MN8 Energy (MNX) S-1IPO registration

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2022

Registration No. 333-                

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

MN8 Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1155 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 902-8890

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Jon Yoder

President and Chief Executive Officer 1155 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 902-8890

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. No securities may be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion. Dated                     , 2022

                    Shares

MN8 Energy, Inc.

Common Stock

This is an initial public offering of                 shares of common stock of MN8 Energy, Inc.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for shares of our common stock. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will be between $        and $        . We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “MNX”.

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32 to read about risks you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

To the extent that the underwriters sell more than                    shares of common stock, the underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional                    shares of common stock from us at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock against payment therefor on or about                    , 2022.

Book-Running Managers

Co-Managers

Prospectus dated                , 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prospectus

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on behalf of us or the information which we have referred you. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We and the underwriters are offering to sell shares of common stock and seeking offers to buy shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Please see “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Through and including                     , 2022 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in our shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This requirement is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Unless otherwise indicated, the historical financial and operating information presented in this prospectus is that of MN8 Energy LLC (f/k/a Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC), our “predecessor” for financial reporting purposes, and its subsidiaries. Prior to the closing of this offering, MN8 Energy LLC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of MN8 Energy, Inc., a newly incorporated Delaware corporation formed for the purpose of effectuating this offering and the transactions related thereto.

All existing holders of limited liability company interests of MN8 Energy LLC will become holders of shares of common stock of MN8 Energy, Inc., as described under the heading “Internalization Transaction and Corporate Reorganization.” In this prospectus, we refer to the merger of MergerCo, a wholly owned subsidiary of MN8 Energy, Inc. into MN8 Energy LLC, with MN8 Energy LLC surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of MN8 Energy, Inc., as the “Merger”, to the exchange by an affiliate of GSAM (as defined herein) of an incentive interest in the nature of a profits interest in OpCo (as defined herein) for shares of common stock of MN8 Energy, Inc. in connection with the Merger as the “Special Interest Exchange”, and to the Merger and Special Interest Exchange and all related transactions as the “Corporate Reorganization”. We expect that the Corporate Reorganization will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this prospectus to our financial information on a “pro forma basis” refer to the historical financial information of MN8 Energy LLC, as adjusted to give pro forma effect to (i) the Internalization Transaction (as defined herein), (ii) the Corporate Reorganization and (iii) this offering and the application of the net proceeds from this offering as if they had been completed as of January 1, 2021, in the case of statement of operations data, or June 30, 2022, in the case of balance sheet data. References in this prospectus to our financial or operating information “as adjusted for the NES Acquisition” or similar such phrasing refers to the financial or operating information of us or our Predecessor, as applicable, adjusted to give effect to the NES Acquisition and/or the financing therefor as if such transactions had been completed as of June 30, 2022.

For historical non-controlling interests associated with OpCo, net income was allocated in the consolidated statements of members’ equity first in an amount equal to the OpCo Incentive Allocation (as defined herein) held by GSAM that was earned during the reporting period, with the remaining income allocated using the profit and loss percentages contained in the OpCo LLC Agreement (as defined herein). The non-controlling interest associated with OpCo is expected to be eliminated in connection with the Corporate Reorganization. For additional information regarding the OpCo Incentive Allocation and the transactions pursuant to which it was eliminated, see the section of this prospectus titled “Internalization Transaction and Corporate Reorganization.”

The financial information and certain other information presented in this prospectus have been rounded to the nearest whole number or the nearest decimal. Therefore, the sum of the numbers in a column may not conform exactly to the total figure given for that column in certain tables in this prospectus. In addition, certain percentages presented in this prospectus reflect calculations based upon the underlying information prior to rounding and, accordingly, may not conform exactly to the percentages that would be derived if the relevant calculations were based upon the rounded numbers or may not sum due to rounding.

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

Certain market and industry data and forecasts used in this prospectus have been obtained from the following independent industry publications or reports: BloombergNEF, International Council on

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Clean Transportation, RE100, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Solar Energy Industries Association, Target Sustainability Strategy and Wood Mackenzie.

Some market data and statistical information contained in this prospectus are also based on management’s estimates and calculations, which are derived from our review and interpretation of publicly available industry publications, our internal research and our knowledge of the markets in which we currently, and will in the future, operate. This information involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such information. Although we believe these third-party sources to be reliable, we have not independently verified the data obtained from these sources and we cannot assure you of the accuracy or completeness of the data. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and uncertainties as the other forward-looking statements in this prospectus. Statements as to our market position are based on market data currently available to us, as well as management’s estimates and assumptions regarding the size of our markets within our industry. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding our industry data presented herein, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriters can guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information contained in this prospectus.

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES

We own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business. This prospectus may also contain trademarks, service marks and trade names of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. Our use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or products in this prospectus is not intended to, and does not imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship by us. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ^®, TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “company” and like terms refer (i) prior to the Corporate Reorganization, to MN8 Energy LLC, our predecessor for financial reporting purposes, and (ii) subsequent to the Corporate Reorganization, to MN8 Energy, Inc., of which MN8 Energy LLC will at such time be a wholly owned subsidiary. In addition, the terms below that are used frequently in this prospectus have the following meanings:

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occur, they may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. In this event, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment in us. We may experience additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us; or, as a result of developments occurring in the future, conditions that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Industry and Operations

Changes to irradiance at our solar facilities or weather conditions generally, as a result of climate change or otherwise, at any of our solar facilities could materially adversely affect our operations.

The revenues generated by our solar facilities are correlated to the amount of electricity generated, which in turn is dependent upon irradiance and weather conditions generally. Irradiance and weather conditions have natural variations from season to season and from year to year and may also undergo long-term or permanent change because of climate change or other factors. While we may try to reduce such risks through studies of present or historical conditions or modelling of future conditions, projections of solar resources depend on assumptions about weather patterns, shading and irradiance, which are inherently uncertain and may not be consistent with actual conditions at the site. A sustained decline in weather conditions could lead to a material adverse change in the volume of electricity generated, revenues and cash flow.

Additionally, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of adverse weather conditions, such as tropical storms, wildfires, droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, ice storms or extreme temperature, and may have the long-term effect of changing weather patterns, which could result in more frequent and severe disruptions to our solar facilities. Such disruptions may include, among other things, damage to or destruction of our assets or to assets required for electricity transmission or the impaired operation or forced shutdown of these assets. If one or more of our solar facilities were to be subject to these or similar events, or if other unexpected geological or other adverse physical conditions were to develop at any of our solar facilities, the generation capacity of that facility could be significantly reduced or eliminated. Additionally, such events may elicit changes in energy regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which may result in, among other things, increased compliance costs, reduced revenues or incentives, operational restrictions, or difficulties in obtaining or maintaining necessary permits, licenses, exemptions, or other authorizations required for our business. A disruption or failure of our solar facilities may prevent us from operating in the normal course.

In addition, customers’ energy needs generally vary with weather conditions, primarily temperature and humidity. To the extent weather conditions are affected by climate change, customers’ energy use could increase or decrease depending on the duration and magnitude of changing weather conditions, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.

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Supply and demand in the energy market is volatile, and such volatility could have an adverse impact on electricity prices and a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

A portion of our operating revenues are tied, either directly or indirectly, to the wholesale market price for electricity in the markets in which we operate. Wholesale market electricity prices are impacted by a number of factors including: the price of fuel (for example, natural gas) that is used to generate electricity; the management of generation and the amount of excess generating capacity relative to load in a particular market; the cost of controlling emissions of pollution, including the cost of emitting carbon dioxide; the structure of the electricity market; and weather conditions (such as extremely hot or cold weather) that impact electrical load. More generally, there is uncertainty surrounding the trend in electricity demand growth, which is influenced by: macroeconomic conditions; absolute and relative energy prices; and energy conservation and demand-side management. Correspondingly, from a supply perspective, there are uncertainties associated with the timing of generating plant retirements—in part driven by environmental regulations—and with the scale, pace and structure of replacement capacity, again reflecting a complex interaction of economic and political pressures and environmental preferences. This volatility and uncertainty in the power market generally, including the non-renewable power market, could have a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

As our contracts expire, we may not be able to replace them with agreements on similar terms.

Certain PPAs in our portfolio will be subject to re-contracting in the future. If the price of electricity in power markets is declining at the time of such re-contracting, it may impact our ability to re-negotiate or replace these contracts on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, a concentrated pool of potential buyers for electricity generated by our renewable energy facilities in certain jurisdictions may restrict our ability to negotiate favorable terms under new PPAs or existing PPAs that are subject to re-contracting.

While we depreciate our solar facilities over 35 years, our PPAs typically have initial terms of 15 to 25 years. Our PPAs include optional renewal features for our customers, but we cannot guarantee that our PPAs will be renewed. Although we believe that 35 years is a reasonable estimate of the economic life of our solar facilities based on publicly available information, there is no guarantee that our customers will choose to renew their PPAs with us after the expiration of the initial term. Therefore there can be no certainty that our solar facilities will produce cash flows over their depreciable life.

As stated above, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to re-negotiate or replace these contracts once they expire, and even if we are able to do so, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain the same prices or terms we currently receive. If we are unable to re-negotiate or replace these contracts, or unable to secure prices at least equal to the current prices we receive, our business, financial condition, results of operation and prospects could be adversely affected.

We may not be able to obtain long-term contracts for the sale of power produced by our projects on favorable terms and we may not meet certain milestones and other performance criteria under existing PPAs.

