Fund for wind energy projects and a method for establishing the same
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1. A tax-advantaged investment fund comprising:
- an ownership interest in a plurality of wind energy projects having a return comprising a cash flow distribution, an accelerated depreciation deduction, a plurality of tax credits, and a residual value of the projects; and
capital for investing in said ownership interest in the plurality of wind energy projects, wherein a first portion of said capital comprises debt from at least one lender and a second portion of said capital comprises equity from a plurality of investors, wherein said plurality of investors each receive a portion of the return.
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A fund established for the purpose of investing in multiple U.S. wind energy projects. The fund is capitalized with an initial equity investment by a group of investors that includes additional equity investment over the tax-advantaged years of the projects. The fund is also capitalized with third party dual tranche financing that provides for amortization of the debt from both the cash flow generated by the projects and the additional capital contributions from the investors.
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1. A tax-advantaged investment fund comprising:
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an ownership interest in a plurality of wind energy projects having a return comprising a cash flow distribution, an accelerated depreciation deduction, a plurality of tax credits, and a residual value of the projects; and
capital for investing in said ownership interest in the plurality of wind energy projects, wherein a first portion of said capital comprises debt from at least one lender and a second portion of said capital comprises equity from a plurality of investors, wherein said plurality of investors each receive a portion of the return. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tax-advantaged investment fund comprising:
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an ownership interest in a plurality of wind energy projects having a return comprising a cash flow distribution, an accelerated depreciation deduction, a plurality of tax credits, and residual value of the wind energy projects;
equity capital for investing in said ownership interest in a plurality of business entities comprising;
a plurality of investing members that provide a first portion of the equity capital, wherein said investing members receive a portion of the return in accordance with a first sharing ratio for a tax-advantaged period of the fund; and
at least one managing member that provides a second portion of the equity capital, wherein said at least one managing member administers the fund and receives a portion of the return in accordance with a second sharing ratio for the tax-advantaged period of the fund; and
at least one lender that provides a debt component either directly to the fund and/or one of the plurality of wind projects directly and receives a distribution from a portion of the cash flow from said wind energy projects and/or said fund. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for creating a tax-advantaged investment fund comprising:
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forming an entity having a business form that enables the entity to passthrough tax benefits;
establishing the tax-advantaged investment fund having a plurality of investors comprising a plurality of equity members;
collecting capital from the plurality of investors; and
using the capital to purchase a plurality of wind energy projects having a return comprising a cash flow distribution, accelerated depreciation deduction and tax credits. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for managing a tax-advantaged investment fund comprising:
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establishing the tax-advantaged investment fund having a plurality of investors comprising a plurality of equity members;
collecting capital from the plurality of investors;
collecting a debt component from at least one lender;
determining the identity of a plurality of wind energy projects to purchase;
providing the capital and debt to the plurality of wind energy projects having a return comprising a cash flow distribution, an accelerated depreciation deduction and a plurality of tax credits. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30)
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29. A method for investing in a tax-advantaged investment fund comprising:
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providing capital to the tax-advantaged investment fund for investing in a plurality of wind energy projects having a return comprising a cash flow distribution, an accelerated depreciation deduction and a plurality of tax credits; and
receiving a portion of the return in accordance with a sharing ratio for a tax-advantaged period of the fund.
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