Brookfield Renewable Acquires Premier Renewable Developer Urban Grid, Adding Approximately 20,000 Megawatts Of Solar And Energy Storage Projects In The U.S.
Jan 26, 2022•over 3 years ago
Acquiring Company
Brookfield Renewable
Acquired Company
Developer Urban Grid
Description
Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC), together with its institutional partners, today announced the acquisition of clean power developer Urban Grid and its high-quality pipeline of projects comprising approximately 13,000 megawatts of utility-scale solar and 7,000 megawatts of energy storage capacity for $650 million. The addition of Urban Grid’s projects approximately triples Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. development pipeline to approximately 31,000 megawatts of capacity, making it one of the largest renewable developers in the country.
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