Obtaining long-term contracts for the sale of power produced by our projects at prices and on other terms favorable to us is essential for our long-term success. We must compete for PPAs against other developers of renewable energy projects. This intense competition for PPAs has resulted in downward pressure on PPA pricing for newly contracted projects. This downward pricing pressure may particularly affect our business as we seek to negotiate PPAs for projects we have developed. The

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inability to compete successfully against other power producers or otherwise enter into PPAs favorable to us would negatively affect our ability to develop and finance our projects and negatively affect our revenues. In addition, the availability of PPAs depends on utility and corporate energy procurement practices that could evolve and shift allocation of market risks over time. In addition, PPA availability and terms are a function of a number of economic, regulatory, tax, and public policy factors, which are also subject to change.

Our PPAs typically require us to meet certain milestones and other performance criteria. Our failure to meet these milestones and other criteria, including minimum quantities, may result in price concessions and may result in the termination of our PPAs, in which case we would lose any future cash flow from the relevant project and may be required to pay fees and penalties to our counterparty. If our PPAs are terminated, it could materially and adversely affect the development of our solar and energy storage projects, our results of operations, and cash flow until we are able to replace the PPA or interconnection agreement on similar terms. Additionally, we cannot assure you that we will be able to perform our obligations under such agreements or that we will have sufficient funds to pay any fees or penalties thereunder.

A portion of our operating revenues is attributable to the sale of SRECs, which are renewable energy attributes that are created under the laws of individual states of the U.S., and our failure to be able to sell such SRECs at attractive prices, or at all, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.

A portion of our operating revenues is attributable to the sale of SRECs and other environmental attributes of our facilities. The sale of SRECs has constituted a significant portion of our revenue historically, representing 27%, 27% and 36% of our revenue for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 23% and 26% of our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These SRECs and other environmental attributes are created under the state laws, generally in the state where the renewable energy facility is located. We sometimes seek to sell forward a portion of our SRECs or other environmental attributes to fix the revenues from those attributes and hedge against future declines in prices of SRECs or other environmental attributes. These programs have a finite life and our revenues may decline if and when we are unable to generate a sufficient number of SRECs. If our renewable energy facilities do not generate the amount of electricity required to earn the SRECs or other environmental attributes sold under such forward contracts or if for any reason the electricity we generate does not produce SRECs or other environmental attributes for a particular state, we may be required to make up the shortfall of SRECs or other environmental attributes under such forward contracts through purchases on the open market or make payments of liquidated damages. We have from time to time provided guarantees as credit support for these obligations. Additionally, forward contracts for SREC sales often contain adequate assurances clauses that allow our counterparties to require us to provide credit support in the form of parent guarantees, letters of credit or cash collateral.

Our ability to hedge forward our anticipated volume of SRECs or other environmental attributes is limited by market conditions, leaving us exposed to the risk of falling prices for SRECs or other environmental attributes. Utilities in many states are required by law or regulation to purchase a portion of their energy from renewable energy sources. Changes in state laws or regulations relating to SRECs may adversely affect the demand for, or availability of, SRECs or other environmental attributes and the future prices for such products. This could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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We guarantee certain of the obligations of our projects and other subsidiaries, and a requirement to make a payment under such guarantee may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or liquidity.

Our subsidiaries incur various types of debt and other obligations. Project non-recourse debt or obligations are repayable solely from the applicable project’s or entity’s future revenues and, in some cases, are secured by the project’s or entity’s physical assets, major contracts, cash accounts, and our ownership interests in other entities. While we seek to secure project non-recourse debt for our projects, in certain cases we are unable to do so, and thus may be liable for some of our subsidiaries’ obligations in connection with certain limited recourse debt or obligations, where we (or another of our subsidiaries) have provided a limited guarantee, making us directly liable to creditors or counterparties if our subsidiaries default on such obligations. To satisfy these obligations, we may be required to use amounts distributed by our other subsidiaries, as well as other sources of available cash, reducing the cash available to execute our business plan. In addition, if our subsidiaries default on their obligations under non-recourse financing or other agreements, we may decide to make payments to prevent the creditors of these subsidiaries from foreclosing on the relevant collateral (which foreclosure would result in a loss of our ownership interest in the subsidiary or in some or all of its assets). Such payments or losses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The use of tax-equity arrangements to finance projects limits certain management rights and operational flexibility with respect to those projects, as well as our rights to cash flows, tax credits, and depreciation deductions generated by those projects.

A significant portion of the projects in our current portfolio have tax-equity financing arrangements in place, and we expect that some or all of our future projects will be financed with tax-equity arrangements. Under many of these arrangements, a tax-equity investor acquires an equity interest in the company that directly or indirectly owns the project, which entitles the tax-equity investor to a significant percentage of the tax credits and depreciation deductions generated by the project, as well as a percentage of the project’s cash flows (which may be significant in certain transactions), until a certain point in time. If a project underperforms, it could delay such point in time and, as a consequence, a tax-equity investor may become entitled to receive a greater percentage or, in some cases, all of the project’s cash flows until such point in time. The tax-equity investor also has the right to approve certain unanticipated management decisions with respect to the applicable project. These approval rights include decisions regarding material capital expenditures, replacement of major contracts, bankruptcy, and the sale of the applicable project. To the extent we want to take any of these project level actions at a project in which we co-invest with a tax-equity investor, we may be required to obtain the tax-equity investor’s consent prior to taking such action. As a result, compliance with our obligations to our tax equity investors may prevent us from making certain business decisions.

Disruptions in our supply chain for materials and components, alongside increased logistics costs, have adversely affected our business and may continue to do so.

Critical inputs to the manufacturing of solar panels and batteries, including those used in energy storage projects, may include lithium, cobalt, nickel, and various rare earth and other critical minerals. In particular, lithium, cobalt and nickel are critical inputs in the manufacturing of batteries, including the batteries used in our energy storage projects. These raw materials are in high demand, subject to price fluctuations and of limited availability. If manufacturers are not able to procure enough of these raw materials or components, or procure them in a timely manner, this may result in a shortage, which may have a material adverse effect on the development and maintenance of our projects and, in turn, on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Such concerns may also impact other raw

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materials, such as steel and aluminum, which are used in the construction and maintenance of our solar energy systems. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disruptions, including shipping and transportation constraints, and political, social, or economic instability in regions where such components and materials are produced, there may be delays in, or increased costs associated with, obtaining the various raw materials or components used in our operations. Any change in the cost of solar panels, energy storage technology or other raw materials would impact the costs of constructing our projects and affect our financial results. In addition, both global and localized events could disrupt our international supply chains. For example, disruptions in the supply chain for modules and corresponding cost increases for modules have led to material delays in the construction of some of our projects, including in our New York state portfolio. Such costs may also increase as a result of any actions taken by governments to promote self-sufficiency or national security with regards to critical minerals or equipment, such as tariffs, import/export restrictions, or domestic procurement quotas, among others.

In addition to such risks of supply chain disruptions, jurisdictions are increasingly requiring companies to monitor for and address certain practices from their supply chain, including but not limited to certain labor practices and the procurement of conflict minerals. Such requirements may require us to incur substantial costs in order to comply and, to the extent such requirements are modified or expanded, we may be required to incur further substantial costs to maintain compliance.

We face competition from traditional utilities and renewable energy companies.

The solar energy industry and the broader clean energy industry are highly competitive and continually evolving, as market participants strive to distinguish themselves within their markets and compete with large incumbent utilities and new market entrants. We believe that our primary competitors are the traditional incumbent utilities that supply energy to our potential customers under highly regulated rate and tariff structures. We compete with these traditional utilities primarily based on price, predictability of price and the ease with which customers can switch to electricity generated by our renewable energy facilities. If we cannot offer compelling value to our customers based on these factors, then our business will not grow. Traditional utilities generally have substantially greater financial, technical, operational and other resources than we do, and as a result may be able to devote more resources to the research, development, promotion and sale of their products or respond more quickly to evolving industry standards and changes in market conditions than we can. Traditional utilities could also offer other value-added products or services that could help them to compete with us even if the cost of electricity they offer is higher than ours. In addition, the source of a majority of traditional utilities’ electricity is non-renewable, which may allow them to sell electricity more cheaply than electricity generated by our solar facilities. Such non-renewable generation is typically available for dispatch at any time, as it is not dependent on the availability of intermittent resources.

We also face risks that traditional utilities could change their volumetric-based (i.e., cents per kWh rate) and tariff structures to make distributed solar generation less economically attractive to their retail customers. Currently, net metering programs are utilized in a majority of states to support the growth of distributed generation facilities by requiring traditional utilities to reimburse certain of their retail customers for the excess power they generate at the level of the utilities’ retail rates rather than the rates at which those utilities buy power at wholesale. Certain states allow their traditional utilities to assess a surcharge on customers with solar facilities for their use of the utility’s grid, based on the size of the customer’s solar facility. This surcharge reduces the economic returns for the excess electricity that the solar facilities produce. These types of charges, which reduce or eliminate the economic benefits of net metering, if implemented across a large number of states, could significantly change the economic benefits of solar energy as perceived by traditional utilities’ retail customers.

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We also face competition from other renewable energy companies who may offer different products, lower prices and other incentives, which may impact our ability to maintain our customer base. As the solar industry grows and evolves, we will also face new competitors who are not currently in the market, such as an emerging energy storage market. The Inflation Reduction Act, through its combination of tax incentives and investments in renewable power projects and technologies, may lower barriers to entry into the renewable energy market which could have the effect of increasing competition, potentially eroding our market position and may result in continued downward pricing pressure on our PPAs. Our failure to adapt to changing market conditions and to compete successfully with existing or new competitors could limit our growth and could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

Advances in technology could impair or eliminate the competitive advantage of our projects.

Technology related to the production and storage of renewable power and conventional power generation are continually advancing, resulting in a gradual decline in the cost of producing or storing electricity. If advances in technology further reduce the cost of producing or storing power, the competitive advantage of our existing projects may be significantly impaired or eliminated and our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow could be materially and adversely affected as a result.

The amount of uncontracted generation in our portfolio may increase.

