COMED ComEd, Solar Landscape and Public Storage announce 60 new rooftop solar sites planned for northern Illinois. August 5, 2026 ComEd yesterday (July 30) joined Solar Landscape and Public Storage to announce plans to develop 60 rooftop community solar projects with 10 already livened across northern Illinois in the next two years, marking one of the largest community solar installations in Illinois. Together, the projects will deliver 44 Megawatts (MW) of community solar energy, boosting grid capacity and creating opportunities for customers to lower their energy costs. ComEd has one of the largest community solar portfolios in the country and anticipates having over 400 sites completed by the end of 2026. To date, more than 1.8 GW of DERs have been connected, making Illinois the leading midwestern state for DER capacity. "With demand for power rising faster than supply, community solar sites like this one offer a clean energy solution that can help close the supply gap and offer bill savings for customers," said ComEd President and CEO Gil Quiniones. "By year end, we expect to have some 400 community solar installations across ComEd's northern Illinois territory, making this region a national leader in developing a renewable resource that has a key role to play in delivering clean, affordable power over the long term." Once completed, the projects are expected to generate enough electricity each year to power approximately 6,150 households while delivering an estimated $750,000 in annual electricity bill savings for subscribers, more than $36 million over the life of the projects. The average residential subscriber is expected to save approximately $120 annually on electricity costs. The partnership is transforming underutilized rooftop space into community solar projects, demonstrating that the growth of community solar in the region is being driven by innovative partnerships across utility, developer and real estate partners. Solar Landscape is the largest commercial rooftop solar developer in the nation and works with Public Storage, the leading self-storage operator in the US, to convert underutilized storage facility rooftops into energy-producing assets that deliver affordable electricity savings to households. The Illinois portfolio covers approximately five million square feet of rooftop space. "Commercial rooftops represent one of the fastest, most scalable opportunities to expand the electric grid using infrastructure that already exists," said Shaun Keegan, CEO of Solar Landscape. "By partnering with ComEd and Public Storage, we're transforming underutilized real estate into energy infrastructure that lowers electricity costs for Illinois families while helping meet the region's growing demand for power. This portfolio demonstrates how utilities, property owners and private capital can work together to deploy clean energy at meaningful scale." "Our facilities play an integral role in the communities we serve, and we are committed to extending the lasting benefits of our footprint through consumer affordability and green energy," said Nathan Vitan, Chief Legal Officer and executive sponsor for sustainability at Public Storage. "Public Storage maintains the largest solar energy program in our industry, expected to expand to 1,300 of our properties by the end of 2026. We're proud to partner with ComEd and Solar Landscape to demonstrate how commercial properties can deliver maximum value as community assets." As Illinois experiences increasing electricity demand driven by economic growth, electrification and new technologies, ComEd is upgrading the grid to accommodate the rapid expansion of distributed energy resources. These investments enable more renewable energy projects to come online, strengthen grid reliability and help deliver affordable energy options to customers across northern Illinois. "Garfield Park Community Council is proud to partner with Solar Landscape to expand access to the benefits of Community-Driven Community Solar for our community," said Aretha Berdell, Garfield Park Community Council's sustainable housing associate. "We're especially excited that our own office is enrolled in this rooftop community solar project, allowing us to reinvest annual energy savings into serving our community, and we look forward to continuing this impactful partnership." The expansion of new community solar sites is supported by Illinois' clean energy policies, including the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) and the Clean and Renewable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act. "This project represents economic development and investment here in Justice and creates economic opportunities for job, growth, investment and sustainability," said Mayor Krzysztof Wasowicz of Justice. The projects will also create local jobs and expand career opportunities. Construction is expected to support approximately 300 jobs, while workforce partners, including STEP-UP Solar, the Chicago Urban League, the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA), YouthBuild Lake County and other Illinois YouthBuild programs, are preparing Illinois residents for careers in the growing clean energy industry. Since 2024, STEP-UP Solar and its partners have trained 139 individuals for careers in the solar industry. