By Michelle Froese | November 26, 2018 Earlier this year, CEV sold a 9.7 MW wind farm for $18.5 million. This announcement completes the sale of all its operating wind farms. NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), a clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources announced the sale of its remaining 117-MW wind portfolio, consisting of four wind farms, to a subsidiary of Skyline Renewables for a total of $208.5 million, assuming a closing of December 31, 2018. CEV entered into a purchase and sale agreement and submitted a joint filing with Skyline for authorization with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Once approved by FERC, the transaction is expected to close. The proceeds from the sale will reduce external financing needs, which is factored into NJR’s current fiscal 2019 financing guidance. “While we have divested our current wind portfolio, clean energy is an integral part of our business and we will continue to invest in clean energy projects that position NJR for long-term growth,” said Stephen D. Westhoven, President and COO of New Jersey Resources. Since 2009, CEV has invested about $700 million in solar projects, and plans to invest $500 million over the next four years. As a leading solar provider in New Jersey, CEV has approximately 7,300 residential solar lease customers and 35 commercial installations, capable of producing a total of 231 MW of installed capacity, or enough clean energy to power over 20,000 homes annually.
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) sold the remainder of its wind power operation, four wind farms totalling 117 MW, to a subsidiary of Skyline Renewables for $700m. The company, part of New Jersey Resources, planned to use the proceeds to cut its need for external finance. CEV has spent $208.5m on solar projects since 2009 and said it planned a further $500m investment during the next four years. It was New Jersey’s main solar firm with 231 MW of installed capacity.