As of June 30, 2022, 91% of our operating revenue was contracted over the following two to five years under a mix of short and long-term, fixed price contracts with creditworthy counterparties. In 2021, 2020 and 2019, 97%, 99% and 98%, respectively, of our operating revenue was contracted in each of those calendar years. The portion of our portfolio that is uncontracted may increase over time which would increase our exposure to variability in power prices, which could, in certain circumstances, have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, ability to issue and/or refinance debt, results of operations and cash flows.

There is a risk that our concessions and licenses will not be renewed.

We hold concessions and licenses and we have rights to operate our facilities, which generally include rights to the land required for power generation and which are subject to renewal at the end of their terms. We generally expect that our concessions and licenses will be renewed. However, if we are not granted renewal rights, or if our concessions or licenses are renewed subject to conditions that impose additional costs or impose additional restrictions such as setting a price ceiling for energy sales, our profitability and operational activity could be adversely impacted.

Our use and enjoyment of real property rights for our solar facilities may be adversely affected by the rights of lienholders and leaseholders that are superior to those of the grantors of those real property rights to us.

Solar facilities generally are, and in the future are likely to be, located on land occupied by the facility pursuant to long-term easements and leases. The ownership interests in the land subject to these easements and leases may be subject to mortgages securing loans or other liens (such as tax liens) and other easement and lease rights of third parties (such as leases of oil or mineral rights) that were created prior to the facility’s easements and leases. As a result, the facility’s rights under these easements or leases may be subject, and subordinate, to the rights of those third parties. Although we take certain measures to protect ourselves against these risks, such measures may, however, be inadequate to protect us against all risk of loss of our rights to use the land on which our solar facilities are located, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The cost of operating our plants could increase for reasons beyond our control.

While we currently maintain an appropriate and competitive cost position, there is a risk that increases in our cost structure that are beyond our control could materially adversely impact our financial performance. Examples of such costs include compliance with new conditions imposed during a relicensing process, municipal property taxes and the cost of procuring materials and services required for maintenance activities.

We may experience equipment failure, including failures relating to solar panels and batteries.

Our solar energy and energy storage systems may not continue to perform as they have in the past and there is a risk of equipment failure due to wear and tear, latent defect, design error, operator error or early obsolescence, among other things, which could have a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. Solar panels have shorter lifespans than other renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric assets. Spare parts for solar panels and key pieces of equipment may be difficult to acquire as a result of a limited number of suppliers of solar panels and other system components and equipment associated with solar facilities. Any resulting delay in replacing equipment could result in significant delays in returning facilities to full operation, which could adversely impact our business and financial condition. Additionally, although rare, lithium-ion and certain other batteries that may be used in energy storage projects, may on occasion rapidly release the energy they contain, resulting in flames that can ignite nearby materials as well as other battery cells. Equipment failure at our solar energy and energy storage systems could also result in significant personal injury or loss of life, damage to and destruction of property, plant and equipment and contamination of, or damage to, the environment and suspension of operations. In addition, we could face liability with respect to remedial costs at third-party disposal facilities where we have sent discarded equipment or other wastes. The occurrence of any one of these events may result in us being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting claims for substantial damages, including for environmental cleanup costs, personal injury and property damage and fines and/or penalties.

Although we expect to benefit from various warranties, including construction, product quality, and performance warranties provided by our counterparties in connection with the construction of our solar energy and energy storage systems, the purchase of equipment necessary to operate our solar energy and energy storage systems, and certain other matters, our counterparties may default on their warranty obligations, including because such counterparties may become insolvent or cease operations. Even if a counterparty fulfills its obligations, many of our warranties do not cover reimbursement for lost revenue and we cannot guarantee any warranties will be sufficient to compensate us for all of our losses. Further, there are limitations in most warranties, including limits on liability. Many warranties have exclusions rendering them inapplicable if, for example, the owner does not follow the manufacturer’s operating instructions. We may disagree with a counterparty about whether a particular product defect, performance shortfall, or other similar matter is covered by a warranty, in whole or in part, as well as the manner in which any such matter should be resolved. As a result, enforcing any such warranty may be costly or impossible. Such costs may include significant out-of-pocket and internal expenses, some or all of which may not be recovered.

Moreover, we have provided production guarantees to certain off-takers in our PPAs. To the extent that the associated solar facilities become temporarily or permanently nonoperational, we will be liable to compensate the off-taker for the difference between the actual production and the guaranteed production amount, which could result in breaches of our PPAs and adversely impact our business and financial condition.

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The solar energy systems we own have a limited operating history and may not perform as we expect.

We expect that many of the solar energy systems that we currently own or that we may acquire in the future will not have commenced operations, have recently commenced operations or otherwise have a limited operating history. Of the solar energy systems in operation at the end of each of the following years, 15%, 16% and 2% achieved commercial operation in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 16% and 2% achieved commercial operations as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The ability of our solar energy systems to perform as we expect will also be subject to risks inherent in newly constructed renewable energy assets, including breakdowns and outages, latent defects, equipment that performs below our expectations, system failures and outages. As a result, our assumptions and estimates regarding the performance of these solar energy systems are, and will be, made without the benefit of a meaningful operating history, which may impair our ability to accurately assess the potential profitability of the solar energy systems and, in turn, our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We may not effectively manage the Internalization Transaction or realize the anticipated benefits thereof.

The Internalization Transaction exposed us to risks to which we had not historically been exposed. Prior to the closing of the Internalization Transaction on August 4, 2022, we did not have any employees but had rather been externally managed by GSAM pursuant to a Management Services Agreement. Under the Management Services Agreement, GSAM dedicated to us a team of approximately 100 professionals with extensive experience spanning transaction sourcing and financial analysis, power markets and physical asset analysis in the solar industry. In addition to this dedicated team, GSAM provided risk management, legal, accounting, tax, information technology and compliance personnel, among others, who provide services to us.

On May 18, 2022, we entered into an agreement with OpCo, MN8 Energy, GSAM and the Special Interest Member to engage in the Internalization Transaction, which we closed on August 4, 2022. Pursuant to the Internalization Transaction, among other things, (i) the Management Services Agreement was terminated, (ii) we agreed to directly employ the approximately 100 professionals previously employed by GSAM that were dedicated to our business under the Management Services Agreement, and (iii) we entered into a transition services agreement with GSAM that provides for the provision of certain services to MN8 Energy, OpCo and us, including risk management, legal, accounting, tax, information technology and compliance, for a specified period of time following completion of the Internalization Transaction. The internalized company may encounter potential difficulties in the integration process which may result in the inability to successfully internalize corporate management or related corporate support functions in a manner that permits us to achieve the cost savings anticipated to result from the Internalization Transaction. Further, although we have closed the Internalization Transaction, we expect to continue to be reliant on GSAM for certain services such as information technology, investor relations, tax and accounting for a period of time after the closing of this offering pursuant to a transition services agreement. If we are unable to internalize or find other providers for these services within a reasonable time period, we may not achieve all of the expected benefits of the Internalization Transaction and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

In addition, while we currently have retained most GSAM employees who provided services to us pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, the failure to retain any such personnel, including members of our senior management, in the future could have significant adverse effects on our business and operations. We entered into agreements with certain members of our senior management that contain certain restrictions, including a restriction on engaging in activities that are deemed competitive with our business. Although we believe these covenants are enforceable under

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current law in the states in which we do business, there can be no guarantee that if these executives were to breach these covenants and engage in competitive activities, a court of law would fully enforce these restrictions. If these executives were to terminate their employment with us and engage in competitive activities, such activities could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we expect the agreements we will enter into with such members of our senior management will provide that if their employment with us terminates under certain circumstances (including in connection with a change in control), then we may be required to pay them significant amounts of severance compensation, thereby making it costly to terminate their employment.

Further, our general and administrative expenses as an internalized company could be higher than our current expectations. The failure to smoothly transition services or retain employees, could result in the anticipated benefits of the Internalization Transaction not being realized in the timeframe currently anticipated or at all. As an employer, we are subject to those potential liabilities that are commonly faced by employers, such as workers’ disability and compensation claims, potential labor disputes and other employee-related liabilities and grievances, and we will bear the costs of the establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans. There may be other unforeseen costs, expenses and difficulties associated with operating as an internally managed company. Any of these foregoing risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unable to identify sufficient investment opportunities and complete transactions as planned.

Our strategy for building value is to seek to acquire or develop high-quality assets that generate sustainable and increasing cash flows, with the objective of achieving appropriate risk-adjusted returns on our invested capital over the long-term. However, there is no certainty that we will be able to find sufficient investment opportunities and complete transactions that meet our investment criteria. Our investment criteria consider, among other things, the financial, operating, and strategic merits of a proposed acquisition including whether we expect it will meet our targeted return hurdle and, as such, there is no certainty that we will be able to continue growing our group’s business by making acquisitions or developing assets at attractive returns. Competition for assets is significant and competition from other well-capitalized investors or companies may significantly increase the purchase price or prevent us from completing an acquisition. We may also decline opportunities that we do not believe meet our investment criteria, which our competition may pursue instead. Further, our growth initiatives may be subject to a number of closing conditions, including, as applicable, third-party consents, regulatory approvals (including from antitrust authorities) and other third-party approvals or actions that are beyond our control. If all or some of our growth initiatives are unable to be completed on the terms agreed, we may need to delay certain acquisitions or abandon them altogether. If returns are lower than anticipated from such initiatives, we also may not be able to achieve growth in our distributions in line with our stated goals and the market value of our shares may decline.

We may not consummate the NES Acquisition, and this offering is not conditioned on the consummation of the NES Acquisition.

