Summary
Invenergy is an American based multinational power generation development and operations company. The company develops, builds, owns and operates power generation and energy storage projects in the Americas, Europe and Asia, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation and energy storage facilities. It is North America's largest privately held renewable power generation company.[1]
According to Invenergy, the company has developed 190 projects totaling 30,135 megawatts of capacity. These include 17,600 megawatts of wind over 110 projects, 6,085 megawatts of solar over 49 projects, 5,964 megawatts of natural gas over 13 projects and 300 megawatts of energy storage facilities capable of supplying 900 megawatt hours of electricity. These totals include projects in operation, under construction or contracted.[2]
History edit
Founded in 2001 after the sale of SkyGen Energy to Calpine Corporation by Michael Polsky, who today serves as Founder & CEO, the firm is based in Chicago, Illinois.[3] Invenergy also has North American offices in Denver, Portland, Toronto, and Mexico City. European activity is centered in Warsaw.[4] The company also has offices in Tokyo, Medellín, and San Salvador.
In January 2013, Quebec's public pension fund manager, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, invested $500 million in the company's portfolio of operating wind farms.[5] As of 2018, CDPQ has 52.4% economic ownership of Invenergy Renewables, while the company still retains managerial control.[6] The Blackstone Group invested approximately $3 Billion for a minority stake in Invenergy in early 2022.[7]
A now bankrupt[8] yieldco of SunEdison, TerraForm Power, agreed to acquire wind assets in 2015.
In July 2017, Invenergy, in partnership with GE Renewable Energy, announced plans to construct the largest wind farm in the United States, the Wind Catcher Energy Project.[9] However, the project was scrapped in 2018 due to regulatory resistance from state agencies.[10]
In April 2020, Invenergy announced its plans to begin construction of a $200 million solar farm in Lake County, Indiana in 2022.[11]
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References edit
- ^ "Investing Research". Business Week. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "What We Do – Invenergy Webpage". Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Invenergy management team".
- ^ "Bizjournals". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09.
- ^ Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (January 8, 2013). "Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec completes investment in Invenergy wind projects" (Press release). Montreal: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- ^ "CDPQ acquires significant additional stake in Invenergy Renewables LLC".
- ^ "Blackstone to invest $3 BLN in Invenergy Renewables". Reuters. 7 January 2022.
- ^ "SunEdison Bankruptcy Settlement Approved | Daily Bankrupt Company Updates | Bankrupt Company News". bankruptcompanynews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-23.
- ^ http://www.windpowerengineering.com/featured/business-news-projects/invenergy-ge-americas-largest-wind-farm/ [dead link]
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "1,400-acre solar farm proposed in Indiana." Indianapolis Star, 19 April 2020.
External links edit
- Official website