AES Distributed Energy Inc. – a subsidiary formed following AES’s acquisition earlier this year of Colorado-based distributed solar developer Main Street Power – intends to securitize and sell 43MW of solar capacity generating revenue through leases and PPAs, according to paperwork filed with US regulators.

Some 80% of the PV capacity is tied up with municipal customers – a new twist for securitized solar – but the portfolio also includes commercial and residential solar assets.

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