Christopher Frantz

Excelsior Energy Capital

Excelsior Energy Capital is a pure-play renewable energy infrastructure fund focused on long-term investments in operating wind and solar power plants in North America. The Excelsior Energy Capital team has a proven track record, as a group executing over $2.5 billion of equity investments across 2 GW of operating wind and solar projects. The team brings a comprehensive set of financial, legal, strategic and operational expertise – making Excelsior Energy Capital a valuable partner for developers and operators, and a trusted manager for investors. Wind and solar is at last an established asset class. Technology efficiencies and installed costs have evolved to a point where wind and solar plants can compete with conventional generation such as natural gas and coal. Long-term federal tax policy and increasing state-level renewable portfolio standards are further supporting industry growth. As a result, installed capacity is expected to double as U.S. solar and wind project installations are forecasted to grow by over 120 GW by 2021 according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. There is now extensive inventory of attractive assets presenting stable investments for institutional investors.