rPlus Energies lands $450M revolving credit facility to fund solar pipeline
What's the deal? rPlus EnergiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has closed a revolving credit facility of up to $450 million to fund continued development and construction of its solar and energy storage pipeline across the American West. Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → led the three-year facility, which combines borrowing capacity and letters of credit.
Who's in? CIBC acted as lead arranger and administrative agent, syndicating the deal to National Bank of CanadaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, TruistDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Bank, KeyBankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Wells Fargo, MUFGDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Zions Capital Markets.
Why now? The facility is backed by cash flows from nearly 1 GW of operating assets, including the Green River Energy Center and Pleasant Valley Solar 2, both of which reached commercial operation and completed term financing this year. That gives rPlus a revenue base to secure corporate-level credit rather than project-by-project debt.
In March, the Salt Lake City-based developer secured more than $650 million in debt and tax-equity commitments for its 400 MW Blacks Creek solar project in Idaho. rPlus is backed by Sandbrook CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Gardner Group.
What's the endgame? "Securing this facility is a meaningful step for rPlus as we continue to scale the business," said chief financial officer Natalie Jackson. The capital gives rPlus flexibility to support near-term projects while preserving separate project-specific financing.
The signal: The deal ranks in the top 10% of all-time US energy debt rounds by size. It reflects a 2026 pattern of renewable developers — including Avantus and Key Capture EnergyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → — using large corporate credit and letter-of-credit facilities to back pipelines, signalling that rPlus is shifting from a project financier to an operating-asset-backed platform.
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