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Copia Power and Arizona Public Service (APS) Enter into 20-Year Power Purchase Agreements for Large-Scale Solar and Storage Energy Campus

Copia Power (“Copia”) today announced the execution of two Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”) with Arizona Public Service Company (“APS”) for Phase I and Phase II of the Maricopa Energy Center project (“Maricopa”), a 550 MW solar energy generating facility and 2,200 MWh battery energy storage facility located in Maricopa County, AZ.

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Copia Power, a Carlyle Portfolio Company, Closes $519M Tax Equity Commitment for Harquahala Sun 2 Project 

Copia Power closed a $519 million tax equity commitment with J.P. Morgan for the Harquahala Sun 2 project, a 300 MW solar facility and 300 MW/1200MWh BESS facility located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project is expected to reach commercial operation in Q1 2025. This is the second phase of the multi–GW Harquahala Sun industrial complex to be constructed over the next three years.  

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Carlyle-Backed Copia Power Hires Dan Murphy as Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets

Copia Power (Copia) today announced that Dan Murphy joined the company as Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets on April 22, 2024. Copia is a renewable development platform formed in 2021 by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) to develop and operate largescale renewable energy projects and seek to play a significant role in the U.S. energy transition.

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Copia Power closes $300 million corporate credit facility to accelerate development and procurement efforts on its Western solar and storage portfolio

Copia Power (Copia) today announced it has executed a $300 million sized corporate credit facility to support the continued growth and execution of its focused 17+GW development portfolio.  The flexible structure allows for both cash borrowings and LC issuance on a revolving basis, up to the commitment limit. There are accordion features that will allow this capital to grow with the company as Copia’s pipeline of projects matures.    

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Carlyle-Backed Copia Power closes $1.2 billion construction loan for Arizona projects

Copia Power (Copia) today announced it has executed a $1.2 billion construction-to-term loan financing to fund the construction of its Harquahala Sun 1 and Harquahala Sun 2 solar plus storage projects. These first two phases of Copia’s Harquahala Sun complex, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, outside of Phoenix, are expected to be completed in early 2025 and produce 450 MW of solar generation annually and include a 300 MW/1200 MWh battery energy storage system.

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Copia Power executes 15-year Virtual Purchase Power Agreement

Carlyle-Backed Copia Power executes 15-year Virtual Purchase Power Agreement to sell 150 MWac of long-term renewable energy and environmental attributes. Carlyle-backed Copia Power (Copia) today announced it has signed a long-term virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with a Fortune 100 company for the first phase of its large, multi-gigawatt, Arizona solar and battery storage complex.

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Carlyle-Backed Copia Power Hires Brian Callaway as Chief Financial Officer

Callaway brings more than $10 billion of recent capital raise success as well as experience leading and building the accounting, systems and reporting on more than $12B in private equity capital and assets. Copia Power (Copia) today announced that Brian Callaway will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on Feb 1, 2023.

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Carlyle-Backed Copia Power Completes Strategic Combination with Partner Birch Infrastructure to Bolster its Large-Scale U.S. Renewable Development Platform

Copia Power Expects to Start Construction on more than 1 GW of Projects in 2023 and Has Accumulated a Pipeline of more than 16 GW Under Development. Copia Power (Copia) today announced it has executed a $1.2 billion construction-to-term loan financing to fund the construction of its Harquahala Sun 1 and Harquahala Sun 2 solar plus storage projects.

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Carlyle Launches Copia Power Platform to Develop 7GWac of Renewable Energy Assets with Over 3GWh of Battery Storage

New Copia Power Platform Established with the Acquisition of Tenaska Development Pipeline and a Strategic Partnership with Birch Infrastructure. Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced the formation of a new portfolio company Copia Power (“Copia”), a wholly-owned platform focused on developing utility scale sustainable infrastructure in the United States.

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