Sunrise Energy Ventures

What Sunrise Energy Ventures does

Sunrise Energy Ventures is a privately-held solar and battery energy storage developer headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, that originates, develops, and sells community solar and storage projects across 8 U.S. states. Since founding in 2014, the company has developed and sold over 500 MW of solar and storage capacity across 141 completed projects and currently maintains a 150+ MW active development pipeline. Its core service is full-lifecycle development, covering site identification, landowner engagement, interconnection, permitting, financing, construction, and long-term ownership, with projects ultimately sold to investors or operators.

The company monetizes through two primary streams: one-time recognition on the sale of developed solar and storage projects to acquirers, and recurring revenue from community solar subscriptions where residential and commercial subscribers receive credits on their electric bills. Sunrise serves four distinct counterparty groups: electric cooperatives and municipal utilities seeking to add carbon-free generation, commercial and industrial customers executing community solar or virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), residential community solar subscribers, and landowners providing sites under long-term leases. The product is a single integrated development service rather than a modular platform, with the company maintaining in-house expertise across development, construction, and operations through a small senior leadership team.

Sunrise's go-to-market is relationship-driven and sales-led, relying on direct outreach to landowners, cooperatives, municipal utilities, and C&I prospects rather than digital or channel-based distribution. The organization is small (1-10 employees per firmographics), with senior leadership concentrated in a CEO, COO, and two VPs covering community solar origination and EPC execution. No AI, software, or digital platform capabilities are disclosed; competitive advantage is grounded in accumulated regulatory experience across multiple states, a multi-disciplinary leadership team with deep utility-scale solar credentials, and a track record of repeated project execution at scale.

Name

Sunrise Energy Ventures

Legal name

Sunrise Energy Ventures

Website

https://sunriseenergyventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sunrise Energy Ventures is a privately-held solar and battery storage developer that originates, develops, and sells community solar projects across 8 U.S. states for cooperatives, municipal utilities, commercial and industrial customers, residential subscribers, and landowners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Energy Development

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Solar Development & Subscription Management (EUAMAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Development-Stage M&A & Portfolio Acquisition (Early-Stage/Ready-to-Build) (EUAMAAAF), Site Preparation & Civil Works (Clearing, Grading, Earthworks, Roads) (EUAMAFAA)

Keywords

• Community solar development
• Solar project origination
• Battery energy storage
• Renewable energy development
• Solar EPC services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wayzata

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Solar Project Development and Sale: Sunrise develops and sells solar and storage projects across U.S. markets. The company originates and develops high-value solar and battery energy storage assets, selling completed projects to investors or operators.
2. Community Solar Subscriptions: Facilitates community solar subscriptions for residential and commercial subscribers who receive credits on their electric bills

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sunrise Energy Ventures is a solar and battery energy storage development company that originates, develops, and sells community solar projects. The company partners with landowners, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and commercial/industrial businesses to develop projects across 8 U.S. states, managing the full lifecycle from site identification and landowner engagement through interconnection, permitting, financing, and construction.

Product overview

Sunrise Energy Ventures is a solar development company offering community solar development services. Their primary offering is a single unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company develops and acquires high-quality community solar projects across strategic U.S. markets, partnering with landowners, cooperatives, and utilities from site control through commercial operation. Since inception in 2014, Sunrise has developed and sold over 500 MW of solar and storage across the country with experience owning projects during every phase of the lifecycle, including development, construction, and long-term ownership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Solar Development End-to-end development of community solar projects for electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, commercial and industrial businesses, and landowners. Covers site identification, landowner engagement, interconnection, permitting, financing, and construction, culminating in project sale or operation.
• Battery Energy Storage Development Development of battery energy storage assets paired with or standalone from solar projects to support utility energy mix additions and grid reliability for cooperatives, municipal utilities, and commercial/industrial customers.
• Community Solar Subscriptions Subscription service for residential and commercial subscribers to participate in community solar projects without installing rooftop equipment, receiving credits directly on their electric bill.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ MW of solar and storage developed and sold since 2014

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LandownerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunrise partners with landowners to develop community solar projects on their properties. Landowners receive stable, long-term cash flow through competitive lease rates while providing land for clean energy development.
• Cooperatives & Municipal UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnerships with electric cooperatives and municipal utilities to deliver safe, affordable, carbon-free electricity to their members. Sunrise handles development complexity allowing utilities to focus on community service.
• Commercial & Industrial BusinessescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with commercial and industrial businesses for community solar and VPPA projects enabling energy cost reduction, sustainability target achievement, and predictable long-term pricing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Borrego Solar Systems: Borrego Solar is a solar developer and EPC serving C&I and community solar customers across the U.S. Comparable in lifecycle development capabilities, particularly the EPC/construction overlay that Sunrise offers through its VP EPC role.
• Clearway Community Solar (formerly Clean Energy Collective): Clearway Community Solar operates community solar subscriber programs across multiple states — a directly comparable subscription-centric community solar operator that overlaps with Sunrise's subscriber offering.
• Cypress Creek Renewables: Cypress Creek is a large-scale community and utility solar developer with multi-state operations and similar cooperative/municipal utility customer base, making it a directly comparable U.S. community solar peer.
• Pivot Energy: Pivot Energy is a U.S. community solar developer and operator serving cooperatives, municipal utilities, and C&I customers across multiple states — directly comparable to Sunrise's business model, customer mix, and subscription-based community solar offering.
• Nautilus Solar Energy: Nautilus develops, owns, and operates community solar projects for utilities, municipalities, and C&I off-takers across the U.S. Highly comparable in development lifecycle, counterparty mix, and subscription-style subscriber programs.
• Sol Systems: Sol Systems is a U.S. solar infrastructure developer and investor focused on community solar, C&I, and utility-scale projects. Comparable in development-plus-financing orientation and multi-state community solar origination.
• Forefront Power: Forefront Power develops community solar and C&I solar projects (now under ENGIE) with a comparable mix of subscriber programs, utility partnerships, and VPPA-style C&I offtakes.

Broad incumbents

• EDF Renewables North America: EDF Renewables is a large, diversified renewable IPP active across utility-scale solar, wind, storage, and community/distributed solar in the U.S. Overlaps with Sunrise in community solar and C&I, but operates at significantly greater scale and capital base.
• EDP Renewables North America: EDP Renewables (now including 8minute Solar Energy) is a global renewable IPP with a strong U.S. utility-scale and distributed solar footprint. Compares to Sunrise as a much larger incumbent in the same broad community/utility solar development space.

Emerging players

• Dimension Renewable Energy: Dimension Renewable Energy is a U.S. community solar and C&I developer partnering with landowners, cooperatives, and municipalities — comparable to Sunrise in scale, customer mix, and development-only (non-EPC) model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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