Funds
2010 Projected Energy Generation
280,597
kWh
Capacity Under Construction
616.44
kW
2011 Planned Capacity
13.5
mW
Investment Philosophy
Where Need Meets Opportunity
D-SUN develops high-value solar project assets financed by low-risk investments from its Solar Energy Investment Companies (SEICs), which are private funded and independently manged by D-SUN. In a marketplace where risk-capital and policy-maker interests are increasingly aligned, D-SUN offers a unique, high-value opportunity for its investors.
Renewable energy, distributed generation, and credit/incentive markets are highly complex and rapidly evolving – presenting a combination of barriers to traditional market participants as well as newer entrants and non-established parties. D-SUN has achieved a competitive market position by leveraging superior finance and regulatory knowledge – combined with deep relationships and business model innovations.
A New Model for Solar Investment
Many solar companies finance systems through the traditional banking sector, and as a result face a time-consuming and uncertain approval process in a credit-constrained environment. Using its manged SEICs, D-SUN is able to deploy capital independently and decisively. As one the first investment vehicles of its kind, sunONE is a breakthrough for commercial solar project finance.
D-SUN creates special purpose entities to own and operate each of its commercial solar arrays, which feed revenue back to the SEIC. Through reliable revenue streams from long-term contracts for solar power sales and renewable energy credit trades, D-SUN's SEICs offer consistent returns-on-equity, and significantly outperform industry return norms of 8-12%.
A Profitable and Socially Responsible Investment
We fully appreciate the environmental values of our projects. D-SUN develops, constructs, operates and maintains power plants and equipment that have a net-positive impact on the environment during their useful lifetimes – by creating a net-negative carbon footprint. Unlike electricity generated from fossil fuels, solar power does not emit carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Our distributed generation model delivers power on-site – reducing energy efficiency losses and the need for new transmission investments while enhancing national security and unlocking ratepayer balance sheets.
