Renewable-energy yieldcos have been a huge disappointment. Although many have long-term stable cash flows from high-credit customers, 8point3 Energy Partners, TerraForm Power, and TerraForm Global ...
Two years ago, yieldcos were all the rage in renewable energy. SunEdison launched TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global to grow its asset ownership arm, aiming to develop projects and then drop them ...
In our post on August 19, “Yieldcos – The New “Promised Land” of the Renewable Energy Space?”, we explored the Yieldco structure and why some renewable energy companies are considering them. We will ...
After a stellar 2014 that saw a wave of IPOs and surging valuations, 2015 has turned out to be a challenging year for solar yieldcos (related: Understanding Solar Yieldcos). The Global Yieldco Index ...
They weren't in love with the idea, but apparently they can't say no anymore. First Solar and SunPower, long rivals in developing and selling solar panels and power plants, said Monday they plan to ...
When the idea of an "YieldCo" was first introduced in 2012 as an adapted version of a REIT, it looked very impressive and was expected to be a boon for the renewable energy sector (mainly solar and ...
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. In what can only be called a surprise move, SunPower Corp ...
Long-time rivals SunPower Corporation SPWR and First Solar, Inc. FSLR surged after the two rivals announced that they had formed a YieldCo. Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov compared this YieldCo ...
Although renewable energy yieldcos haven't done well, not all yieldcos are the same. The stronger ones, such as 8point3 Energy Partners, have promising futures if they don't overstretch themselves, ...