# White Wing Solar

CAISO Solar Photovoltaic · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/white-wing-solar

White Wing Solar is a solar power facility with 179 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Yuma County, Arizona, registered as EIA Plant ID 60572. Leeward Asset Management, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Project filings list 400,000 solar panels for the facility. Financing included a $580M tax-equity investment from Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. The facility interconnects at Hoodoo Wash Switchyard at 500 kV.

## Key facts

- Technology: Solar Photovoltaic
- Power capacity: 179 MW
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: CAISO
- Balancing authority: CISO (CAISO)
- Substation: Hoodoo Wash Switchyard
- Point of interconnection: Hoodoo Wash Switchyard
- Transmission owner: Arizona Public Service (APS)
- Interconnection voltage: 500 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: lreus.com — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: medium
- Description: White Wing Solar is a 179 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Yuma County, Arizona, with one EIA generator, GEN01. EIA records show the unit entered operation on October 1, 2024, and identify Leeward Asset Management, LLC as the operator. The project is publicly presented as White Wing Ranch Solar and delivers power through the 500 kV Hoodoo Wash Switchyard under a long-term power purchase agreement supported by Verizon Communications. — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Long-term power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"Portfolio company / investment sponsor","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — White Wing Ranch Solar · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Long-term power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"Portfolio company / investment sponsor","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — Terabase deploys terafab automation system at Arizona solar farm · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Long-term power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"Portfolio company / investment sponsor","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — Leeward completes 179MW US PV project | reNEWS · confidence: medium
- Parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Long-term power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"Portfolio company / investment sponsor","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Parties.0: {"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"} — White Wing Ranch Solar · confidence: medium
- Parties.1: {"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"} — White Wing Ranch Solar · confidence: high
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"} — Terabase deploys terafab automation system at Arizona solar farm · confidence: medium
- Parties.4: {"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"} — Leeward completes 179MW US PV project | reNEWS · confidence: high
- Parties.5: {"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Parties.6: {"relationship":"Long-term power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Parties.7: {"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"} — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Parties.8: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"} — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Parties.9: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"} — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Parties.10: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"} — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Parties.11: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"} — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Parties.12: {"relationship":"Portfolio company / investment sponsor","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"} — WaterWorld - Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial operation date: 2024-10-01 — Source · confidence: medium
- Power mw: 179 — Source · confidence: high
- Product url: https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7 — Series 7 - Made in America, for America | First Solar · confidence: high
- Significance: White Wing Ranch Solar is reported by Leeward Renewable Energy as the first large-scale deployment of American-made First Solar Series 7 photovoltaic modules. The facility delivers power to the bulk electric grid through the 500 kV Hoodoo Wash Switchyard. — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Quality notes: ["The approximately $580 million financing package covered White Wing Ranch Solar together with LRE’s GSG Wind repowering project; the disclosed sources do not allocate a separate amount to White Wing Solar.","The December 2023 Renewa transaction was described as a sale-leaseback supporting land/site control, not as a sale of the operating project; no project-level sale consideration or predecessor project owner was disclosed.","The operating EIA record is 179 MW with one solar photovoltaic generator. Earlier queue or development descriptions with different planned capacities should not be treated as an expansion of EIA plant 60572.","No retirement or repowering milestone is identified for this exact EIA plant."] — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The approximately $580 million financing package covered White Wing Ranch Solar together with LRE’s GSG Wind repowering project; the disclosed sources do not allocate a separate amount to White Wing Solar.","The December 2023 Renewa transaction was described as a sale-leaseback supporting land/site control, not as a sale of the operating project; no project-level sale consideration or predecessor project owner was disclosed.","The operating EIA record is 179 MW with one solar photovoltaic generator. Earlier queue or development descriptions with different planned capacities should not be treated as an expansion of EIA plant 60572.","No retirement or repowering milestone is identified for this exact EIA plant."] — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On November 16, 2023, Leeward Renewable Energy closed approximately $580 million of combined tax-equity commitments and debt facilities for White Wing Ranch Solar and the GSG Wind repowering project. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. provided the tax equity commitment; Mizuho Bank, Ltd., National Bank of Canada, Société Générale, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. provided the debt facility. The aggregate amount was not allocated between the two projects. Separately, Renewa and LRE closed a sale-leaseback transaction in December 2023 to support project development and preserve LRE’s long-term site control; no sale-leaseback consideration was disclosed. — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White... · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On November 16, 2023, Leeward Renewable Energy closed approximately $580 million of combined tax-equity commitments and debt facilities for White Wing Ranch Solar and the GSG Wind repowering project. