Allen Matkins Team Advises on Financings for Chalan Solar and Storage Project

Allen Matkins advised Origis Energy, through its subsidiary, Chalan CA Solar Storage, LLC, on the tax equity financing for the Chalan Solar and Storage project, arranged through RBC Community Investments. This financing follows a construction financing, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2025. Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch, and Natixis, New York Branch, were the Lenders.

The firm’s cross-practice ReNew Group served as special counsel on real estate, permitting, environmental, and related matters, including issuing permitting opinions and a real estate opinion for the closings. The group has also been the project’s development counsel, handling permitting, environmental, and real estate for the development of the project for several years. The project is already under construction.

The project includes a 65-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar facility and a 25 MW battery energy storage system and is located in Kern County and Kings County, California.

The Allen Matkins team for the financing includes Barry Epstein, Kyle Hoshide, Dana Palmer, Max Rawn, Jennifer Jeffers, Gregory Clark, Meghan Clark, and Mindi Canner.