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SolaREIT Closes $13 Million Portfolio with NineDot Energy
Partnership Provides Real Estate Financing for Community-Scale Battery Energy Storage Projects in New York City

New Podcast Release: Laura Pagliarulo on The Solar Maverick Podcast with Benoy Thanjan
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.

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

SolaREIT™ Announces New $30 Million Revolving Credit Facility with Atlantic Union Bank
New Facility Represents Second Partnership: Competitive Cost of Capital Benefits Solar and Storage Developers Across the Country

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

Listen in to Co-Founder and President, Laura Pagliarulo on the SunCast podcast with Nico Johnson
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.

The answer to your dev capital dilemma? You might be standing on it.
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.

SolaREIT and AB CarVal Announce Up to $250 Million Investment to Turbocharge Solar and Battery Storage Development Growth
Equity Investment Expands Solar and Battery Land and Lease Financing Access for Developers and Landowners

How Hawaii Can Stay On Top As A Solar Leader
Despite being an unexpected leader in solar energy, Hawaii is faced with several challenges. This article explores these obstacles and presents innovative solutions to ensure that Hawaii achieves its Renewable Portfolio Standard objective by 2045.

SolaREIT™ Closes On Second Solar Land Loan with Norbut Solar Farms
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™ Announces $15 Million Revolving Credit Facility with Atlantic Union Bank
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.

A Season of Reflection
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™ Closes Largest Lease Acquisition in Massachusetts with The A.D. Makepeace Company
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™ Closes on $12 Million in Land Deals with Norbut Solar Farms
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.

Case Study: Pro-Tech and Prospect14 use SolaREIT™ land financing in development of a 20 MW solar project
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.

Using Solar Land to Help Weather Higher Tariffs
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™ Closes 350 Acres in Land Deals Across Five Solar Projects with TPE Development LandCo
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.

SolaREIT Announces Close of $100 Million Solar Lease Securitization with Nuveen
Largest securitization ever in mid-sized and commercial solar land sector by a REIT: Investment provides much needed liquidity to solar developers and landowners

SolaREIT Closes on $2 Million Pennsylvania Land Deal
Deal Involves a 20 MW Solar Project in Pennsylvania

Now’s the time for solar landowners to take advantage of 1031 exchanges
Solar landowners who want to reap major tax benefits from 1031 exchanges should move quickly.