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. provided the tax equity commitment; Mizuho Bank, Ltd., National Bank of Canada, Société Générale, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. provided the debt facility. The aggregate amount was not allocated between the two projects. Separately, Renewa and LRE closed a sale-leaseback transaction in December 2023 to support project development and preserve LRE’s long-term site control; no sale-leaseback consideration was disclosed. — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Project construction","date":"2023-11","detail":"Onsite construction was underway on the 179 MW facility, with commercial operation expected in the second half of 2024. The project used RES as EPC contractor and Terabase Energy’s Terafab construction technology."},{"event":"Construction financing closed","date":"2023-11-16","detail":"LRE closed approximately $580 million of combined tax-equity commitments and debt facilities for White Wing Ranch Solar and the GSG Wind repowering project."},{"event":"Sale-leaseback / site-control financing","date":"2023-12-19","detail":"Renewa announced the closing of a sale-leaseback transaction with LRE for White Wing Ranch Solar. The transaction supported continued development while allowing LRE to maintain long-term site control; it was not disclosed as a project-level ownership sale."},{"event":"First unit online","date":"2024-10-01","detail":"EIA-derived plant data records the single 179 MW solar photovoltaic generator as entering operation on October 1, 2024."},{"event":"Commercial operation announced","date":"2024-10-30","detail":"LRE announced that construction was complete and White Wing Ranch Solar had reached commercial operation in Yuma County, Arizona."}] — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Project construction","date":"2023-11","detail":"Onsite construction was underway on the 179 MW facility, with commercial operation expected in the second half of 2024. The project used RES as EPC contractor and Terabase Energy’s Terafab construction technology."},{"event":"Construction financing closed","date":"2023-11-16","detail":"LRE closed approximately $580 million of combined tax-equity commitments and debt facilities for White Wing Ranch Solar and the GSG Wind repowering project."},{"event":"Sale-leaseback / site-control financing","date":"2023-12-19","detail":"Renewa announced the closing of a sale-leaseback transaction with LRE for White Wing Ranch Solar. The transaction supported continued development while allowing LRE to maintain long-term site control; it was not disclosed as a project-level ownership sale."},{"event":"First unit online","date":"2024-10-01","detail":"EIA-derived plant data records the single 179 MW solar photovoltaic generator as entering operation on October 1, 2024."},{"event":"Commercial operation announced","date":"2024-10-30","detail":"LRE announced that construction was complete and White Wing Ranch Solar had reached commercial operation in Yuma County, Arizona."}] — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Project construction","date":"2023-11","detail":"Onsite construction was underway on the 179 MW facility, with commercial operation expected in the second half of 2024. The project used RES as EPC contractor and Terabase Energy’s Terafab construction technology."},{"event":"Construction financing closed","date":"2023-11-16","detail":"LRE closed approximately $580 million of combined tax-equity commitments and debt facilities for White Wing Ranch Solar and the GSG Wind repowering project."},{"event":"Sale-leaseback / site-control financing","date":"2023-12-19","detail":"Renewa announced the closing of a sale-leaseback transaction with LRE for White Wing Ranch Solar. The transaction supported continued development while allowing LRE to maintain long-term site control; it was not disclosed as a project-level ownership sale."},{"event":"First unit online","date":"2024-10-01","detail":"EIA-derived plant data records the single 179 MW solar photovoltaic generator as entering operation on October 1, 2024."},{"event":"Commercial operation announced","date":"2024-10-30","detail":"LRE announced that construction was complete and White Wing Ranch Solar had reached commercial operation in Yuma County, Arizona."}] — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","detail":"Parent owner and developer of White Wing Ranch Solar, with a stated long-term ownership and operating model.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","detail":"Operator identified in the EIA plant record for White Wing Solar, plant ID 60572.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"Power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","detail":"Supported development through a long-term power purchase agreement for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Sale-leaseback / land and infrastructure financing counterparty","name":"Renewa","detail":"Closed a December 2023 sale-leaseback with LRE; the transaction supported development and allowed LRE to retain long-term site control.","official_url":"https://www.renewa.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","detail":"Provided the disclosed tax-equity commitment in the combined White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind financing package.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility for the White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","detail":"Identified in project coverage as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","detail":"Supplied the American-made and domestically sourced Series 7 photovoltaic modules used at the project.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","detail":"Provided the Terafab construction automation technology used during project construction.","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Investment sponsor / portfolio company owner","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","detail":"Leeward Renewable Energy is identified as a portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure.","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — White Wing Ranch Solar Facts.indd · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","detail":"Parent owner and developer of White Wing Ranch Solar, with a stated long-term ownership and operating model.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","detail":"Operator identified in the EIA plant record for White Wing Solar, plant ID 60572.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"Power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","detail":"Supported development through a long-term power purchase agreement for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Sale-leaseback / land and infrastructure financing counterparty","name":"Renewa","detail":"Closed a December 2023 sale-leaseback with LRE; the transaction supported development and allowed LRE to retain long-term site control.","official_url":"https://www.renewa.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","detail":"Provided the disclosed tax-equity commitment in the combined White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind financing package.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility for the White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","detail":"Identified in project coverage as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","detail":"Supplied the American-made and domestically sourced Series 7 photovoltaic modules used at the project.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","detail":"Provided the Terafab construction automation technology used during project construction.","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Investment sponsor / portfolio company owner","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","detail":"Leeward Renewable Energy is identified as a portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure.","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","detail":"Parent owner and developer of White Wing Ranch Solar, with a stated long-term ownership and operating model.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","detail":"Operator identified in the EIA plant record for White Wing Solar, plant ID 60572.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"Power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","detail":"Supported development through a long-term power purchase agreement for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Sale-leaseback / land and infrastructure financing counterparty","name":"Renewa","detail":"Closed a December 2023 sale-leaseback with LRE; the transaction supported development and allowed LRE to retain long-term site control.","official_url":"https://www.renewa.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","detail":"Provided the disclosed tax-equity commitment in the combined White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind financing package.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility for the White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","detail":"Identified in project coverage as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","detail":"Supplied the American-made and domestically sourced Series 7 photovoltaic modules used at the project.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","detail":"Provided the Terafab construction automation technology used during project construction.","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Investment sponsor / portfolio company owner","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","detail":"Leeward Renewable Energy is identified as a portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure.","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","detail":"Parent owner and developer of White Wing Ranch Solar, with a stated long-term ownership and operating model.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","detail":"Operator identified in the EIA plant record for White Wing Solar, plant ID 60572.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"Power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","detail":"Supported development through a long-term power purchase agreement for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Sale-leaseback / land and infrastructure financing counterparty","name":"Renewa","detail":"Closed a December 2023 sale-leaseback with LRE; the transaction supported development and allowed LRE to retain long-term site control.","official_url":"https://www.renewa.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","detail":"Provided the disclosed tax-equity commitment in the combined White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind financing package.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility for the White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","detail":"Identified in project coverage as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","detail":"Supplied the American-made and domestically sourced Series 7 photovoltaic modules used at the project.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","detail":"Provided the Terafab construction automation technology used during project construction.","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Investment sponsor / portfolio company owner","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","detail":"Leeward Renewable Energy is identified as a portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure.","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties: [{"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"},{"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","detail":"Parent owner and developer of White Wing Ranch Solar, with a stated long-term ownership and operating model.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"EIA-listed operator","name":"Leeward Asset Management, LLC","detail":"Operator identified in the EIA plant record for White Wing Solar, plant ID 60572.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"},{"relationship":"Power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","detail":"Supported development through a long-term power purchase agreement for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"},{"relationship":"Sale-leaseback / land and infrastructure financing counterparty","name":"Renewa","detail":"Closed a December 2023 sale-leaseback with LRE; the transaction supported development and allowed LRE to retain long-term site control.","official_url":"https://www.renewa.com/"},{"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","detail":"Provided the disclosed tax-equity commitment in the combined White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind financing package.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility for the White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"},{"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"},{"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","detail":"Identified in project coverage as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"},{"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","detail":"Supplied the American-made and domestically sourced Series 7 photovoltaic modules used at the project.