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will also play a key role in building the skilled local workforce needed to deliver these projects and support Illinois' growing clean energy economy. "While we're celebrating the completion of this community solar project today, another group of YouthBuild Solar Installer trainees are participating in hands-on solar training through STEP-UP Solar, with support from Solar Landscape. That connection is what makes Illinois' Community-Driven Community Solar Program so impactful. By pairing clean energy development with workforce training, Illinois is helping ensure the benefits of the clean energy economy are shared by the communities that need them most," said Tameka Wilson, executive director of YouthBuild Lake County. The subscriptions offered through the solar portfolio are not limited to residents. Several community organizations are subscribed to the project or have helped enroll residents to community solar, including Better Sister Brother Growth Network, Ecker Center, Elgin Green Groups, Garfield Park Community Council, Institute of Cultural Affairs USA and Seven Generations Ahead. ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), a Fortune 200 energy company, serving almost 11 million electricity and natural gas customers - the largest number of customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4.2 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. Solar Landscape is the nation's leading distributed energy infrastructure company, transforming commercial real estate into a source of new power by deploying solar and storage at scale. Partnering with more than 170+ commercial real estate owners and utilities, the company develops, builds, owns, and operates distributed energy projects that deliver new capacity to the grid in as little as 12 months while generating long-term income for commercial and industrial property owners. Recognized by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. and ranked the #1 commercial rooftop solar developer by Solar Power World, Solar Landscape combines real estate expertise with proprietary technology and vertically integrated execution to deploy infrastructure with speed and certainty. Headquartered in Asbury Park, New Jersey, with offices in New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, the company has deployed more than 500 projects representing over 750 MWdc of generation. Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns, and operates self-storage facilities. At March 31, 2026, the Company: (i) owned and/or operated 3,546 self-storage facilities located in 40 states with approximately 259 million net rentable square feet in the United States and (ii) owned a 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (Euronext Brussels: SHUR), which owned 333 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European countries with approximately 19 million net rentable square feet operated under the Shurgard(R) brand. Public Storage's headquarters is located in Frisco, Texas. ComEd Media Relations 1-312-394-3500 440 S Lasalle St Chicago Illinois United States 60605-1028

Solar Landscape secures up to $150M in development financing with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. ROI-NJ Staff(Asbury Park) August 4, 2026 Solar Landscape, a platform for distributed energy infrastructure built on commercial real estate, announced on Aug. 4 the closing of a development financing facility of up to $150 million with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its Green Credit Fund II. The fund provides flexible capital to accelerate the development of distributed solar projects across the company's growing national pipeline. The facility will initially support a discrete portfolio representing approximately 250 MWdc (megawatt of direct current) of mid- and late-stage development assets, allowing Solar Landscape to advance critical project activities, including equipment procurement, interconnection, offtake, and pre-construction sponsor development services earlier in the project lifecycle. By accelerating these activities, the company can move projects more efficiently from early-stage development to the beginning of construction, which will in turn bring new electricity generation online faster. This facility will further provide the flexibility to support forward flow portfolio execution as Solar Landscape continues to scale its development platform and builds on a series of investments and structured finance transactions completed by the company over the past year, including a $600 million senior debt facility, a $125 million corporate revolving credit facility, and a $117 million preferred equity investment. Together, these investments bring Solar Landscape's total capital raised over the last three years to more than $2.2 billion and demonstrate continued institutional confidence in Solar Landscape's differentiated platform and its ability to execute distributed energy infrastructure at scale. "As demand for electricity continues to accelerate, the ability to efficiently raise and deploy capital across the totality of the development lifecycle is becoming an increasingly important competitive advantage," said Clayton Avent, chief financial officer of Solar Landscape. "We deeply appreciate CIP's partnership in providing us with revolving development capital that increases the throughput of our development platform, allowing us to advance projects more efficiently and bring new distributed energy infrastructure online faster. Just as importantly, it reflects the confidence that sophisticated institutional investors have in our structured finance and execution capabilities as well as our long-term growth strategy." The transaction represents a funding accelerant for Solar Landscape. Backed by flexible, early-stage capital from global infrastructure investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, this facility enables the company to advance projects earlier in the development cycle, increase platform throughput, and accelerate the deployment of distributed energy infrastructure needed to meet America's growing electricity demand as one of the nation's fastest paths to new generation.

