Kearsarge Energy
1200 Soldiers Field Road, Suite 202 , Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Kearsarge Energy is a full-service renewable energy project development, finance and holding company, with a mission to build a more sustainable world and to provide superior returns to all project stakeholders, including the communities in which we work. Founded in 2009, Kearsarge has developed and financed more than 60 MW and $180 million of solar PV projects and is rapidly growing its business in select markets across the U.S.

HISTORY

Kearsarge Energy became the Northeasts leading and most respected renewable energy project development and holding company by mastering more than simply the mechanics and operations of renewable development.  Formed in 2009 by a group of energy professionals who recognized that integrity is the lynch pin in productive partnerships, Kearsarge is driven by the belief that long term economic and environmental value can be created for local communities through fair and transparent development of commercial and utility scale renewable energy projects. 

PRINCIPLES

Kearsarge was founded on the premise that working with creative, intelligent and ethical people is a prerequisite for developing a successful organization. As a team we bring passion, integrity, and commitment to every partner and every project. We also seek to maximize value for all stakeholders, including the communities and municipalities who are key solar partners.

APPROACH

Drawing on a track record of more than three decades as innovators in the energy industry and as successful corporate managers providing multiple exits for investors, the Kearsarge team has substantial experience in renewable energy operations, permitting, regulatory, legal, tax, economic forecasting, engineering, valuations, and financing.  We are a full service development company that both originates transactions and partners with outside firms to complete projects in later stages of development.  We believe the renewable industry in the U.S. is driven by local opportunities and hence focus on tightly specific regions.  Kearsarge has cultivated a series of key relationships in the industry – with municipalities and other governmental entities and regulatory agencies, project owners, bankers, tax assessors, intermediaries, developers, non-profits, consultants, and engineers – that allow our team to capitalize on key insights, move quickly, and act decisively as select business opportunities become available.  As a result, Kearsarge is uniquely positioned to take advantage of our countrys growing demand and economic imperative for renewable energy.  We have the necessary resources to develop marketable projects and to deliver meaningful returns.

OUR PROJECTS

At Kearsarge we work hard to combine sophisticated project finance, regulatory know-how, and the highest quality engineering to provide businesses, schools, non-profits, municipalities, and other public sector entities with long-term sources of affordable clean energy - at lower costs than fossil fuel alternatives.

MAKING AN IMPACT

Over the next 25 years, Kearsarges Solar Portfolio is forecasted to generate more than 1.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.  This local, emission-free renewable energy will displace enough conventional generation to prevent the release of 1.2 million metric tons of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere.

KEARSARGE SOLAR

Kearsarge Solar (“KS”) is focused on meeting the growing demand for reliable and cost-effective commercial-scale renewable energy.  KS offers a full-service turnkey solar solution, from feasibility analysis through financing, construction, and ongoing maintenance and monitoring.  KS has developed and financed a portfolio of more than 60 MW of solar PV projects, ranging in size from 140 kW to 6 MW, and is currently developing more than 100 MW of projects throughout the Northeast and 50 MW in the Southeast, as well as select foreign markets.  Solar energy projects offer host partners substantial economic benefits, tremendous educational potential, and outstanding green and community leadership value.  As a result of a certain Federal and state incentives, KS is able to offer qualified project partners significant energy cost savings and/or site lease payments without any upfront capital outlay required.  KS is actively pursuing partnerships with a variety of prospective host sites that have underutilized rooftops and/or open space.  Prospective project hosts include both public and private entities.  By offering an extensive solar project development solution from inception to operation, including the highest degree of transparency and flexibility, exceptional local regulatory expertise, proven technology applications, and demonstrated ability to get projects built and operating on schedule, Kearsarge has distinguished itself from the competition.

KEARSARGE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Kearsarge Public-Private Partnerships ("KPPP") works closely with governmental entities, non-profits, private companies, and private landowners in order to facilitate timely financing, permitting, community acceptance and resolution of all regulatory issues in developing various kinds of renewable energy projects, including hydroelectric facilities, wind farms, biogas and biomass projects.  KPPP originates transactions and is also poised to acquire operating assets as well as ongoing project developments that are stalled by regulatory or financing issues.  In addition, KPPP partners with municipalities and other tax exempt entities in order to leverage existing publicly-owned renewable assets, such as hydroelectric facilities.  In such cases, KPPP can offer tax exempt entities with existing renewable assets the ability to liquidate the risks associated with operating those assets, and to gain immediate access to the capital tied up in their ownership through customized project lease arrangements.  Alternative partnership options include new development on public property as well as energy procurement services and contracts from projects sited on private property, including discounted long-term power purchase agreements.

KEARSARGE HYDRO & WIND 

Kearsarge Hydro & Wind (“KHW”) acquires existing small and mid-sized (up to 25MW) hydroelectric projects throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic region. KHs leadership team includes both a seasoned operations chief who owned and managed three facilities in Vermont and a lead project engineer who has built numerous hydro facilities across the country, each with decades of industry experience.  KHW works with select development partners on the permitting, development, and financing of 8-50 MW wind farms across New England and is currently working on several projects in New Hampshire and Maine.