BridgePeak Energy Capital

What BridgePeak Energy Capital does

BridgePeak Energy Capital, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina (formerly Palmetto Energy Capital), is a private B2B energy lending platform that provides debt and corporate capital solutions to the middle-market renewable energy sector. The firm originates, structures, closes, services, and manages commercial loans on behalf of regulated banks and private credit funds, with a cumulative $5.6+ billion in loans closed since inception and a managed portfolio exceeding $4.4 billion as of March 2026. Its financing solutions span the full project lifecycle, including development capital, pre-NTP construction loans, construction loans, USDA-guaranteed term loans (REAP and B&I programs), conventional term loans, sale leasebacks, tax equity, and equipment financing, covering technologies such as solar, energy storage, biofuels, hydroelectric, combined heat and power, carbon capture, and digital infrastructure.

The company's core technology is an integrated energy lending platform that delivers origination, processing, USDA loan sales, development line management, construction analysis, portfolio, and capital markets services to lending partners. BridgePeak's differentiator is deep institutional knowledge of USDA loan guarantee programs, with co-founder David Thigpen having previously approved over $300 million in REAP and B&I guarantees during an eight-year USDA tenure, and CEO Shawn Andrews having closed and serviced more than $2 billion in government-guaranteed loans at his prior firm Windsor Advantage. The Pathward, N.A. partnership functions as a flagship distribution and co-lending relationship, with over $2 billion closed and 1.39+ GW serviced across the collaboration.

BridgePeak earns revenue through professional services (origination, structuring, USDA loan sale advisory) and managed services (loan servicing and portfolio management for bank and private credit partners), with capital solutions ranging up to $150 million per project. The firm serves two primary segments: energy developers (access to capital without equity dilution) and banks/private credit funds (compliant, scalable loan management). As of January 2026, BridgePeak expanded vertically through the acquisition of ACT Power Services, an O&M provider managing 9 GWdc of solar and 2+ GWh of battery storage across 28 states.

Name

BridgePeak Energy Capital

Legal name

BridgePeak Energy Capital, LLC

Website

https://bridgepeak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BridgePeak Energy Capital is a private B2B lending platform that originates, services, and manages middle-market renewable energy loans for banks and private credit funds, with over $5.6 billion closed and a $4.4+ billion managed portfolio since founding in 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Lending

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162), Loan Brokers (6163), Finance Services (6199), Short-Term Business Credit Institutions (6153)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure & Project Finance Private Debt (FSANADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Assets — Energy & Power Infrastructure (Renewables, Conventional, Storage) (FSAHAIAD), Capital Planning, Portfolio & Lifecycle Asset Management (EAM/CMMS) (EUAEAMAL), Infrastructure Debt Funds (FSANAEAL)

Keywords

• Renewable energy lending
• Commercial loan servicing
• USDA guaranteed loans
• Energy project finance
• Construction financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Loan Origination Services: BridgePeak originates energy loans for banks and private credit partners, providing comprehensive loan management across development, construction, and permanent financing facilities.
2. Loan Servicing: Portfolio management and servicing of commercial loans on behalf of lending partners, managing a $4.0+ billion portfolio.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BridgePeak Energy Capital is an energy-focused commercial lending platform that originates, services, and manages debt facilities for banks and private credit funds investing in middle-market renewable energy projects. The firm provides development capital, construction loans, USDA-guaranteed term loans, conventional term loans, sale leasebacks, tax equity, and equipment financing, alongside end-to-end loan servicing and portfolio management capabilities across the entire project lifecycle.

Product overview

BridgePeak Energy Capital operates as an integrated energy finance platform offering a comprehensive suite of financing solutions and loan servicing capabilities across the entire project lifecycle. The platform spans from development capital through construction financing to permanent term loans, complemented by a full range of origination, servicing, and portfolio management services. The financing solutions include Development Capital, Pre-NTP Construction Loans, Construction Loans, USDA-Guaranteed Term Loans, Conventional Term Loans, Sale Leasebacks, Tax Equity, and Equipment Financing, covering technologies such as solar power, biofuel energy, energy storage, hydroelectric power, combined heat and power, carbon capture, and digital infrastructure. The service layer supports the entire loan lifecycle through Origination Services, Processing Services, USDA Loan Sales, Development Line Management, Construction Analysis Services, Portfolio Services, and Capital Markets Solutions, enabling banks and institutional lenders to efficiently deploy capital into middle-market energy projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Capital
• Pre-NTP Construction Loans
• Construction Loans
• USDA-Guaranteed Term Loans
• Conventional Term Loans
• Sale Leasebacks