We intend to consummate the NES Acquisition, which is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, at or around the time of consummation of this offering. See “Prospectus Summary—Recent Developments.” However, there can be no assurance that the closing conditions in the NES MIPA will be satisfied or that the NES Acquisition will be consummated on the terms currently contemplated or at all. Further, we may, prior to the consummation of this offering, receive additional capital contributions from the Existing Owners that may not ultimately be used to fund the NES Acquisition. In such event, our management would have broad flexibility in its use of such proceeds, and could apply such proceeds in ways that you or other stockholders may not approve.

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This offering is not conditioned on the consummation of the NES Acquisition. Therefore, upon the closing of this offering, you will become a holder of our common stock regardless of whether the NES Acquisition is consummated, delayed or terminated. If the NES Acquisition is delayed or terminated, the price of our common stock may decline to the extent that the price of our common stock reflects a market assumption that the NES Acquisition will be consummated on the terms described herein.

If we choose to acquire or lend to projects before they are operational, we will be subject to risks associated with projects that remain under development or construction.

As part of our business strategy, we may choose to acquire or lend to projects that have not yet commenced operations and remain under development or construction. Our development pipeline of pre-construction projects consists of approximately 4.0 GW in solar capacity and approximately 1.1 GW (or approximately 4.3 GWh) in energy storage capacity as of June 30, 2022. These projects are in various stages of the development process and we are targeting commercial operation dates between 2023 and 2028. There can be no assurance that our pipeline will be converted into completed projects or generate revenues or that we can obtain the necessary financing to construct these projects. As we develop our pipeline organically or through acquisitions, some of the projects in our pipeline may not be completed or proceed to construction. There may be delays or unexpected developments in completing any future construction projects, which could cause the construction costs of these projects to exceed our expectations, result in substantial delays or prevent the project from commencing commercial operation. Various factors could contribute to construction-cost overruns, construction halts or delays or failure to commence commercial operation, including:

In addition, where we have a relationship with a third party to complete construction of a construction project, we are subject to the viability and performance of the third party. Our inability to find a replacement contracting party, where the original contracting party has failed to perform, could result in the abandonment of the construction of such project, while we could remain obligated under

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other agreements associated with the project, including offtake agreements, which may result in a default or termination of such offtake agreement, the imposition of liquidated damages or termination payments, or the loss of performance security.

Moreover, we may not be successful in achieving commercial operations for our projects that are under construction and in our development pipeline. The completion of solar energy and energy storage systems involves numerous risks and uncertainties including the risks set forth elsewhere in this prospectus. These risks and uncertainties may prevent some projects from progressing to construction and commercial operations. In addition, for a variety of reasons, we may elect not to proceed with the development or construction of a project currently in our fleet or in our development pipeline. Our growth depends on our continued ability to progress projects to commercial operations and our results in the future may not be consistent with our expectations or historical results.

Any of these risks could cause our financial returns on these solar energy systems to be lower than expected or otherwise delay or prevent the completion of such project or distribution of cash to us, or could cause us to operate below expected capacity or availability levels, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to grow our business and generate sustainable and increasing cash flows.

Our growth strategy depends on the widespread adoption of solar energy and energy storage technology.

The market for solar energy and energy storage products is emerging and rapidly evolving, and our future success is uncertain. If solar energy technology proves unsuitable for widespread commercial deployment or if demand for solar energy and energy storage products fails to develop sufficiently, we may have difficulty in identifying and developing a pipeline of high-quality assets that meet our investment criteria, which could affect our ability to generate sustainable and increasing cash flows. The factors influencing the widespread adoption of solar energy and energy storage technology include but are not limited to:

We may be unable to efficiently acquire a large number of additional “middle-market” solar energy systems or otherwise adapt to the needs of our customer base.

We have historically targeted a significant portion of our investments in “middle-market” solar energy systems. The term “middle-market” includes solar energy systems that are larger than typical residential rooftop installations but smaller than large “utility-scale” installations, and that are expected to generally have generating capacity of between one and fifty MW. Projects on the lower end of this range include those referred to as “distributed generation”, “commercial and industrial” or “C&I” projects. Transaction costs associated with opportunities in middle-market solar energy systems are often high relative to opportunity size. Although we expect to develop efficiencies, such efficiencies may not materialize. If these efficiencies do not materialize, transaction costs associated with

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participating in middle-market solar energy systems may be higher than forecasted, resulting in lower than expected economic returns or a decision not to acquire a particular asset. Further, the current size of the middle-market relative to other segments of the renewable energy market in the U.S. is small, and there is no certainty regarding whether our customer base will remain active in the middle-market segment. If we are unable to identify a sufficient number of middle-market acquisition opportunities, we may be unable to deploy capital for such projects.

Our strategy is to tailor our products and services to the needs of our customers. Customer needs may change over time. Given our historical focus on middle-market solar energy systems, we may be unable to effectively identify, acquire, develop and operate solar energy systems in other segments of the solar energy market. Accordingly, we may be unable to adapt to changing market dynamics and the requirements of our enterprise customers. If we are unable to do so, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow could be materially and adversely affected.

We have recently added energy storage systems to our fleet. Such projects may present construction and operational issues and other unforeseen challenges associated with deploying new technology.

The inclusion of energy storage systems in our fleet will require us to make assumptions regarding their useful life, cost of operations, need for insurance, likelihood of claims against warranties, and other such factors relating to their successful operation. For example, risks associated with the relatively unproven nature of energy storage systems, such as the risk of fire or explosion, increase the level of unpredictability in making assumptions relating to the costs associated with our fleet. Because we have less experience developing, building, and operating energy storage systems than solar energy systems, we may be more likely to make assumptions regarding such matters that prove to be incorrect. We may also be unable to develop, construct, or operate such systems successfully or profitably. Failure to accurately estimate such inputs may result in the related PPAs not being attractive, or not being as attractive as anticipated, which could in turn negatively affect our business. Similarly, incorrect assumptions on the nature of costs to operate such assets or the kind or amount of warranty protection such systems are likely to need, could, in turn, negatively affect our business.

Our business is concentrated in certain markets, putting us at risk of region-specific disruptions.

As of June 30, 2022, approximately 63%, 10% and 5% of our solar energy and energy storage systems were located in California, New Jersey and Arizona, respectively. In addition, we expect much of our near-term future growth to occur in these same markets, further concentrating our operational infrastructure. Accordingly, our business and results of operations are particularly susceptible to adverse economic, regulatory, political, weather and other conditions in such markets and in other markets that may become similarly concentrated. Any of these conditions, even if only in one such market, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, all of our current solar energy and energy storage systems are located in the U.S. and its territories, which makes us particularly susceptible to adverse changes in U.S. tax laws.

The ability to deliver electricity to our various counterparties requires the availability of and access to interconnection facilities and transmission systems.

Our ability to sell electricity is impacted by the availability of, and access to, the various transmission systems to deliver power to our contractual delivery point and the arrangements and facilities for interconnecting the generation projects to the transmission systems. The absence of this availability and access, our inability to obtain reasonable terms and conditions for interconnection and

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transmission agreements, the operational failure or decommissioning of existing interconnection facilities or transmission facilities, the lack of adequate capacity on such interconnection or transmission facilities, curtailment as a result of transmission facility downtime, or the failure of any relevant jurisdiction to expand transmission facilities, may have a material adverse effect on our ability to deliver electricity to its various counterparties or the requirement of counterparties to accept and pay for energy delivery, which could materially and adversely affect our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

Counterparties to our contracts may not fulfill their obligations.

If, for any reason, any of the purchasers of power under our PPAs are unable or unwilling to fulfill their contractual obligations under the relevant PPA or if they refuse to accept delivery of power pursuant to the relevant PPA, our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow could be materially and adversely affected as we may not be able to replace the agreement with an agreement on equivalent terms and conditions. External events, such as a severe economic downturn, could impair the ability of some counterparties to the PPAs or some customers to pay for electricity received. In addition, inadequate performance by counterparties to operation and maintenance contracts related to certain of its assets or investments may increase the risk of operational or mechanical failures of such facilities.

We will be exposed to credit, commodity price and interest rate risk.

We may acquire solar energy systems that expose us to credit, commodity price and interest rate risk. “Credit risk” refers to the likelihood that a company will default in the payment of principal and/or interest on an instrument. Financial strength and solvency of a company are the primary factors influencing credit risk. In addition, lack or inadequacy of collateral or credit enhancement for a debt instrument may affect its credit risk. Credit risk may change over the life of an instrument. Securities that are rated by rating agencies are often reviewed and may be subject to downgrade, which generally results in a decline in the market value of such security. “Commodity price risk” refers to the risk of loss in cash flows and future earnings from adverse changes in the price of electricity and of tax attributes such as SRECs. “Interest rate risk” refers to the risks associated with market changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes may affect the value of a debt instrument indirectly (especially in the case of fixed rate securities) and directly (especially in the case of instruments whose rates are adjustable). Interest rate sensitivity is generally more pronounced and less predictable in instruments with uncertain payment or prepayment schedules. Current economic and market conditions, which include a volatile credit market, may accentuate credit, commodity price and interest rate risks and expose us to a greater risk of loss.

Most of our customer contracts do not include inflation-based price increases and sustained levels of high inflation could materially adversely impact our business.

Although approximately 55% of our customer contracts have price escalator provisions, such provisions are relatively standard increases that are not specifically linked to macroeconomic or industry-wide measures of inflation. As a result, although our operations have not yet been materially impacted by inflationary pressures—in part because our O&M contracts are fixed price—we could be materially adversely impacted in the future to the extent sustained levels of inflation over time materially outpace the price escalations in our PPAs. In this regard, we note that we have experienced an increase in module and racking prices of approximately $11 million related to our $420.0 million in planned capital expenditures through 2023. Although we plan to further evaluate the existing and prospective future terms of our contractual provisions with our suppliers and service providers, as well as with the purchasers under our PPAs, as they relate to scheduled price increases, inflation adjustments and market competitiveness, there can be no guarantees that we will be able to adequately address such risk in a manner that permits us to alleviate all or a part of any such inflationary pressures.

