KBRA Assigns Preliminary Rating to Sunrun Athena Issuer 2018-1, LLC

NEW YORK--()--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a preliminary rating to one note class issued by Sunrun Athena Issuer 2018-1, LLC. The transaction is secured by the equity interests of the managing members in the related Project Companies that in the aggregate, own a portfolio of 34,493 leases and power purchase agreements (“PPA”) associated with residential solar photovoltaic installations (“PV Systems”). Cash flow related to the portfolio is net of operations and maintenance expenses, administrative and insurance expenses and any distributions to a tax equity investor per the organizational documents for the respective Project Company.

The total aggregate discounted solar asset balance (“ADSAB”), consisting of the discounted payments of the leases, generation power purchase agreements (“Generation PPA”) and Balanced PPA is approximately $547.2 million. The securitization share of the ADSAB is approximately $445.4 million. The portfolio consists of 53.0% Balanced PPAs, 35.5% lease agreements, and 12.1% Generation PPAs by ADSAB and approximately 46.4% Balanced PPAs, 35.5% lease agreements, and 12.9% Generation PPAs by count. The weighted average original tenor of the lease agreements is 239 months and the weighted average remaining term of the agreements is 222 months. The weighted average FICO of the underlying customers of the PV Systems is 734.

                 
Class       Rating       Initial Principal Balance
Class A Notes       A- (sf)       $322,000,000
Class B Notes       NR       $56,500,000
           

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Usman Khan, 646-731-2488
Associate Director
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Adam DeJong, 646-731-2476
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Contacts

Analytical:
Kroll Bond Rating Agency
Cecil Smart, Jr., 646-731-2381
Managing Director
csmart@kbra.com
or
Andrew Lin, 646-731-2483
Director
alin@kbra.com
or
Usman Khan, 646-731-2488
Associate Director
ukhan@kbra.com
or
Adam DeJong, 646-731-2476
Senior Analyst
adejong@kbra.com