Cambridge, MA — October 14, 2025 — Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure (“KSI”) announced today the continued expansion of its distributed-generation portfolio with the acquisition of a 2.5 MWdc solar project in Perry County, Illinois, from development partner New Leaf Energy (“NLE”). The project will participate in Illinois’ community solar program and will serve a combination of commercial and small subscriber community-solar offtakers.
“We are building in just under half a dozen states, largely with repeat partners,” said John Chaimanis, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure. “Over the last decade, we’ve found that our most successful projects come from partnerships where we understand each other’s strengths and work collaboratively. New Leaf Energy has been an excellent partner to work with.”
This transaction marks the third successful collaboration between KSI and NLE. The companies have previously partnered on two solar projects totaling 11 MWdc in New York, bringing their combined portfolio to more than 13 MWdc of operating and under-construction clean-energy assets.
“It’s an honor to work with Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure on this Illinois community solar project,” said Dan Berwick, CEO of New Leaf Energy. “One of NLE’s cultural pillars is that we build long-term relationships based on trust and transparency, and that’s the kind of relationship we’re continuing to build with KSI. We’re confident that this project is in great hands, and we look forward to partnering with KSI a lot more.”
KSI is actively developing new partner relationships as we see a future for DG Scale solar and community solar in many markets.
About Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure
Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC (“KSI”) is a nationally recognized independent power producer that has built and operated more than 100 MW of distributed-generation solar and other sustainable-infrastructure projects across the United States. KSI is dedicated to building and owning sustainable, long-lived assets, including solar, water, and other infrastructure projects. We believe that changing the way people get electricity and manage water can be done more resiliently and cleanly. Doing this improves the quality of life for all of us. We believe that by empowering local companies through the provision of finance and a problem-solving mindset that we can deliver these very heavily demanded solutions. The local companies that we empower will grow, their communities will grow stronger, and we can produce attractive returns to our investors. KSI provides capital to local developers, hires EPC contractors, and ultimately owns and operates. Investments range from $500k to $25M per project. For more information about collaborating on projects or our investment program, please visit https://kendallsustainableinfrastructure.com/.
About New Leaf Energy
New Leaf Energy partners with landowners, utilities, and local communities to secure, design, and permit commercial, community, and utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects and prepare them for sale to long-term asset owners. Together with its partners, New Leaf Energy accelerates the adoption of renewable energy in service of the goal of rapidly decarbonizing our society. For more information, visit www.newleafenergy.com.