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Historically, the renewable energy industry has seen extended periods of declining costs. However, during 2021 and thus far in 2022 a number of macroeconomic, political and other factors have led to sustained periods of increasing global and domestic price inflation. Inflation in our industry has the effect of increasing the actual and expected costs of land, raw materials and labor as well as other goods and services needed to operate our business, which in turn raises the costs of developing, constructing, and operating our projects. Accordingly, continued periods of heightened inflation may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, there is no guarantee that recently-enacted legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act will effectively reduce the inflationary pressures on our business. Further, in addition to the direct impact of cost increases, sustained levels of high inflation have caused the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to increase benchmark interest rates, which can have the effects of raising the cost of capital and depressing economic growth, either of which—or the combination thereof—could materially adversely impact our business.

The operation of our fleet and development of our pipeline could be affected by local communities.

We may become impacted by the interests of local communities and stakeholders, including in some cases, indigenous peoples, that affect the operation of our facilities. Certain of these communities may have or may develop interests or objectives which are different from or even in conflict with our objectives, including the use of our project lands. Any such differences could have a negative impact on the successful operation of our fleet and the development of our pipeline. As well, disputes surrounding, and settlements of, indigenous land claims regarding lands on or near our generating assets could interfere with operations and/or result in additional operating costs or restrictions, as well as adversely impact the use and enjoyment of our real property rights with respect to our fleet and pipeline.

We rely on computerized business systems, which could expose us to cyber-attacks.

Our business relies on information technology. In addition, our business relies upon telecommunication services to remotely monitor and control our assets and interface with regulatory agencies, wholesale power markets and customers. The information and embedded systems of key business partners, including suppliers of the information technology systems on which they rely, and regulatory agencies are also important to our operations. In light of this, we may be subject to cyber security risks or other breaches of information technology security intended to obtain unauthorized access to our proprietary information and that of our business partners, destroy data or disable, degrade, or sabotage these systems through the introduction of computer viruses, fraudulent emails, cyber-attacks and other means, and such breaches could originate from a variety of sources including our own employees or unknown third parties. There can be no assurance that measures implemented to protect the integrity of these systems will provide adequate protection, and any such breach of our information technology could go undetected for an extended period of time. A breach of our cyber security measures or the failure or malfunction of any of our computerized business systems, associated backup or data storage systems could cause us to suffer a disruption in one or more parts of our business and experience, among other things, financial loss, a loss of business opportunities, misappropriation or unauthorized release of confidential or personal information, damage to our systems and those with whom we do business, violation of privacy and other laws, litigation, regulatory penalties and remediation and restoration costs as well as increased costs to maintain our systems. Cyber-security breaches or failures of our information technology systems could have a material adverse effect on our business operations, financial reporting, financial condition and results of operations, and result in reputational damage.

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There can be no guarantee that newly developed technologies that we invest in will perform as anticipated.

We may invest in and use newly developed, less proven, technologies in our development projects or in maintaining or enhancing our existing assets. There is no guarantee that such new technologies will perform as anticipated. The failure of a new technology to perform as anticipated may materially and adversely affect the profitability of a particular development project or existing asset.

Performance of our operating entities may be harmed by future labor disruptions and economically unfavorable collective bargaining agreements.

Certain of our subsidiaries may in the future be parties to collective agreements that expire periodically and those subsidiaries may not be able to renew their collective agreements without a labor disruption or without agreeing to significant increases in cost. In the event a labor disruption such as a strike or lock-out should occur in the future, the ability of our solar energy systems to generate electricity may be impaired and our results from operations and cash flow could be materially and adversely affected.

Some of our transactions and current operations are structured as joint ventures, partnerships and consortium arrangements, and we intend to continue to operate in this manner in the future, which may reduce our influence over our operating subsidiaries and may subject us to additional obligations.

Some of our transactions and current operations are structured as joint ventures, partnerships and consortium arrangements. These arrangements are driven by the magnitude of capital required to complete acquisitions of generating assets, strategic partnering arrangements to access operating expertise, and other industrywide trends that we believe will continue. Such arrangements involve risks not present where a third party is not involved, including the possibility that partners or co-venturers might become bankrupt or otherwise fail to fund their share of required capital contributions. Additionally, partners or co-venturers might at any time have economic or other business interests or goals different from those of our management, GSAM and/or our shareholders.

While our strategy is to structure these arrangements to afford us certain protective rights in relation to operating and financing activities, joint ventures, partnerships and consortium investments may provide for a reduced level of influence over an acquired company because governance rights are shared with others. Accordingly, certain unanticipated management decisions relating to the underlying operations and financing activities, including decisions relating to the management and operation, the investment of capital within the arrangement, and the timing and nature of any exit, will be made by a majority or supermajority vote of the investors or by separate agreements that are reached with respect to individual decisions. In addition, such operations may be subject to the risk that other investors may make business, financial or management decisions with which we do not agree, or the management of the applicable company may take risks or otherwise act in a manner that does not serve our interests. Because we may have a reduced level of influence over such operations, we may not be able to realize some or all of the benefits that we believe will be created from our involvement. If any of the foregoing were to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer as a result.

In addition, because some of our transactions and current operations are structured as joint ventures, partnerships or consortium arrangements, the sale or transfer of interests in some of our operations are or may be subject to rights of first refusal or first offer, tag along rights or drag along rights and some agreements provide for buy-sell or similar arrangements. Such rights may be triggered at a time when we may not want them to be exercised and such rights may inhibit our ability to sell our interest in an entity within our desired time frame or on any other desired basis.

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Changes in demand for power or power derived from renewable energy sources specifically may adversely affect our business.

Demand for power is affected by a variety of factors, which are not necessarily within our control. Slow growth or an overall reduction in demand for power, such as through improvements in energy efficiency, could have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Demand for renewables is affected by a complex interaction of economic and political pressures and environmental preferences. There are uncertainties associated with the timing of fossil fuel plant retirements—in part driven by environmental regulations—and with the scale, pace and structure of replacement capacity. Slow growth or volatility in the demand for renewable energy specifically could also have a material adverse effect on our plan to grow our business.

Additionally, the development of new renewable energy sources and the overall growth of the renewable energy industry has generally been supported by various local, state or provincial, national, supranational and international policies. For example, the renewable energy market currently benefits from the availability of certain financial and regulatory support, enhancing the attractiveness of renewable energy to purchasers and the economic return available. Various government bodies provide incentives to owners, manufacturers, distributors, system integrators, and end users of renewable energy products, to include financial incentives such as tax credits and rebates. Such incentives vary widely in scope and duration by jurisdiction. To the extent these supports and incentives expire, it may reduce the demand for and negatively impact the market for renewable energy. For example, some jurisdictions have RPSs for electric power generation, mandating that a certain percentage of the grid be powered by renewable energy. Several jurisdictions are expected to reach their current RPS targets within the next several years. If these targets are not increased, if they are decreased, or if other financial and regulatory incentives are not extended, the demand for additional renewable generation could decrease. This could adversely impact the economic value of our existing and planned operations, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, and financial condition. Alternatively, to the extent that such programs and incentives are implemented or extended, but in a form where we are ineligible to participate or take advantage but our competitors or customers are, or where these programs and incentives provide greater benefits to our competitors, this may impact the demand for our products and services. For instance, some states may implement “Clean Energy Standards” which may, in addition to renewables, contemplate the use of nuclear, carbon capture, and other renewable energy alternatives.

Any political changes in the jurisdictions in which we operate, particularly those that reduce, eliminate, or cause to expire government incentives for renewable energy, may impact the competitiveness of renewable energy or the growth of the industry generally and the economic value of certain of our projects in particular.

Developments in alternative energy transition, energy efficiency technologies and energy storage could negatively impact the demand for our capacity, power generation, and battery operations.

Renewable energy production, such as solar and battery, face competition from several other energy transition technologies, to include hydrogen and fossil fuel energy generation paired with carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (“CCUS”), among others. The demand for renewable energy may be materially and adversely affected by the development of such alternative technologies. For example, CCUS may improve the emissions profile of natural gas such that it maintains a role as a preferred alternative to renewable-based electricity generation. Similarly, hydrogen may be considered a better means of energy production than renewables or a better long-term or long-distance energy storage mechanism than batteries. Regulatory bodies could adopt rules that favor certain forms of energy generation and storage over others, which may not include renewables, such as solar, or battery storage. Alternative storage technologies may limit the demand for lithium-ion batteries or

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similar electrochemical technologies. If any of the above cause or contribute to a lower demand for electricity generated from renewable sources, particularly solar, or battery storage, it could adversely impact our long-term growth, business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Additionally, advances in energy efficiency technologies may reduce the demand for electricity and, subsequently, for our products and services. For more information, see our risk factor titled “Changes in demand for power or power derived from renewable energy sources specifically may adversely affect our business.”

Changes in our credit ratings may have an adverse effect on our financial position and ability to raise capital.

Our cost of borrowing under our credit facilities and our ability and the terms under which we may access the credit markets are affected by credit ratings assigned to us by the major credit rating agencies. These ratings are premised on our performance under assorted financial metrics and other measures of financial strength, business and financial risk, industry conditions, timeliness of financial reporting and other factors determined by the credit rating agencies. Our current ratings have served to lower our borrowing costs and facilitate access to a variety of lenders. However, there can be no assurance that our credit ratings or outlook will not be lowered in the future in response to adverse changes in these metrics and factors caused by our operating results or by actions that we take, that reduce our profitability, or that require us to incur additional indebtedness for items such as substantial acquisitions, significant increases in costs and capital spending in security and IT systems, significant costs related to settlements of litigation or regulatory requirements or by returning excess cash to shareholders through dividends. A downgrade of our credit ratings would increase our cost of borrowing, negatively affect our ability to access the capital markets on advantageous terms, or at all, negatively affect the trading price of our securities, and have a significant negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have and will continue to have high levels of indebtedness and our relatively large fixed costs magnify the impact of revenues fluctuations on our operating results.

We had $2.1 billion of indebtedness as of June 30, 2022, primarily consisting of $221.5 million outstanding under our Subscription Facility (defined below), $222.5 million outstanding under our Warehouse Facility (defined below), $432.3 million, $587.9 million and $250.5 million outstanding under our secured notes due 2044, 2046 and 2047, respectively, and $355.7 million of project-level debt, as discussed more fully in note 7 to our consolidated financial statements. In connection with the consummation of this offering, we intend to fully repay and terminate the Subscription Facility and enter into the Revolver. For more information, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Project and Corporate-Level Financing” and “Use of Proceeds.”

Because borrowings under our Subscription Facility and Warehouse Facility bear interest at variable rates, and because we expect borrowings under our Revolver will bear interest at variable rates, any increase in interest rates on debt that we have not fixed using interest rate swap agreements will increase our interest expense, reduce our cash flow or increase the cost of future borrowings or refinancings. Our indebtedness could have important consequences to our investors, including, but not limited to:

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Other than variable rate debt, we believe our business has relatively large fixed costs and low variable costs, which magnifies the impact of revenue fluctuations on our operating results. As a result, a decline in our revenues may lead to a relatively larger impact on operating results. A substantial portion of our operating expenses will be related to general and administrative expenses and operations and maintenance expenses, none of which can be adjusted quickly and some of which cannot be adjusted at all. Our operating expense levels will be based on our expectations for future revenues. If actual revenues are below management’s expectations, or if our expenses increase before revenues do, both revenues less transaction-based expenses and operating results would be materially and adversely affected. Because of these factors, it is possible that our operating results or other operating metrics may fail to meet the expectations of stock market analysts and investors. If this happens, the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected.

We are subject to non-competition covenants under the Internalization Agreement, which may limit our operations in certain respects.

We are subject to non-competition covenants in the Internalization Agreement, until the earlier of (i) the six year anniversary of the completion of this offering or (ii) if a specified change of control transaction has occurred, the later of the second anniversary of completion of this offering or the date of the specified change of control transaction. During this period of time, subject to certain exceptions, we will generally be prohibited from (i) (A) providing or agreeing to provide recommendations with respect to the purchase or sale of assets of any type for non-affiliates in exchange for compensation (other than certain compensation typically received by operating companies in our industry), (B) meeting the definition of an investment company or an investment advisor under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (C) certain other activities that would require us to act in a fiduciary capacity or participate in capital raising transactions on behalf of third parties in exchange for compensation (collectively, and as further defined in the Internalization Agreement, “Investment Management Activities”), (ii) owning any interest in an entity engaged in such Investment Management Activities and (iii) receiving or having a contractual right to receive consideration relating to Investment Management Activities on behalf of any person other than the Company, OpCo or MN8 Energy LLC and any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, OpCo or MN8 Energy LLC. For additional information, please see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Internalization Agreement”.

Uncertainty relating to the phasing out of LIBOR may result in our paying increased interest under our credit facilities.

In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. As a result, LIBOR was discontinued at the end of 2021.

Borrowings under our credit facilities bear interest at rates determined using LIBOR as the reference rate, except for our Subscription Facility, which was amended during the first quarter of 2022 and will utilize the secured overnight financing rate. At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect that any discontinuance, modification or other reform of LIBOR or any other reference rate, or the establishment of alternative reference rates, may have on LIBOR, other benchmarks, or LIBOR-based debt instruments such as our credit facilities. However, the use of alternative reference rates or other reforms could cause the interest rates payable under our credit facilities to be substantially higher than we would otherwise have expected.

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Risks Related to Taxes and Regulations

We may fail to comply with the conditions in, or may not be able to maintain, our governmental permits.

Our solar energy and energy storage systems are, and any assets which we may acquire will be, required to comply with numerous supranational, federal, regional, state, provincial and local statutory and regulatory standards and to maintain numerous licenses, permits and governmental approvals required for operation. Some of the licenses, permits and governmental approvals that have been issued to our operations contain conditions and restrictions, or may have limited terms. If we fail to satisfy the conditions or comply with the restrictions imposed by our licenses, permits and governmental approvals, or the restrictions imposed by any statutory or regulatory requirements, we may become subject to regulatory enforcement or be subject to fines, penalties or additional costs or revocation of regulatory approvals, permits or licenses. In addition, if we are not able to renew, maintain or obtain all necessary licenses, permits and governmental approvals required for the continued operation or further development of our projects, the operation or development of our assets may be limited or suspended. Our failure to renew, maintain or obtain all necessary licenses, permits or governmental approvals may have a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

We may be involved in litigation and other disputes and may be subject to governmental and regulatory investigations.

In the normal course of our operations, we and our affiliates may be involved in various legal actions such as contractual disputes and other litigation that could expose us to liability for damages and potential negative publicity associated with such legal actions. The outcome with respect to outstanding, pending or future actions cannot be predicted with certainty and may be adverse to us and, as a result, could have an adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and reputation. We and our affiliates are also subject to governmental or regulatory investigations from time to time. Governmental and regulatory investigations, regardless of its outcome, are generally costly, divert management attention, and have the potential to damage our reputation. The unfavorable resolution of any governmental or regulatory investigation could result in criminal liability, fines, penalties or other monetary or non-monetary remedies and could materially affect our business or results of operations.

We are subject to complex environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations that may affect our operations.

Our operations are subject to numerous environmental, health, and safety (“EHS”) laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate. These laws and regulations require that we obtain, maintain, and comply with permits, licenses, and other approvals, engage in review processes, and implement EHS programs and procedures to control risks associated with the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of power projects. Some projects, in order to obtain permits, licenses, and other approvals, are required to undergo environmental impact assessments and, if applicable, install or undertake programs that safeguard protected species, sites, or otherwise limit the impacts of their operations. If such programs are unsuccessful, our projects could be subject to increased levels of delay; costly mitigation or remediation requirements; operational curtailment; penalties; or revocation of our permits. Moreover, various parties may choose to challenge certain of our permits or authorizations or bring legal complaints for alleged non-compliance with laws and regulations. This may cause us to incur defense costs and/or perform additional mitigation or remedial activities or otherwise delay construction activities. We may also be subject to local opposition, to include efforts by environmental groups, which could attract negative publicity or have an adverse impact on our reputation and ability to timely complete projects.

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Our operations are subject to stringent and complex laws and regulations relating to the generation, use, handling, storage, recycling, disposal and exposure to solid and hazardous wastes, which laws are subject to change. In the course of our operations, we may generate solid or certain hazardous wastes through the disposal of solar panels, spent batteries, and other materials utilized in our operations. Additionally, environmental laws can result in the imposition of liability in connection with end-of-life system disposal, to include the disposal of and recycling of solar panels or batteries, amongst other wastes generated in connection with our operations. These laws, such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), may impose strict, joint, and several liability, without regard to fault or the legality of the activities giving rise to the claim, for the investigation and remediation of areas where hazardous substances may have been released or disposed. We may also become liable under certain of these laws and regulations for costs to investigate or remediate contamination at properties we own or operate, that we formerly owned or operated, or that have received our hazardous waste for disposal or treatment. Remediation liabilities can be substantial, the costs of which may not be covered by insurance.

We may also incur substantial costs to maintain compliance with EHS laws and regulations. Such costs could increase if existing laws and regulations are revised or reinterpreted or if new laws or regulations become applicable to our operations. Any failure to comply with such laws and regulations may result in the imposition of restrictions on our operating activities, adverse publicity, administrative, civil or criminal liabilities, injunctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims, investigatory, cleanup or other remedial costs, or other adverse effects on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Furthermore, future developments such as more stringent enforcement policies, or the discovery of presently unknown environmental conditions may require expenditures that could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, changes in wholesale market structures or rules, such as generation curtailment requirements or limitations to access the power grid, could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate revenues from our facilities and any environmental attributes we may generate in connection with our operations. For example, in North America, many of our assets are subject to the operating and market-setting rules determined by independent system operators. These independent system operators could introduce rules that adversely impact our operations by limiting our ability to recover certain costs or by favoring certain types of power generation over others.

Our operations also require us to ensure our employees receive adequate training and guidance to follow the health, safety, and security policies, procedures, and programs we implement in order to effectively comply with applicable EHS laws and regulations. The consequences of our employees receiving inadequate training or failing to follow the policies, procedures, and programs in place could be harmful to us, impairing our operations, causing us to incur significant legal liability or fines, result in reputational damage, and negatively impacting employee morale. In addition, worker safety incidents occurring in connection with our operations could expose us to personal injury claims or fines and penalties from governmental authorities, the costs of which may not be covered by insurance. The occurrence of any of these events or any changes, additions to or more rigorous enforcement of EHS laws and regulations could have an adverse impact on operations and result in additional material expenditures. Additional EHS issues relating to presently known or unknown matters may require unanticipated expenditures, or result in fines, penalties or other consequences (including changes to operations) that may be adverse to our business and results of operations. See “Business—Environmental Laws and Regulations” for additional information regarding certain environmental requirements applicable to our operations.

Our business is subject to physical hazards that could result in substantial liabilities and weaken our financial condition.

