DESRI Portfolio Statistics/Background
Total Owned Capacity: 483.7 MW
Average Wind Farm Capacity: 53.7 MW
Average COD: 2015
D.E. Shaw is among the best returning hedge funds in history. D. E. Shaw & Co. manages ~$55 billion in AUM, ~$35 billion of which are alternative investments and the remaining $20 billion long-oriented investments (as of June 1, 2021). -Source Wikipedia
"D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) seeks a resourceful individual to join its team as an analyst. The analyst will help augment investing efforts in the renewable energy space. DESRI has successfully built three industry-leading renewable energy companies within the firm, including First Wind, Deepwater Wind, and DESRI. The group has raised over $15 billion of debt and equity capital, and actively acquires, develops, and manages long-term contracted renewable energy assets in North America; DESRI also currently owns and/or operates over 4,500 MWac of capacity in operation or under construction, with an additional pipeline of projects in excess of 2 GW. The role offers the opportunity to join a collegial, dynamic, and inclusive working environment as part of a highly skilled team." Source D.E. Shaw
While traditionally focused on automated trading-based activities. D.E. Shaw has made renewable energy investing a core tenant of its business. What We Do - The D. E. Shaw Group (deshaw.com)
Below is a ongoing blog on DESRI's investing activities in the wind energy sector. The goal is to give clients and users of turbinehub.com an understanding of how a pioneering data-driven hedge fund is generating alpha from the energy transition induced infrastructure boom.
US Wind Farms Owned by DESRI
Recent DESRI Wind Projects
Map of Orchard Windfarms 2 and 4
Using TurbineHub.com
Balko Wind (DESRI's Largest Wind Farm)
(42% Average Monthly Capacity Factor) (Beaver County, Oklahoma)
Map of Balko Wind
Using TurbineHub.com
