VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 30, 2025 / Revolve Renewable Power Corp. (TSXV:REVV)(OTCQB:REVVF) ("Revolve" or the "Company"), a North American owner, operator and developer of renewable energy projects, is pleased to announce it has entered into a long term loan facility with Vancity Capital Corporation ("Vancity") to refinance a CA$3,968,800 acquisition loan originally provided by RE Royalties Ltd. ("RE Royalties") to acquire the assets of Wind River Power Corporation. The RE Royalties loan, entered into on February 13, 2024, with a term of three years, has been repaid more than two years early without prepayment penalties. The transaction allows Revolve to further expand its group of financing partners in Canada, having recently closed several facilities with Export Development Canada.
"The refinancing of this acquisition loan is another important milestone for Revolve Renewable Power," said CFO Tania Ontiveros. "First and foremost, we are proud to be working with Vancity - an organization committed to social justice, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. The Vancity loan is a critical step in our growth as it provides a lower cost of capital to Revolve and increases our cash flow from our operating assets. This efficient use of debt creates a streamlined process for future acquisitions and increases our ability to accelerate our growth."
The Wind River Power Corporation acquisition, which was completed in February 2024, included three operating projects with a total net capacity of 23 megawatts ("MW") and several development stage assets. The operating assets, listed below, are fully integrated into Revolve's asset management operations and are generating stable, recurring cashflows for the Company:
Project | Capacity | Location | Offtake Agreement | Ownership |
Box Springs Wind | 6MW | Medicine Hat, AB | 20-year fixed price power purchase agreement with the City of Medicine Hat | Revolve is a 51% shareholder |
Hunter Creek Hydro | 11MW | Hope, BC | B.C. Hydro under a long-term power purchase agreement | Revolve is an indirect 21% shareholder |
Sakwi Hydro | 6MW | Harrison Hot Springs, BC | B.C. Hydro under a long-term power purchase agreement | Revolve is an indirect 21% shareholder |
The Vancity loan transaction, which closed on January 29, 2025, has a term of 9 years, a fixed interest rate of 9.25% and will be repaid with quarterly principal and interest payments from the cash flow from the Company's Canadian operating assets. The new loan replaces an RE Royalties loan that carried an interest rate of 12%. The Company models financial returns from any given acquisition with the conservative debt interest rate connected to the acquisition loan, thereby maintaining financial upside through this type of refinancing with lower debt.
"This refinancing with Vancity validates our strategy of using flexible acquisition financing options from groups like RE Royalites to acquire operating assets and then replacing that debt with lower cost capital while increasing the long-term equity return for the Company. We would like to thank RE Royalties for providing the financial support for this acquisition and we hope to work with them on future opportunities. This model allows for fast growth through the acquisition of operational assets, and we are actively assessing additional opportunities in the mid-size renewable project sector," said CEO Myke Clark.
Under the terms of the original loan agreement, RE Royalties maintains a variable royalty of between 0.5% to 1% on gross revenues generated by certain operational projects for the life of the power purchase agreements for each relevant project.
For further information contact:
Myke Clark, CEO
IR@revolve-renewablepower.com
778-372-8499
About Revolve
Revolve was formed in 2012 to capitalize on the growing global demand for renewable power. Revolve develops utility-scale wind, solar, hydro and battery storage projects in the US, Canada and Mexico. The Company has a second division, Revolve Renewable Business Solutions which installs and operates sub 20MW "behind the meter" distributed generation (or "DG") assets. Revolve's portfolio includes the following:
Operating Assets: 12.78 MW (net) of operating assets under long term power purchase agreements across Canada and Mexico covering wind, solar, battery storage and hydro generation;
Development: a diverse portfolio of utility scale development projects across the US, Canada and Mexico with a combined capacity of over 3,000MWs as well as a 140MW+ distributed generation portfolio that is under development.
Revolve has an accomplished management team with a demonstrated track record of taking projects from "greenfield" through to "ready to build" status and successfully concluding project sales to large operators of utility-scale renewable energy projects. To-date, Revolve has developed and sold over 1,550MW of projects.
Going forward, Revolve is targeting 5,000MW of utility-scale projects under development in the US, Canada and Mexico, and in parallel is rapidly growing its portfolio of revenue-generating DG assets.
Forward Looking Information
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Such uncertainties and risks may include, among others, market conditions, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain required regulatory approvals in a timely fashion, or at all; the availability of financing, fluctuating prices, the possibility of project cost overruns, mechanical failure, unavailability of parts and supplies, labour disturbances, interruption in transportation or utilities, adverse weather conditions, and unanticipated costs and expenses, variations in the cost of energy or materials or supplies or environmental impacts on operations, disruptions to the Company's supply chains; changes to regulatory environment, including interpretation of production tax credits; armed hostilities and geopolitical conflicts; risks related to the development and potential development of the Company's projects; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; the availability of tax incentives in connection with the development of renewable energy projects and the sale of electrical energy; as well as those factors discussed in the sections relating to risk factors discussed in the Company's continuous disclosure filings on SEDAR+ at sedarplus.ca. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers are cautioned that given these risks, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of their dates. Other than as specifically required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent or otherwise. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Such statements and information reflect the current view of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this press release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. The Company does not undertake to update this information at any time except as required in accordance with applicable laws.
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SOURCE: Revolve Renewable Power Corp.
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