Erik Schiemann

Solar startup backed by GE and BlackRock raises $250 million

  “Distributed Solar — the Schenectady solar startup that spun off from General Electric earlier this year — has raised a $250 million fund from Morgan Stanley, Silicon Valley Bank and Fifth Third Bank to finance a portfolio of solar projects through 2020. The fund was raised after Distributed Solar Development announced in July that … [Read more…]

Distributed Solar Development to Locate Corporate HQ at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady

  “The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today announced that Distributed Solar Development will locate the company’s new corporate headquarters at Mohawk Harbor, Schenectady’s live-work-play waterfront development. Distributed Solar Development (DSD) designs, builds, owns and operates distributed solar and energy solutions for commercial, industrial and municipal customers. Incubated at GE’s Schenectady campus for seven years, … [Read more…]