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7"},{"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","detail":"Provided the Terafab construction automation technology used during project construction.","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"},{"relationship":"Investment sponsor / portfolio company owner","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","detail":"Leeward Renewable Energy is identified as a portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure.","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"}] — Terabase Energy Completes First Commercial Deployment... · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.0: {"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.0: {"relationship":"Project owner / registered project company","name":"White Wing Ranch Solar, LLC","detail":"Project company for the 179 MW facility; the project fact sheet identifies it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC.","official_url":"https://whitewingranchsolar.com/"} — White Wing Ranch Solar Facts.indd · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.1: {"relationship":"Parent owner / developer","name":"Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC","detail":"Parent owner and developer of White Wing Ranch Solar, with a stated long-term ownership and operating model.","official_url":"https://www.lreus.com/"} — White Wing Ranch Solar Facts.indd · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Power purchase agreement counterparty","name":"Verizon Communications","detail":"Supported development through a long-term power purchase agreement for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.verizon.com/"} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.4: {"relationship":"Sale-leaseback / land and infrastructure financing counterparty","name":"Renewa","detail":"Closed a December 2023 sale-leaseback with LRE; the transaction supported development and allowed LRE to retain long-term site control.","official_url":"https://www.renewa.com/"} — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.5: {"relationship":"Tax equity investor","name":"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.","detail":"Provided the disclosed tax-equity commitment in the combined White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind financing package.","official_url":"https://www.wellsfargo.com/"} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.6: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Mizuho Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility for the White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.","official_url":"https://www.mizuhobank.com/"} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.7: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"National Bank of Canada","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.nbc.ca/"} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.8: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Société Générale","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.societegenerale.com/"} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.9: {"relationship":"Debt facility provider","name":"Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.","detail":"Named as one of the lenders providing the combined debt facility.","official_url":"https://www.smtb.jp/"} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.10: {"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"RES","detail":"Identified in project coverage as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for White Wing Ranch Solar.","official_url":"https://www.res-group.com/"} — Terabase Energy Completes First Commercial Deployment... · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.11: {"relationship":"PV module OEM","name":"First Solar","detail":"Supplied the American-made and domestically sourced Series 7 photovoltaic modules used at the project.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7"} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.12: {"relationship":"Construction technology provider","name":"Terabase Energy","detail":"Provided the Terafab construction automation technology used during project construction.","official_url":"https://terabase.energy/"} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.13: {"relationship":"Investment sponsor / portfolio company owner","name":"OMERS Infrastructure","detail":"Leeward Renewable Energy is identified as a portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure.","official_url":"https://www.omers.com/"} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: medium
- Timeline.0: {"event":"Project construction","date":"2023-11","detail":"Onsite construction was underway on the 179 MW facility, with commercial operation expected in the second half of 2024. The project used RES as EPC contractor and Terabase Energy’s Terafab construction technology."} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Timeline.1: {"event":"Construction financing closed","date":"2023-11-16","detail":"LRE closed approximately $580 million of combined tax-equity commitments and debt facilities for White Wing Ranch Solar and the GSG Wind repowering project."} — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White... · confidence: high
- Timeline.2: {"event":"Sale-leaseback / site-control financing","date":"2023-12-19","detail":"Renewa announced the closing of a sale-leaseback transaction with LRE for White Wing Ranch Solar. The transaction supported continued development while allowing LRE to maintain long-term site control; it was not disclosed as a project-level ownership sale."} — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Timeline.4: {"event":"Commercial operation announced","date":"2024-10-30","detail":"LRE announced that construction was complete and White Wing Ranch Solar had reached commercial operation in Yuma County, Arizona."} — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: high
- Quality notes.0: The approximately $580 million financing package covered White Wing Ranch Solar together with LRE’s GSG Wind repowering project; the disclosed sources do not allocate a separate amount to White Wing Solar. — Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects · confidence: high
- Quality notes.1: The December 2023 Renewa transaction was described as a sale-leaseback supporting land/site control, not as a sale of the operating project; no project-level sale consideration or predecessor project owner was disclosed. — Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.3: No retirement or repowering milestone is identified for this exact EIA plant. — LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona · confidence: medium

