Elbert Belk

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Belk’s select experience includes:

• Represented lenders in connection with a $2.5 billion term loan financing of a 3,500 MW wind project in New Mexico.
• Represented an investor in its approximately $250,000,000 tax equity financing of a 250 MW solar project.
• Represented an investor in a tax equity financing of a 593 MW solar project in Illinois.
• Represented three investors in a tax equity financing of a 500 MW solar project and adjacent 450 MW BESS.
• Represented two investors in a tax equity financing of a 408 MW solar project in Texas.
• Represented two investors in a tax equity financing of a 300 MW solar project in Arizona.
• Represented an investor in a tax equity financing of a 150 MW solar project in Arizona.
• Represented an investor in a tax equity financing of a 104 MW solar project in Pennsylvania.
• Represented an investor in a joint venture with a residential solar developer, including negotiation of the MPA, the joint operating agreement, and related contracts.
• Represented an investor in its approximately $100,000,000 tax equity financing of a residential solar portfolio.
• Represented two investors in a purchase of $350,000,000 investment tax credits.
• Represented a Fortune 100 Company in its purchase of $150,000,000 zero-emission nuclear power production tax credits.
• Represented a Fortune 100 Company in its purchase of $80,000,000 investment tax credits.
• Represented an investor in its purchase of $40,000,000 investment tax credits.
• Represented an investor in its purchase of production tax credits generated by a portfolio of placed in service utility scale wind and solar projects.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Belk was a Tax Counsel at NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. He received his LLM from New York University and J.D., magna cum laude, from Mississippi College. He received a B.A. from the University of Mississippi.