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LS Power Completes Sale of Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Facility

LS Power Completes Sale of Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Facility

April 04, 2014

LS Power Equity Advisors, through a private fund it manages, closed on the sale of its 33.3% ownership interest (with 50% voting rights) in the 417 MW Safe Harbor hydroelectric facility to a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, L.P. The transaction was completed at an enterprise value of $303 million, consisting of a $289 million cash purchase price plus customary working capital adjustments and the assumption of ~$14 million in net project debt on the Safe Harbor facility. LS Power Equity Advisors originally acquired the project from PPL Corporation in Q1 2011 along with two other assets.

About LS Power:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy transition solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired over 47,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through LS Power Grid, the firm has built and operates approximately 680 miles of high-voltage transmission and has another 200+ miles and multiple grid infrastructure projects currently under construction or development. Across its efforts, LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are accelerating the energy transition, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised $53 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.