Bridge Renewable Energy, Solaris Energy and WATTMORE Sign Contract to Develop, Finance and Operate 1.8 MW Solar + Storage Project for the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians & Harrahs Resort SoCal
August 06 2024 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
Bridge Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group
Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BRDG) (“Bridge”), Solaris Energy and WATTMORE,
are thrilled to announce their successful closing and the kickoff
of 1.8 MW of solar and storage projects across multiple facilities
on the Rincon Reservation in San Diego County, CA. This deal marks
the completion of nearly three years of planning, designing, grant
writing and finance modeling.
“We are very excited to move forward on this new project and are
committed to providing renewable energy to our people, residents,
and businesses on our reservation. Together with our new partners,
we are building a cutting edge solar + storage project to lower our
carbon output, and decrease our monthly energy costs,” said
Chairman Bo Mazzetti of the Rincon Tribe.
“We are thrilled to have reached this milestone and are grateful
for our partnership with the Rincon Tribe. We believe this project
demonstrates the exceptional value that solar and energy storage
projects can deliver to reservations, communities, and other
commercial applications. We extend our appreciation to all the
parties involved in this transaction and look forward to helping
bring the project to full operation,” said Bridge Renewable
Energy’s Adam Haughton.
Solaris Energy and WATTMORE co-developed this project using
complementary skill sets to combine incentives from the new federal
Inflation Recovery Act signed into law in 2022 with State and
federal grants, allowing maximization of the economics and impact
for both the Tribe and the investment partner Bridge Renewable
Energy.
“We’re proud to bring our passion for creative, impactful,
Tribal projects and decades of renewable energy financing and
development expertise to the table to help bring this project to
fruition,” stated Solaris Energy’s CEO, Nick Perugini. “We’re so
grateful for the Tribe’s continued commitment and for our partners
in storage and financing, as well as Prosper Sustainability,
Microgrid Initiatives, the Department of Energy, and California
Energy Commission who all dedicated substantial resources and
conducted an exceptional job to get us to this point,” added
Perugini.
WATTMORE’s CEO, Jonathan W. Postal (JW), said, “Energy storage
paired with solar is the key to our clean energy future. This
project is a great example of perseverance and commitment to
bringing multiple types of technology together to drive carbon
reduction and cost savings for a great customer.”
ABOUT THE TRIBE:
The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians is a sovereign government
recognized by the United States of America. The Tribe owns Harrah’s
Resort Southern California and uses profits from this and other
commercial enterprises to provide government services including
tribal security and environmental enforcement; economic
development; healthcare and culture programs; and a tribal court.
At no cost to taxpayers, Rincon’s public safety operations respond
to emergencies in the neighboring communities, with more than a
majority of calls generating outside the Reservation. Rincon’s
tribal enterprises are significant contributors to the San Diego
County economy through job creation, tax generation, purchase of
local products and services and charitable donations. More
information can be found at: rincon-nsn.gov.
About Solaris Energy
Grown from non-profit roots, Solaris Energy is an employee-owned
Colorado Public Benefit Cooperative and Certified B Corporation
that provides experienced, value-driven commercial solar
development, finance, and asset management services. The company
accelerates the widespread deployment of distributed solar energy
systems and storage solutions by offering non-residential customers
low-cost financing to reduce their environmental impact, increase
their bottom line, and participate in the worldwide shift to
renewable energy. Solaris Energy’s dedicated team of passionate
individuals has been providing these services since 2008, building
a strong track record of proven and cost-effective renewable energy
solutions across all sectors of energy consumers.
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About WATTMORE
WATTMORE specializes in AI-powered software tools and services
to empower the green energy industry to scale bigger and faster.
The WATTMORE Intellect EMS platform is a state-of-the-art SaaS and
Enterprise software engine built to help utilities, developers, and
asset owners optimize and monetize energy storage. Follow WATTMORE
on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook for the latest product updates
and industry trends.
About Bridge Investment Group
Bridge is a leading alternative investment manager, diversified
across specialized asset classes, with approximately $48.0 billion
of assets under management as of March 31, 2024. Bridge combines
its nationwide operating platform with dedicated teams of
investment professionals focused on select U.S. verticals across
real estate, credit, renewable energy and secondaries
strategies.
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