## Timeline

- 2023-12-19 — Sale-leaseback / site-control financing
  Renewa announced the closing of a sale-leaseback transaction with LRE for White Wing Ranch Solar. The transaction supported continued development while allowing LRE to maintain long-term site control; it was not disclosed as a project-level ownership sale.
  Source: Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/renewa-secures-sale-leaseback-transaction-with-leeward-renewable-energy-for-the-white-wing-ranch-solar-project-302018291.html)
- 2024-10-30 — Commercial operation announced
  LRE announced that construction was complete and White Wing Ranch Solar had reached commercial operation in Yuma County, Arizona.
  Source: LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona (https://www.lreus.com/leeward-renewable-energy-commences-commercial-operations-of-white-wing-ranch-solar-in-arizona/)

## Sources

- [LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona](https://www.lreus.com/leeward-renewable-energy-commences-commercial-operations-of-white-wing-ranch-solar-in-arizona) — lreus.com · tier other
- [White Wing Ranch Solar](https://whitewingranchsolar.com/) — whitewingranchsolar.com · tier other
- [Terabase deploys terafab automation system at Arizona solar farm](https://www.pv-tech.org/terabase-deploys-terafab-construction-automation-system-at-arizona-solar-farm/) — pv-tech.org · tier other
- [Leeward completes 179MW US PV project | reNEWS](https://renews.biz/solar/leeward-completes-179mw-us-pv-project/) — renews.biz · tier other
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- [Source](https://lreus.com/leeward-renewable-energy-commences-commercial-operations-of-white-wing-ranch-solar-in-arizona) — lreus.com · tier other
- [LRE Begins Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar in Arizona](https://www.lreus.com/leeward-renewable-energy-commences-commercial-operations-of-white-wing-ranch-solar-in-arizona/) — lreus.com · tier other
- [Series 7 - Made in America, for America | First Solar](https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7) — firstsolar.com · tier other
- [White Wing Ranch Solar Facts.indd](https://whitewingranchsolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/White-Wing-Ranch-Solar-Facts-r3-1.pdf) — whitewingranchsolar.com · tier other
- [Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231116873193/en/Leeward-Renewable-Energy-Closes-Financing-for-White-Wing-Ranch-Solar-and-GSG-Wind-Projects) — businesswire.com · tier other
- [Renewa Secures Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy for the White Wing Ranch Solar Project](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/renewa-secures-sale-leaseback-transaction-with-leeward-renewable-energy-for-the-white-wing-ranch-solar-project-302018291.html) — prnewswire.com · tier other
- [Terabase Energy Completes First Commercial Deployment ...](https://www.nacleanenergy.com/solar/terabase-energy-completes-first-commercial-deployment-of-terafab-solar-construction-automation-system) — nacleanenergy.com · tier other
- [Utility Substations Planning - Coe & Van Loo Consultants](https://cvlci.com/aps-q43-hoodoo-wash-switchyard/) — cvlci.com · tier other

## Data quality

- The operating EIA record is 179 MW with one solar photovoltaic generator. Earlier queue or development descriptions with different planned capacities should not be treated as an expansion of EIA plant 60572. No retirement or repowering milestone is identified for this exact EIA plant.

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