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BRIDGE LOANS

TAX CREDIT FINANCING

Bridge Loans Against Your Clean Energy Tax Credits

Bridge Loans Against Your Clean Energy Tax Credits

Cenet Capital advances cash against 48E, 45Y, 45V, 48C and 30C credits you’ve earned but haven’t sold. You get liquidity now, and the loan is repaid from the transfer proceeds when the sale closes.

Bridge Loan

What is a tax credit bridge loan?

What is a tax credit bridge loan?

A tax credit bridge loan is short-term financing secured by a clean energy tax credit that hasn’t been sold or funded yet. The lender advances part of the expected sale price today, and the loan is repaid from the cash the buyer pays when the Section 6418 transfer closes. It turns a future credit payment into working capital now.

A tax credit bridge loan is short-term financing secured by a clean energy tax credit that hasn’t been sold or funded yet. The lender advances part of the expected sale price today, and the loan is repaid from the cash the buyer pays when the Section 6418 transfer closes. It turns a future credit payment into working capital now.

Up to 90%

Up to 90%

Advance against expected proceeds with a signed buyer

1–18 mo

1–18 mo

Typical bridge terms, repaid when the transfer closes

$250K+

$250K+

Credit sizes from $250K to $250M and up

1 partner

1 partner

Bridge, purchase and insurance under one roof

Estimate your bridge advance

Estimate your bridge advance

Estimated cash advanced today
$7.64M83% of expected proceeds
Cash timelineFinancing cost
Expected transfer proceeds at 92¢$9.20M
Advanced to you now$7.64M
Interest (11% / yr × 6 mo) + 1% fee$496K
Paid to you when the transfer closes$1.07M
Cash today$7.64M
Total to you$8.70M
Cost per $1 of credit5.0¢

With the credit generated, the bridge is repaid from the eventual transfer, even before a buyer signs.

Illustrative estimate only, not a loan offer. Advance rates, pricing and fees are set after diligence and depend on credit type, sponsor strength, documentation and buyer certainty.

Sources: IRS, Elective pay and transferability · 26 U.S.C. § 6418. Advance rates and pricing shown are illustrative; actual terms depend on diligence.

Credits we lend against

The Transferable Credits We Finance.

The Transferable Credits We Finance.

Other Section 6418 credits, including 45X, 45Z and 45Q, are reviewed case by case.

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48

Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credits (solar, wind, battery, biogas)

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45V

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30C

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48

Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credits (solar, wind, battery, biogas)

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45V

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30C

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48

Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credits (solar, wind, battery, biogas)

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45V

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30C

Cenet Capital lends against credits it understands as a buyer, so advance rates reflect real transfer pricing. A bridge can roll directly into a Cenet purchase at closing, which removes refinancing risk.

Who Qualifies

Built for the people actually holding these credits. 

Cenet bridges developers, manufacturers and independent power producers holding 48/48E, 45Y, 45V, 48C or 30C credits worth $250K to $250M+, from late-stage construction through a signed transfer agreement awaiting funding.

Process

From Inquiry to Funded Advance

Submit

Share the credit, the amount you need and the expected close date.

Diligence

We review the credit, buyer status and repayment path.

Term Sheet

You get an advance rate, pricing and a term.

Fund

Cash funds now and is repaid when the transfer closes.

Why Bridge

Bridge now, or wait for the transfer to fund?

Bridge now, or wait for the transfer to fund?

Bridge now, or wait for the transfer to fund?

Credits often take months to turn into cash. A bridge pulls that value forward so the project, or the next one, keeps moving.

Credits often take months to turn into cash. A bridge pulls that value forward so the project, or the next one, keeps moving.

WITH A BRIDGE

Cash now

Cash now

Liquidity weeks or months before the buyer pays

Repaid from transfer proceeds, not operating cash

Construction and procurement stay on schedule

No need to take a lower bid just to close faster

Can roll straight into a Cenet purchase at closing

Sized to the credit’s value, not your balance sheet

WAITING

Wait for the buyer

Wait for the buyer

Cash arrives only when the buyer funds

Deadline pressure weakens your negotiating position

Projects stall while capital is tied up

Pressure to accept a lower bid to close sooner

Separate refinancing if the deal slips

Corporate debt capacity used to cover the gap

COMMON QUERIES

Straight answers on advance rates, cost, repayment and timing when you borrow against a clean energy tax credit.

Tax credit bridge loan FAQs.

How much can I borrow against my tax credits?

Advance rates depend on how certain the sale is. With a signed transfer agreement, a bridge can reach about 90% of expected proceeds. Credits that are generated but unsold, or still under construction, get lower advances.

How is a tax credit bridge loan repaid?

What does a tax credit bridge loan cost?

Can I get a bridge loan before my project is placed in service?

Do I need a buyer before I can get a bridge loan?

How fast can a bridge loan fund?

NO OBLIGATION · ABOUT A MINUTE

Turn your clean energy tax credits into cash now.

Turn your clean energy tax credits into cash now.

Turn your clean energy tax credits into cash now.

Tell us the credit, the amount you need and when the transfer should close. You’ll get indicative bridge terms from a lender that also buys credits.

Tell us the credit, the amount you need and when the transfer should close. You’ll get indicative bridge terms from a lender that also buys credits.

Prefer to sell outright? Get a purchase offer or insure the credit.

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