changing dynamics and opportunities within this dynamic sector.

By financing solar or battery storage land or leases at FNTP, developers can unlock additional, unrestricted capital, which can be utilized across various needs--payments for solar panels, site acquisition, making lease or option payments, covering interconnection deposits, etc.

Equity Investment Expands Solar and Battery Land and Lease Financing Access for Developers and Landowners

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SolaREIT™, a solar real estate investment fund, has closed on its second solar land loan with partner Norbut Solar Farms, a leading solar developer in New York state. The deal encompasses seven solar leases over 250 acres of land and will support more than 50 MW DC of solar. SolaREIT, which launched in late 2020, provides an innovative model for financing solar land and leases, and offers options to compensate developers and landowners for utilizing their land to host solar farms.

SolaREIT™, a solar real estate investment fund, announced today that they successfully closed on a revolving credit facility with Atlantic Union Bank (AUB). This line of credit provides the company with an additional $15 million of liquidity, and will allow SolaREIT™ to continue to scale the business and efficiently use its securitization facility established in 2021 with Nuveen/TIAA CREF.

At SolaREIT this holiday season, we’ve been reflecting on the past two years since our founding and eagerly planning for the future. We are proud of our achievements and incredibly grateful for our steadfast partners and dedicated, growing team.

SolaREIT™, a solar real estate investment fund, has closed a lease purchase for more than 125 acres of land with 31.46 MW of solar. The deal, with A.D. Makepeace Company, North America's largest cranberry grower and the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts, is SolaREIT's largest yet in Massachusetts.

SolaREIT™, a solar real estate investment fund, has executed agreements totaling $12.2 million for solar land with developer Norbut Solar Farms. The deal involves four projects across 500+ acres of land in New York on which are sited more than 84 megawatts (MW) of community solar.

In 2021 two leading solar developers partnered with SolaREIT to execute on a land purchase option pre-NTP. SolaREIT purchased 186 acres of land in Franklin County, Pennsylvania for $2 million in the development stage, allowing Pro-Tech and Prospect14 to continue developing their 20MW solar project.

Land is often an underutilized asset in improving project economics, and at a time when solar companies are trading over pennies, SolaREIT offers developers capital solutions that can help offset the cost of increased module pricing and project delays.

SolaREIT, a solar real estate investment fund, has purchased a portfolio of land assets underneath solar projects from TPE Development LandCo, a land holdings business that directly supports TurningPoint Energy's community solar development business nationally.

Largest securitization ever in mid-sized and commercial solar land sector by a REIT: Investment provides much needed liquidity to solar developers and landowners

Deal Involves a 20 MW Solar Project in Pennsylvania