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At a time when uncertainty looms for many clean energy companies, Encore Renewable Energy just secured a $389 million financing deal that proves the big money’s still looking for good bets to be made. Chad Farrell walks us through their recent landmark deal with Brookfield and what it signals for the broader renewables industry.

"Velocity is the name of the game here. We’ve got a lot of megawatts to build—as a company and as an industry." - Chad Farrell

From raising capital the slow, scrappy way to winning major infrastructure funding, this episode is packed with insights for anyone navigating the shift from developer to independent power producer. And it also is a strong signal from the capital markets that distributed generation has solid support.

🔹 The novel financing structure that lets Encore Renewable Energy move at industry-scale speed

🔹 How solar’s economic case is winning over skeptics—across party lines

🔹 What Encore Renewable Energy’s growth path says about capital market trends

🔹 Why community engagement is key to unlocking project velocity

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"We call it community-scale solar because we want to be true partners to the communities we serve—not just developers dropping in steel and leaving." - Chad Farrell