kWh Analytics

United States - San Francisco, CA

• 08/02/2022
• Series B
• $20,000,000

kWh Analytics is at the forefront of Climate Insurance, providing data-driven insurance solutions for the clean energy transition. kWh Analytics leverages the most comprehensive performance database of solar assets in the United States (>30% of the U.S. asset class) and the strength of the global insurance markets to minimize risk and increase equity returns of their renewable energy portfolios.

kWh Analytics invented the Solar Revenue Put to help solar investors reduce their biggest cost: the cost of capital. The credit enhancement has been valued by the leading project finance banks and implemented by top investors on >$2bn of solar projects. kWh Analytics is backed by private venture capital and the US Department of Energy.

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Richard MatsuiFounder

United States - Honolulu, Hawaii

Richard Matsui is the Co-Founder of kWh Analytics.

kWh Analytics is the Insurer for the Energy Transition. Leading investors such as AES (NASDAQ: AES) and Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) rely on insurance solutions from kWh Analytics to reduce risk and enhance their investment returns. kWh Analytics is backed by private venture capital and the US Department of Energy.

He was previously a consultant with McKinsey & Company based in Greater China, where he helped found the Firm’s solar practice in 2007. There, he established himself as a leading global expert on the solar industry by accumulating more industry experience than any other consultant (9,000 globally).

He graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese. He is proud to have been born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He is also a Forbes "30 Under 30" award recipient for Energy.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmatsui/