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Greenbacker Secures $437mn to Repower US Wind Farms, Gains 40% ITC Boost Through Sale-Leaseback Deal Greenbacker has successfully secured a $437mn financing package to support the repowering of its key utility-scale onshore wind assets in Iowa and Minnesota. 📍 Project Details: -- Elk Wind Asset: 42.5 MW, Iowa -- Hawkeye Wind Project: 37.5 MW, Iowa -- Community Wind South Project: 30 MW, Minnesota 💼 Innovative Financing Structure: – Composition: The financing includes $355.7mn in long-term debt and tax equity from Huntington National Bank through sale-leasebacks, complemented by $81.5mn in construction bridge loans from BayernLB. – Strategic Benefit: The structure allows Greenbacker to receive more funds upfront while combining the advantages of tax equity financing and back leverage lending into a single deal. 📈 Enhanced Investment Tax Credit (ITC): Projects benefit from a 40% ITC, combining the standard 30% with an additional 10% for using domestically manufactured components, promoting local industry and sustainable practices. 📊 Broader Financial Activity: This deal marks the largest US-based financing for Greenbacker, following significant investments in other renewable projects like the $92mn debt Holtville BESS and the $148mn loan for the 200 MW Appaloosa I solar farm. #RenewableEnergy #GreenFinance #WindPower #Sustainable #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ProjectFinance #RenewableProjects #Greenbacker

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