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kWh Analytics introduces pilot programme to reward solar projects for extreme weather resilience
8th April 2026
kWh Analytics, embedded within its licensed insurance subsidiary Solar Energy Insurance Services, has launched a pilot programme to recognise solar projects that adopt measures to withstand extreme weather. The initiative is designed to improve risk modelling by incorporating data from projects that implement resilience strategies beyond what is typically included in ... Read the full article
Beazley to acquire US renewable energy MGA kWh Analytics
10th March 2026
Leading specialty insurer Beazley has reached an agreement to acquire kWh Analytics, a US renewable energy MGA, which will be embedded into its MAP (Marine, Accident & Political) Risks team. Jason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, will report directly to Tim Turner, Group Head of MAP Risks and be a key ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics boosts renewable energy coverage with renewed Aspen Specialty partnership
6th February 2026
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate and risk management for renewable energy projects, has successfully renewed its agreement with Aspen Specialty, expanding support of its Property Insurance offering for renewable energy assets and projects. Thanks to this extended partnership, kWh Analytics can now insure up to $100 million per renewable energy ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics closes Munich Re-backed parametric wind proxy hedge for Apex Clean Energy
18th September 2025
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance and risk management for renewable energy projects, has closed a parametric Wind Proxy Hedge risk transfer deal, backed by Munich Re, for Apex Clean Energy’s 79MW wind project in Virginia. The financial structure utilised the kWh Analytics Indifference Structure for debt sizing, with Munich ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics adds new $20m capacity layer to nat cat solution for renewable energy industry
29th August 2025
kWh Analytics, a climate insurer and risk manager for renewable energy projects, through its licensed insurance entity, Solar Energy Insurance Services, Inc., has expanded its portfolio with a new Excess Natural Catastrophe coverage to protect the renewable energy market from severe convective storms. The Excess Natural Catastrophe layer will provide up ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics appoints Anthemis founder Amy Nauiokas to board
30th May 2025
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance and risk management for renewable energy projects, has appointed Amy Nauiokas—Founder and Group CEO of Anthemis Group—to its Board of Directors. The move reinforces kWh Analytics’ ambition to scale its data-driven insurance solutions at a time when the clean energy sector faces growing climate ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics and Nextracker team up to deliver smarter risk solutions for renewable energy
9th May 2025
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance, has partnered with Nextracker, a provider of solar tracking solutions, to help secure improved insurance terms for a solar project in Arkansas—cutting the severe convective storm deductible by 50%. This collaboration highlights the impact of combining smart technology with insurance models to better protect ... Read the full article
VDE Americas & kWh Analytics partner to increase hail resiliency for solar assets
28th April 2025
VDE Americas, a provider of technical advisory and risk mitigation for the solar power industry, has partnered with climate insurance provider kWh Analytics to launch a new assessment form that evaluates solar site hail vulnerability and protective measures. The insurance industry has been driven to adopt resilience measures due to the ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics and US Department of Energy launch $2.4m Solar Resilience Initiative
23rd September 2024
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance for renewable energy assets, has announced a new $2.4 million partnership with the US Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) through the Materials, Operation, and Recycling of Photovoltaics (MORE PV) Funding Programme. This collaboration aims to create innovative strategies for enhancing the ... Read the full article
Munich Re backs kWh Analytics’ wind proxy hedge product
24th July 2024
Global reinsurer Munich Re has been named as the capacity provider for a wind proxy hedge risk transfer product structured using a solution from kWh Analytics, for a 59MW, 14-turbine wind project in Maine. This innovative product was developed by a Greenbacker Capital Management-affiliated investment vehicle with expertise in sustainable infrastructure ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics raises capacity with Aspen to support renewable energy growth
8th April 2024
Climate insurer kWh Analytics, Inc. has raised capacity with Aspen Insurance to support its property insurance offering for renewable energy projects to fight climate change. With this increase, kWh Analytics is able to underwrite up to USD$75 million per renewable energy project location. It also has full delegated authority to cover accounts ... Read the full article
kWh Analytics appoints Isaac McLean CUO
4th December 2023
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance for renewable energy assets, has announced the appointment of Isaac McLean as Chief Underwriting Officer. McLean will lead kWh Analytics’ growing underwriting team as the company grows its Property Insurance offering for renewable energy assets. Launched in January with capacity partner Aspen Insurance, kWh Analytics’ ... Read the full article
Extreme weather among the top risks for the solar industry: kWh Analytics
21st June 2023
kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance for zero carbon assets, has revealed the top 12 issues within extreme weather, financial modelling, and operational risks for the solar industry. The 2023 Solar Risk Assessment Report highlights the need for robust strategies to ensure solar asset resilience, especially in extreme weather conditions. Within ... Read the full article
kWh partners with Pivot Energy to provide solar revenue put production insurance
9th March 2023
Solar risk management provider kWh Analytics has announced a partnership with Pivot Energy, LLC, to provide solar revenue put production insurance for multiple distributed solar projects totaling 70 MW across six states. The solar revenue put was added post financial close to improve leverage from lenders Silicon Valley Bank, Cadence Bank, ... Read the full article
kWh provides solar revenue put for solar investment deal
22nd February 2023
Solar risk management provider kWh Analytics has announced that it will provide insurance support for a solar investment deal between Arava Power, Paz Oil and Menora via a solar revenue put. The insurance arrangement will seek to optimize debt terms on a 270MWdc utility-scale solar project in Uvalde County, TX. The solar ... Read the full article
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