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The solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is one of the most important federal policy mechanisms to support the growth of solar energy in the United States. Since the ITC was enacted in 2006, the U.S. solar industry has grown by more than 10,000% – creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and investing billions of dollars in the U.S. economy in the process.

Cardinal Renewables, a strategic partnership between the global investment firm, The Carlyle Group, and Cefox Energy has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Direct Energy Business through Twittys Creek Solar, LLC, supporting the construction of its a 14 MWac solar power installation located in Charlotte County, Virginia.

Solar arrays that once sat on barren ground are now festooned with plants that attract bees, birds, and butterflies. Even the US Energy Department is getting into the act. Take a look at four newly minted solar power plants that also have built-in benefits for pollinators.

By developing clean power sources like solar farms, we have the opportunity to provide a better world to live in for generations to come. Take a look at Logansport Solar and its unique benefits to the community as Cefox Energy continues to commit to creating a more sustainable future by facilitating all stages of development and operations of solar farms across the U.S.

In 2019 Carlyle’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Platform led a $100 million commitment to partner with Cefox Energy on a newly-established company, Cardinal Renewables, to develop, acquire, finance, and operate solar power generation projects throughout the United States – including a dozen operating assets and a pipeline of development projects.

Industry experts in solar production risk kWh Analytics, DNV GL, PV Evolution Labs, Borrego Solar, Clean Power Research, Heliolytics, Clean Energy Associates, Strata Solar, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, and SunPower have partnered to publish the new ‘Solar Risk Assessment 2019’ report to advance the solar industry.

While the shutdowns related to COVID-19 have had catastrophic effects on countries around the world, scientists have found the effects on the environment to be quite the opposite. As factories were forced to shut down and travel limited for essential purposes, air pollution levels have dropped to levels not seen in at least 70 years, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Cefox Energy, a high growth portfolio company of Monarch Private Capital that owns and operates renewable energy facilities, is pleased to announce the financial closing for a 44.51-Megawatt (DC) solar, renewable energy portfolio across Indiana, with joint venture partner Telamon Enterprise Ventures LLC (TEV).

Monarch Private Capital (MPC), a nationally recognized tax-advantaged investment firm that develops, finances, and manages a diversified portfolio of projects that generate federal and state tax credits, including ESG investment opportunities that provide a quantifiable impact, is pleased to announce their membership in the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE).

Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and renewable energy company Cefox Energy today announced that Carlyle, through its newly-established affiliate Cardinal Renewables, has made a $100 million commitment to partner with Cefox Energy to develop, acquire, finance and operate solar power generation projects throughout the United States.