Quantifiable outcome

• $5.6+ billion in total loans closed since founding in 2020
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Renewable PropertiescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 March 2026Long-term partnership to align capital with opportunity, supporting community solar, energy storage, and small-scale utility projects across seven states. The collaboration has surpassed $280M in corporate and project financing.
• ACT Power ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2026Led investor group acquired ACT Power Services through Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction. ACT manages over 9 GWdc of solar capacity and 2+ GWh of battery storage across 28 states. New leadership under Kyle Cooper appointed as CEO. Transaction completed January 31, 2026.
• Headwater EnergycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 November 2025$144M construction loan for 112.5MWdc Gum Swamp solar project in North Carolina. BridgePeak arranged financing with Pathward and lender syndicate. The project will power approximately 17,000 households.
• GoodPeakcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 March 2025$22M construction debt financing for ERCOT battery storage projects near Houston, Texas. Partnership with Pathward to support energy storage solutions for Texas grid reliability.
• On.EnergycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 January 2025$77.6M construction credit facility for 160 MWh Palo de Agua battery storage portfolio in Texas. Partnership with Pathward to accelerate On.Energy's U.S. business growth.
• Pathward, N.A.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Expanded strategic partnership implementing a digital-first renewables loan platform. Pathward and BridgePeak partner to provide comprehensive solutions to solar and storage projects, including biogas, waste-to-value, hydrogen fuel cells, and EV charging infrastructure. Over the past several years, BridgePeak has assisted Pathward in closing and servicing loans for more than 1.39 GW of projects totaling more than $2 billion in fundings.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Generate Capital: Generate Capital is a specialty financier that originates and manages renewable energy and resilience infrastructure debt across development, construction, and operating phases — directly comparable to BridgePeak's project-level debt platform serving banks and credit funds.
• Arevon Capital: Arevon (formerly Capital Dynamics' Clean Energy Infrastructure) raises and deploys dedicated capital into renewable energy development, construction, and operating projects — overlapping heavily with BridgePeak's development capital, construction loans, and tax-equity mandates.
• CleanCapital: CleanCapital provides debt and equity capital solutions to mid-market solar developers and operators, with origination, underwriting, and asset management functions closely aligned to BridgePeak's middle-market energy lending platform.

Broad incumbents

• KeyBank Energy Lending: KeyBank's Renewable Energy Finance group originates construction and term debt for solar, storage, and wind developers across the US — a broader incumbent with an institutional balance sheet that overlaps the same middle-market borrower base as BridgePeak.
• First Citizens CIT Energy Finance: CIT (now First Citizens) runs a project finance business financing solar, storage, and other renewable energy assets across the lifecycle — a broad incumbent lender whose product set (construction-to-term) overlaps directly with BridgePeak's financing solutions menu.
• Brookfield Renewable Power Credit: Brookfield's infrastructure debt platform provides credit capital to renewable energy developers globally — a broad incumbent competing for the same institutional debt allocations that BridgePeak serves via its bank and private credit fund partners.
• Apollo Capital Solutions: Apollo originates and underwrites infrastructure and energy credit for institutional clients — a broad incumbent in the project finance / private credit universe where BridgePeak places its originated loans.
• Energy Capital Partners: Energy Capital Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to power generation, energy infrastructure, and related services — a broader incumbent that both invests and structures debt in the renewable infrastructure market where BridgePeak operates.

Emerging players

• Mosaic: Mosaic provides residential and small-commercial solar and energy storage financing through a tech-enabled lending platform — an emerging player in renewable finance whose origination + servicing model echoes BridgePeak's digital-first approach, but skews to a smaller borrower segment.
• Sunlight Financial: Sunlight Financial originated and serviced point-of-sale residential solar loans for installers nationwide — adjacent to BridgePeak's middle-market platform but lighter in deal size and currently navigating a strategic restructuring.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments4 records

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