Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance advises on financing for solar and battery energy storage project in California
21 April 2025
- Alexander S. Leff, Henry Myers, Erin Drolet, Hyde Kwan, Adele Irwin (She/Her), Lauren Miller (She/Her), Darren Littlejohn, Elizabeth Kennedy, Andrew Des Rault, Marcia Hook, Adriana Vélez-León, Ty’Meka M. Reeves-Sobers, Hannah Ebersole, , Meny Elgadeh, Dawn Goldberg (She/Her), Barbara Hayes
- Houston, New York
Clifford Chance advises on financing for solar and battery energy storage project in California
Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Export Development Canada, The Korea Development Bank, and four other financial institutions on the long-term project financing of a 375 MWdc solar and 150 MW/600 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project located in Riverside County, California. The project is jointly owned by EDF Renewables North America and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure.
The Clifford Chance team was led by partner Alex Leff and associate Henry Myers with support from associates Erin Drolet, Hyde Kwan , Adele Irwin and Lauren Miller and law clerk Karim Lalji. The wider team also included:
- Structured Finance: partner Darren Littlejohn and associates Elizabeth Kennedy and Andrew Des Rault and law clerk Daniel Aklog
- Energy Regulatory: partner Marcia Hook and associate Adriana Vélez-León
- Environmental and Permitting: partner Ty'Meka Reeves-Sobers and associate Hannah Ebersole
- Corporate: associate Thomas Shattuck
- Real Estate: counsel Meny Elgadeh and associates Dawn Goldberg and Barbara Hayes