We are subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations relating to our workforce, including the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended (“OSHA”), which establishes

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requirements to protect the health and safety of workers. Many of our operations expose our workers to heavy equipment, mechanical failures, hazardous conditions, transportation accidents, adverse weather conditions, and the risk of damage to equipment and property. These hazards can cause personal injuries and loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property and equipment and other consequential damages and could lead to suspension of operations, large damage claims and litigation which could, in some cases, substantially exceed the amount we charge for the associated services. The occurrence of accidents in our business could result in significant liabilities, worker turnover, increase the costs of our projects, or harm our ability to perform under our contracts or enter into new customer contracts, all of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, profitability, cash flows and growth prospects. Further, to the extent our reputation or safety record is adversely affected, our customer relationships may be negatively impacted.

Our operations are highly regulated and may be exposed to increased regulation, which could result in additional costs to us.

Our solar energy systems are subject to extensive regulation by various government agencies and regulatory bodies in different countries at the federal, regional, state, provincial and local level. As legal requirements frequently change and are subject to interpretation and discretion, we may be unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effect on our operations. Any new law, rule or regulation could require additional expenditure to achieve or maintain compliance or could adversely impact our ability to generate and deliver energy. Also, operations that are not currently regulated may become subject to regulation, which could result in additional cost to its business.

Electric utility policies and regulations, including those affecting electric rates, may present regulatory and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar energy systems that may significantly reduce demand for electricity from our solar energy systems and adversely impact our results of operations.

Federal, state and local government regulations and policies concerning the electric utility industry, utility rates and rate structures and internal policies and regulations promulgated by electric utilities, heavily influence the market for electricity generation products and services. These regulations and policies often relate to electricity pricing. Policies and regulations that promote renewable energy and distributed energy generation have been challenged by centralized electric utilities and questioned by those in government and others arguing for less governmental spending and involvement in the energy market. To the extent such views are reflected in government policies and regulations, the changes in such policies and regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, any effort to overturn federal and state laws, regulations or policies that are supportive of solar energy generation and energy storage or that remove costs or other limitations on other types of energy generation that compete with solar energy systems could materially and adversely affect our business.

In the U.S., governmental authorities and state public service commissions that determine utility rates, rate structures and the terms and conditions of electric service continuously modify these regulations and policies. These regulations and policies could result in a significant reduction in the potential demand for electricity from our solar energy and energy storage systems and could deter customers from entering into PPAs with us or from re-contracting PPAs on terms favorable to us.

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Increases in the cost or reduction in supply of solar energy and energy storage system components due to tariffs or trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. government could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

China is a major producer of solar cells and other solar products. Certain solar cells, modules, laminates and panels from China are subject to various U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty rates, depending on the exporter supplying the product, imposed by the U.S. government as a result of determinations that the U.S. was materially injured as a result of such imports being sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the Chinese government. We have purchased these products from manufacturers in China in the past and may continue to do so in the future. In addition, tariffs on solar cells, modules and inverters in China may put upward pressure on prices of these products in other jurisdictions from which we currently purchase equipment, which could reduce our ability to offer competitive pricing to potential customers.

On February 4, 2022, the President of the U.S. issued Proclamation 10339, extending the safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells and modules to provide relief to U.S. manufacturers and impose safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells and modules for an additional four years, based on the investigations, findings, and recommendations of the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “International Trade Commission”). Modules are subject to a four-year tariff at a rate of 14.75% in the first year, declining 0.25% in each of the three subsequent years, to a final tariff rate of 14% in 2026. Cells are subject to a tariff-rate quota, under which the first 5 GW of cell imports each year will be exempt from tariffs; and cells imported after the 5 GW quota has been reached will be subject to the same 14.75% tariff as modules in the first year, with the same 0.25% decline in each of the three subsequent years. The tariff-free cell quota applies globally, without any allocation by country or region.

Additionally, the U.S. government has imposed various trade restrictions on Chinese entities determined to be acting contrary to U.S. foreign policy and national security interests. For example, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has added a number of Chinese entities to its entity list for enabling human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”) or for procuring U.S. technology to advance China’s military modernization efforts, thereby imposing severe trade restrictions against these designated entities. Moreover, on June 23, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a Withhold Release Order pursuant to Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 excluding the entry into U.S. commerce silica-based products (such as polysilicon) manufactured by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd. (“Hoshine”) and related companies, as well as goods made using those products, based on allegations relating to Hoshine labor practices in the XUAR to manufacture such products. Additionally, on December 23, 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which effectively prohibits imports of any goods made either wholly or in part in the XUAR, was signed into law and went into effect on June 21, 2022. The law creates a rebuttable presumption banning “the importation of goods made, manufactured, or mined in the XUAR (and certain other categories of persons in China)” unless the importer meets certain due diligence standards, responds to all inquiries from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) related to forced labor and the CBP determines, based on “clear and convincing evidence”, that the goods in question were not produced wholly or in part by forced labor. We have implemented policies and controls to mitigate risk of forced labor in our supply chain, and we do not believe that our suppliers source materials from the XUAR. However, these legal and policy developments could disrupt the renewable energy supply chain or cause our suppliers to renegotiate existing arrangements with us or fail to perform on such obligations. Broader policy uncertainty could also reduce Chinese panel production, affecting supplies and/or prices for panels, regardless of supplier. While we have developed multiple supply sources in a variety of countries, we could still be adversely affected by increases in our costs, negative publicity related to the industry and the sourcing of raw materials and finished equipment, or other adverse consequences to our business.

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An additional category of tariffs that may apply materials we rely upon in our solar energy systems is U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties (“AD/CVD”), depending on the exporter supplying the product. These duties are imposed by the U.S. government as a result of determinations that the U.S. industry was materially injured as a result of such imports being sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the Chinese government. The AD/CVD discussed above are subject to annual review and may be increased or decreased. In addition, petitioners are able to file anti-circumvention petitions alleging that materials manufactured in other countries are circumventing AD/CVD on products from China. Such a petition was filed in August of 2021, before being rejected by the U.S. Department of Commerce in November of 2021. More recently, in February of 2022, a petitioner asked the U.S. Department of Commerce (the “DOC”) to investigate whether companies are circumventing the Chinese AD/CVD by manufacturing crystalline silicon cells and modules in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, and this petition remains pending. While the Biden Administration declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar equipment imports from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia in June 2022, the existence of such petitions and possibility of further petitions and investigations create uncertainty related to the supply of solar modules, which can negatively impact the global solar market and the timing and viability of solar projects in our development pipeline, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and our growth.

By the end of 2021, we had identified high-quality suppliers outside of China and reduced the extent to which our supply chain for our projects is subject to existing tariffs, as we have entered into customer relationships with manufacturers in many other countries that will be able to independently produce materials for our solar energy and battery energy storage systems in the near term. While these actions have the intention of minimizing the effect of tariffs and potential supply chain disruptions on our business by reducing our reliance on China, we may not succeed or be able to continue to do so on attractive terms or at all. For example, for solar projects reaching commercial operation date in 2022, none of our modules were sourced from China. We anticipate the construction of 799 MW of solar energy and energy storage systems over the course of 2022 and 2023, a majority of which are either fully constructed or have shifted delivery risk to the applicable engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) contractors. Under our agreements with EPC contractors, delays driven by supply chain disruptions and/or any incremental costs due to constrained capacity in said supply chain would result in liquidated damages to the Company. We believe such liquidated damages could compensate us for any reasonably expected delays. Further, we expect to directly source approximately 140 MW of solar energy systems planned for construction in 2022 and 2023 from a variety of suppliers outside of China. However, the uncertainty around the DOC’s investigation into AD/CVD duties may expose us to increased product prices. While the Biden Administration’s tariff exemption reduces the near-term risk that our suppliers will be exposed to tariffs, to the extent there is a determination in the future that companies are circumventing such duties by manufacturing crystalline silicon cells and modules outside of China, we may experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We cannot predict what additional actions the U.S. may adopt with respect to tariffs or other trade regulations or what actions may be taken by other countries in retaliation for such measures. If additional measures are imposed or other negotiated outcomes occur, our ability to purchase these products on competitive terms or to access specialized technologies from other countries could be further limited, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Changes in effective tax rates, or adverse outcomes resulting from other tax increases or an examination of our income or other tax returns, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Any changes in our effective tax rates or tax liabilities could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Our future effective tax rates or tax liabilities could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:

For example, the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act extends certain tax credits for renewable energy facilities. As part of these changes, certain facilities will be subject to additional requirements and/or limitations which may increase the cost to develop or finance such facilities. The exact impact of these changes is not fully known and the tax law is subject to change and to regulatory guidance which may be unfavorable for taxpayers. As such, the incentives may be modified or amended in a manner such that the types of renewable energy systems included in our projects are not eligible for such incentives or are eligible for less benefits than we anticipated. These and any other changes to government incentives that impose additional restrictions or favor certain renewable energy sources or projects over our renewable energy sources or projects could increase costs, limit our ability to utilize tax benefits, reduce our competitiveness, and/or adversely impact our growth, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

In addition, an adverse outcome arising from an examination of our income or other tax returns could result in higher tax exposure, penalties, interest, or other liabilities that could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

Further, our ITCs will be subject to recapture if our relevant energy systems, including our solar or storage energy facilities cease to be qualifying property or undergo certain changes in ownership within five years of the date such system is placed in service. The amount of such recapture decreases for each successive year the relevant system is in place. If such recapture were to occur, we could owe certain tax liabilities, including penalties and interest, based on those recaptured ITCs.