Solar Landscape secures up to $150M financing to accelerate U.S. Distributed energy projects. As electricity demand rises across the United States and grid constraints challenge renewable energy deployment, distributed energy developers are increasingly turning to institutional capital to speed project delivery. Solar Landscape has secured a development financing facility of up to $150 million from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a move designed to accelerate commercial rooftop solar development and strengthen the company's position in the rapidly expanding distributed energy infrastructure market. Solar Landscape, a developer of distributed energy infrastructure focused on commercial real estate, has closed a development financing facility of up to $150 million with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Green Credit Fund II (CI GCF II). The financing will provide flexible development capital to help advance approximately 250 MWdc of distributed solar assets currently in mid- and late-stage development across the United States. The transaction reflects growing investor confidence in distributed renewable energy infrastructure as utilities, businesses, and policymakers seek faster ways to add electricity generation to an increasingly constrained power grid. Rather than funding completed assets, the facility is structured to support projects earlier in the development lifecycle, enabling Solar Landscape to accelerate procurement, grid interconnection, power purchase arrangements, and pre-construction activities before projects enter the construction phase. Early-stage development financing has become an increasingly important component of renewable energy deployment. Developers often face significant capital requirements before construction financing becomes available, particularly as equipment procurement timelines, permitting processes, and utility interconnection queues continue to lengthen. Flexible financing facilities help bridge this gap, reducing project delays while improving capital efficiency across large development pipelines. For Solar Landscape, the new financing is expected to increase throughput across its national portfolio. By advancing projects sooner, the company aims to shorten development timelines and bring new electricity generation online more quickly - an increasingly valuable capability as electricity consumption continues to rise due to data center expansion, electrification initiatives, electric vehicle adoption, and the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The financing also strengthens Solar Landscape's broader capital strategy. Over the past year, the company has completed several institutional financing transactions, including a $600 million senior debt facility, a $125 million corporate revolving credit facility, and a $117 million preferred equity investment. Combined with the newly announced development facility, Solar Landscape says it has raised more than $2.2 billion over the past three years, underscoring sustained institutional interest in distributed energy infrastructure. The partnership represents another significant investment by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, one of the world's largest infrastructure investment managers specializing in renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure. The financing marks the fourth investment completed by CI Green Credit Fund II following its first close of €1.3 billion earlier this year. The transaction also illustrates the evolving role of private infrastructure capital in financing the energy transition. As commercial banks tighten lending standards and renewable energy projects become more capital intensive, specialized infrastructure funds are increasingly providing structured financing tailored to different phases of project development. These facilities allow developers to maintain project momentum while preserving long-term balance sheet flexibility. Solar Landscape's business model focuses on installing community solar projects on commercial and industrial rooftops, a segment of the distributed energy market that has attracted growing interest from utilities and policymakers. Unlike large utility-scale solar farms that often require extensive transmission upgrades, distributed rooftop solar connects directly to local distribution networks, allowing new generation capacity to be deployed more quickly while reducing pressure on congested transmission infrastructure. This approach has become particularly relevant in regions served by the PJM Interconnection, the largest electricity market in the United States. PJM continues to experience growing electricity demand driven by industrial expansion, electrification, and hyperscale data centers operated by technology companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta. These developments are increasing pressure on utilities to deploy new generation capacity while maintaining grid reliability. Industry analysts expect distributed energy resources to play a larger role in addressing these challenges. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar photovoltaic capacity remains the fastest-growing source of renewable electricity globally. Meanwhile, BloombergNEF projects continued growth in distributed solar installations as businesses seek greater energy resilience and lower electricity costs. Beyond generation capacity, distributed energy infrastructure is becoming increasingly important for enterprise sustainability strategies. Commercial property owners are investing in rooftop solar to reduce operating expenses, improve environmental performance, and support corporate net-zero commitments. The combination of declining technology costs, favorable policy incentives, and expanding financing options has strengthened the business case for distributed renewable energy across multiple industries. The financing agreement positions Solar Landscape to capitalize on these long-term market trends while expanding its national development pipeline. As electricity demand accelerates and utilities seek faster deployment models, access to flexible institutional capital is likely to become a defining competitive advantage for developers capable of executing distributed energy projects at scale. For enterprise stakeholders - including utilities, commercial real estate owners, infrastructure investors, and corporate energy buyers - the transaction highlights the growing importance of structured finance in accelerating renewable energy deployment. As distributed solar becomes a larger component of modern electricity systems, innovative financing mechanisms are expected to remain central to scaling clean energy infrastructure efficiently and meeting future power demand. Market Landscape. The distributed energy market is undergoing rapid expansion as utilities seek alternatives to lengthy transmission projects and centralized generation. The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that solar PV will remain the world's largest source of new electricity generation through the decade, while BloombergNEF expects distributed solar investment to continue growing as commercial customers prioritize energy resilience and sustainability. Infrastructure investors, including Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield, BlackRock, and Macquarie Asset Management, continue increasing allocations toward renewable energy development platforms, reflecting strong institutional demand for long-term energy transition assets. Top insights. * Solar Landscape secured up to $150 million in development financing from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to accelerate approximately 250 MWdc of distributed solar projects across its U.S. pipeline. * The facility enables earlier investment in procurement, interconnection, and project development, reducing delays and improving capital efficiency before construction begins. * Institutional investors continue increasing exposure to distributed renewable energy as electricity demand grows from AI infrastructure, electrification, and commercial sustainability initiatives. * The financing expands Solar Landscape's capital base to more than $2.2 billion raised over three years, reinforcing confidence in its distributed energy platform. * Distributed rooftop solar is emerging as a faster path to new electricity generation by connecting directly to local distribution grids and reducing transmission bottlenecks. * News * August 4, 2026 Bybit appoints former VARA executive peter loo as chief legal & compliance officer. 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