Our Investment Case
Abundant clean energy source
- Enough solar energy hits the Earth in a single hour to power the energy needs of the entire human population for a year.
- Provides increased energy independence and security.
Reliable investment with attractive growth prospects
- Provides a regular attractive dividend for income seeking investors.
- Offers a natural hedge against inflation with a high proportion of regulated revenues linked to RPI.
- Large diversified operating portfolio with incremental growth prospects through the introduction of complementary technologies, such as energy storage.
Proven and stable technology
- Reliable and predictable source of electricity due to high consistency in yearly irradiation and minimal moving parts.
- Long useful life (25-40 years) with high proportion of contracted cash flows from operating solar assets.
Cost-effective electricity generation
- Active portfolio management provides prudent cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of assets.
- Solar is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy generation and quickest to construct.
Climate change solution
- Fundamental to achieving a more sustainable future by contributing to the UK’s targets of 70GW solar capacity by 2035 and net zero by 2050.
- Meaningful contribution to reducing CO2e emissions through the generation and storage of clean electricity, reducing reliance on fossil fuels across the grid.
- Investment in solar provides significant biodiversity benefits to the communities that surround our assets.
- Through NESF’s investment in NPIII, the Company is supporting decarbonisation globally.
Embracing Innovation
- The Asset Manager consistently pushes boundaries with the use of latest technologies, such as bi-facial PV modules.
Specialist Management
- NESF benefits from the expertise of its investment manager, NextEnergy Capital.
- NextEnergy Capital is one of the world’s largest specialist solar investors, managing $3.9bn worldwide.