If either (a) the solar energy systems in which we are invested cease to be qualifying property within five years of the applicable placed-in-service date of such property or (b) the IRS makes a determination that the tax basis of any such solar energy system is materially lower than what was reported on the applicable tax returns, we may have to pay significant amounts to the partnerships that own such solar energy systems, to our tax-equity investors and/or to the U.S. government, and any such payment obligations could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

ITCs are subject to recapture if a solar energy system ceases to be qualifying property for any reason (e.g., due to a solar energy system becoming temporarily or permanently nonoperational) within five years of its placed-in-service date. The ITCs subject to recapture with respect to a solar energy

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system decrease by 20% on each anniversary of such solar energy system’s placed-in-service date. If such a recapture event were to occur with respect to one of the solar energy systems owned by a partnership in which we are invested, we could owe the partnership, or the tax-equity investors in such partnership, an amount equal to the value of the tax-equity investors’ share of the ITCs that were recaptured. We could also be subject to tax liabilities, including interest and penalties, based on our share of recaptured ITCs. Any such recapture could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The ITCs available to be claimed with respect to any solar energy system are determined in part by the tax basis of the applicable solar energy system. The tax basis of the solar energy systems in which we are invested are reported on the tax returns of the partnerships that own the applicable solar energy systems. The tax basis reported on any such tax return is based on the appraised fair market value of the applicable solar energy system. The IRS may review the basis on audit and determine whether any tax credits previously claimed should be reduced. In these circumstances, if the basis is determined to be less than reported, we may owe our tax-equity investors an amount equal to the value of their share of the ITCs claimed on the difference, plus any costs and expenses associated with a challenge to that valuation. We could also be subject to tax liabilities, including interest and penalties, based on our share of ITCs claimed that are eliminated in any such determination. Any such determination by the IRS could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

If 50% or more of the value of our stock is held by tax-exempt entities that each own at least 5% of our stock and we do not file a timely irrevocable election to not be treated as a tax-exempt entity under Section 168(h)(6) of the Code, it could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. If we do make such an election, tax-exempt entities that own our stock may face adverse tax consequences from owning our shares.

We are invested in a number of partnership arrangements in which we customarily agree to indemnify the partnership and any other investor in the partnership for losses incurred if we become a tax-exempt entity for federal income tax purposes. We may be considered a tax-exempt entity if 50% or more of the value of our stock is held by tax-exempt entities that each own at least 5% of our stock and we do not file a timely irrevocable election to not be treated as a tax-exempt entity for purposes of Section 168(h)(6) of the Code (any such election, a “Section 168(h)(6)(F) Election”). We may not be aware of ownership changes of our stock that would cause us to be considered a tax-exempt entity, or we may not be aware of such ownership changes in sufficient time, such that it is impracticable to timely make a Section 168(h)(6)(F) Election.

If we become a tax-exempt entity and we do not make a Section 168(h)(6)(F) Election, a portion of the assets held by partnerships in which we hold an interest could be classified as tax-exempt-use property. Tax-exempt use property is not qualifying property for purposes of the ITC, which could result in recapture of ITCs, and is ineligible for accelerated depreciation. If property of any partnership in which we hold an interest is classified as tax-exempt use property as a result of our new status as a tax-exempt entity, we could owe certain of our affected partnerships, or the other investors in such partnerships, an amount equal to the losses incurred by such persons from delayed depreciation deductions, recapture of ITCs and interest and penalties, which could adversely affect the results of our operations and financial condition.

If we would otherwise become a tax-exempt entity and do make a Section 168(h)(6)(F) Election, none of the assets of any of partnership in which we hold an interest would be classified as tax-exempt use property as a result of our ownership. However, our Section 168(h)(6)(F) Election would result in interest received or accrued from us, gain on the sale of our stock and certain dividends received or accrued from us being treated as “unrelated business taxable income” (“UBTI”) to any tax-exempt shareholder. The potential for income to be characterized as UBTI could make our shares an

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unsuitable investment for a tax-exempt entity. Tax-exempt shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of an investment in our shares.

U.S. federal income tax law is not clear regarding when our projects can be considered to have been “placed in service,” and we have obligations to indemnify some of our tax-equity investors if the IRS is successful in asserting that the relevant tax-equity fund did not place in service the system it owns. If we were required to make any payments as a result of this indemnity, it could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Generally, only the entity that originally places a solar energy system in service may claim an ITC. The term “placed in service” for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not statutorily defined, and while the IRS and tax court decisions have provided general guidance related to the factors that should determine when property is placed in service for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it has not provided any guidance specifically related to this issue for solar energy systems. We currently have indemnification obligations in place with some of our tax-equity investors for ITC losses resulting from a determination that solar energy systems were placed in service for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to being transferred to the relevant tax-equity fund. If the IRS were to assert that these solar energy systems were placed in service for U.S. federal income tax purposes before being transferred to the relevant tax-equity fund, it could lead to the loss of the ITCs claimed on these systems, and any resulting indemnification payments that we may be required to make to our tax-equity investors, now or in the future, could adversely affect our financial condition.

Changes in the treatment of renewable energy certificates may adversely impact our business.

A significant portion of our business revenue is generated from the sale of RECs, in particular SRECs. RECs represent the “renewable” nature of the electricity. The creation of RECs depends on the type of renewable energy, such as solar, and includes criteria such as location, size, date of operation of the project, and energy delivery needs. RECs can be sold bundled with electricity or sold separately. The demand for RECs, and their associated price, may change depending on the availability of renewable electricity in a particular jurisdiction and the need for other entities to purchase RECs to meet regulatory or other requirements or expectations. To the extent that renewable energy becomes more prevalent, the price of RECs could fall which would result in an adverse impact upon our revenues from the sale thereof. Additionally, some jurisdictions may favor certain types of renewable power generation over others with respect to the creation and value of RECs, which may impact the value of RECs. For example, the RPS in certain jurisdictions requires a minimum portion of the renewable capacity to be met by solar energy, which may result in a premium for SRECs. However, requirements related to the creation and value of RECs are subject to change, and it cannot be guaranteed that our operations will always generate higher value RECs. Furthermore, regulatory changes that lower the value assigned to RECs generated in connection with certain of our assets have the potential to materially adversely affect our financial condition.

We are required to comply with complex recordkeeping requirements associated with the generation and sale of RECs. Such requirements become more complex when RECs are separated from the electricity produced at our projects. If we do not comply with recordkeeping requirements, this could result in less RECs than expected. Separate sales may also impact how we are allowed to characterize the REC-less electricity, which could adversely impact our operations.

Changes to, or reductions in, tax credits and other financial incentives could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Our business depends in part on current government policies that promote and support solar energy and enhance the economic viability of solar energy systems. These incentives include tax

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credits and other financial incentives. A loss of, or reduction in, such incentives could decrease the attractiveness of new solar energy systems to tax-equity investors, which could adversely impact our business and our access to capital.

The federal government currently offers an ITC for the installation of certain solar energy facilities owned for business purposes. If construction on the facility began before January 1, 2020, the amount of the ITC available is 30%. If construction began during 2020 or 2021, and the facility was placed in service prior to January 1, 2022, the amount of the ITC available is 26%. If the facility is placed in service on or after January 1, 2022, the ITC available is 30% so long as certain requirements relating to prevailing wages and apprentices are satisfied or an exception to such requirements applies. The ITC has been a significant driver of the financing supporting the adoption of solar energy systems in the United States. Any future reduction in these tax credits may impact the attractiveness of solar energy systems and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The economics of purchasing a solar energy system and energy storage system are also improved by eligibility for accelerated depreciation, also known as the modified accelerated cost recovery system (“MACRS”), which allows for the depreciation of equipment according to an accelerated schedule set forth by the IRS. This accelerated schedule allows a taxpayer, such as a tax-equity investor, to recognize the depreciation of tangible solar property on a five-year basis even though the useful life of such property is generally greater than five years. To the extent that these policies are changed in a manner that reduces the incentives that benefit our business, we may experience reduced revenues and increased financing costs and encounter difficulty obtaining financing.

Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common Stock

We have a history of losses and may not achieve or sustain profitability in the future.

We have suffered recurring losses from operations and have been dependent on new investment to sustain our operations. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we reported net losses of $56.2 million, $20.3 million and $4.3 million, respectively. We may not achieve profitability in the foreseeable future, if at all. In addition, our operating expenses may be more than our future revenue growth. We expect our future cost of revenue and operating expenses to continue to increase in the foreseeable future as we continue to expand our operations.

The requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

As a public company, we will need to comply with new laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, related regulations of the SEC and the requirements of the NYSE, with which we are not required to comply as a private company. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements will occupy a significant amount of time of our board of directors and management and will significantly increase our costs and expenses. We will need to:

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Furthermore, while we generally must comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, we are not required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls until our first annual report subsequent to our ceasing to be a “non-accelerated filer.” Accordingly, we may not be required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls until as late as our annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Once it is required to do so, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed. Compliance with these requirements may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

In addition, we expect that being a public company subject to these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating these rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

If we fail to develop or maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, prevent fraud and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results would be harmed. We cannot be certain that our efforts to develop and maintain our internal controls will be successful, that we will be able to maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future or that we will be able to comply with our obligations under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In this regard, we may face particular challenges given our historical reliance on GSAM to externally manage us pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and the risk that we may not be able to retain all accounting, legal, information technology and other personnel and systems that we have historically been provided to us following the Internalization Transaction. Any failure to develop or maintain effective internal controls, or difficulties encountered in implementing or improving our internal controls, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.

The initial public offering price of our common stock may not be indicative of the market price of our common stock after this offering. In addition, an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our common stock may not develop or be maintained, and our stock price may be volatile.

Prior to this offering, our common stock was not traded on any market. An active, liquid and orderly trading market for our common stock may not develop or be maintained after this offering. Active, liquid and orderly trading markets usually result in less price volatility and more efficiency in carrying out investors’ purchase and sale orders. The market price of our common stock could vary

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significantly as a result of a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. In the event of a drop in the market price of our common stock, you could lose a substantial part or all of your investment in our common stock. The initial public offering price will be negotiated between us and the representatives of the underwriters, based on numerous factors which we discuss in “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest),” and may not be indicative of the market price of our common stock after this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price paid by you in this offering.

The following factors could affect our stock price: