![]() About Longroad Energy Holdings, LLCįounded in 2016, Longroad Energy Holdings, LLC is focused on renewable energy project development, operating assets, and services. Longroad extends thanks to the staff and officials at the LISD and Polk County for their support and collaboration throughout development and construction of the Umbriel project. Umbriel is expected to achieve avoided emissions of approximately 250,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, the equivalent of taking approximately 55,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road for each year that the project is operating.ĭuring operations, the project is projected to generate over $9 million for the Livingston Independent School District (LISD), and over $4 million in tax revenue to Polk County. Operations and maintenance services will be provided by NovaSource and by Longroad’s affiliate Longroad Energy Services.PV inverters supplied by Power Electronics.Domestically supplied Series 6/6+ modules by First Solar.During construction, Umbriel is projected to employ close to 300 people. The project will be constructed by McCarthy Building Companies. “This continues the longstanding relationship between Longroad and Zions.” “We are pleased to have taken a leadership role in the financing for this important solar project,” said Robert Park, Head of Power & Project Finance at Zions Capital Markets. Longroad separately arranged tax equity for Umbriel. ![]() The debt facilities were provided by Zions Capital Markets as a Coordinating Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent, Silicon Valley Bank as a Coordinating Lead Arranger, and Rabobank as a Joint Lead Arranger. “Our communities are increasingly asking for clean-energy offerings, and this facility will provide affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for years to come.” “Umbriel Solar marks a major milestone, as it will be our first solar resource to come online, further diversifying our portfolio,” said Abigail Weaver, Entergy Texas director of resource planning and market operations. (ETI) via a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Umbriel’s total output, enough to power more than 30,000 homes, will be purchased by Entergy Texas Inc. Thank you to our many project participants and partners who made reaching this important milestone possible.” “Umbriel’s closing marks over 1.7 GW of total wind and solar projects developed, financed, and built in Texas by the Longroad team. “Texas continues to be an attractive market for solar development, and we are pleased to achieve financial close and begin construction on Umbriel,” said Adam Horwitz, VP of Origination and Development Operations at Longroad Energy. Development of Umbriel began in 2017, and the project is expected to reach commercial operations by the end of this year. Umbriel is Longroad’s sixth greenfield renewable energy project in Texas to reach financial close and is the company’s first project in Texas’s MISO footprint. 7, 2023 – Longroad Energy, a US based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, announced today financial close and commencement of construction of Umbriel Solar, a 202 MWdc (150 MWac) PV project located in Polk County Texas. Longroad Energy Completes Financing and Commences Construction of 202 MWdc Umbriel Solar Projectīoston, MA – Feb.
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