CONSENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty

Exhibit 10.26

EXECUTION VERSION

CONSENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty

This CONSENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO COMMITMENT FEE GUARANTY, dated as of November 30, 2016 (this “Amendment”), is entered into among the undersigned in connection with (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2016, among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions as Lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Investec Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as Issuing Bank (in such capacity, the “Issuing Bank”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2016, and that certain Consent and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”, and as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) and (b) the Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty. Capitalized terms which are used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, clause (x) of the definition of Eligible Project in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement provides that a Project located in the State of Nevada may not constitute an Eligible Project unless and until the Administrative Agent and each Lender confirm in writing that Projects located in the State of Nevada may constitute Eligible Projects; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to obtain, and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders wishes to provide, such written consent confirming that Projects located in the State of Nevada may constitute Eligible Projects; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower also wishes to obtain, and the Administrative Agent and each Lender also wishes to provide, consent to acquire the [***] Fund as such fund is identified by the Borrower in that certain Tax Equity Fund Certificate No. 1, dated as of September 23, 2016, and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement (such acquisition, the “Acquisition”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower also wishes to make, and the undersigned also wish to agree to make, certain additional amendments to the Credit Agreement and the Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty as provided herein.

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

I.Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IV below, the following amendments to the Credit Agreement are hereby accepted and agreed by the parties hereto:

1.New Defined Terms:  The following new defined term is added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement (in proper alphanumeric order):

““[***] Opco”” means Sunrun [***] Owner [***], LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

‘“Nevada Grandfathered Project” means a Project located in the State of Nevada that receives service pursuant to the NMR-G Net Energy Metering tariff rider as set forth through the final order approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on September 16, 2016 as published on September 21, 2016.’

2.Amendment to the Definition of Eligible Projects.  The definition of “Eligible Project” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the text in clause (x) with the following text:  “such Project is not located in the State of Nevada unless such Project is a Nevada Grandfathered Project”.

3.Amendment of Section 7.19.  Section 7.19 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Section 7.19. Battery Storage Approval. The Borrower shall not permit (a) [***] Opco to purchase more than [***] Projects that include battery storage or (b) [***] Opco to purchase more than [***] Projects that include battery storage, in either case, until such time as, following the delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a report by the Independent Engineer regarding battery storage, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders agree that such Projects, which include battery storage, shall constitute Eligible Projects hereunder (the “Battery Storage Approval”); provided, that, the Borrower agrees that any Project owned or purchased by [***] Opco or [***] Opco that includes battery storage shall not constitute an Eligible Project until the Battery Storage Approval is obtained.

II.Amendment to the Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IV below, clause (p) of the definition of “Cash Diversion” in Section 1.01 of the Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty is hereby amended by replacing the text “the [***] Fund, [***] Fund or [***] Fund” with the text “the [***] Fund, [***] Fund, [***] Fund or the [***] Fund (as such fund is identified by the Borrower in that certain Tax Equity Fund Certificate No. 1, dated as of September 23, 2016)”.

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III.Limited Consents.  At the request of the Borrower and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IV below, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby consents and agrees (the “Consents”) to (a) the inclusion of Nevada Grandfathered Projects as “Eligible Projects” (including, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Portfolio Value and related Available Borrowing Base calculations) and (b) the Acquisition, for which consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders is required pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement. The Consents granted pursuant to this Article III are limited precisely as written and shall not extend to any other provision of the Credit Agreement or the Amended Credit Agreement.  

IV.Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.  The amendments contained in Articles I and II and the Consents contained in Article III shall not be effective until the date (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”) that:

1.the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of this Amendment executed by the Borrower and the Lenders, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent; and

2.the Borrower shall have paid all fees, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment (including third-party fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Lenders’ counsel and other advisors or consultants retained by the Administrative Agent).

V.Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to each Agent and each Lender Party that the following statements are true, correct and complete in all respects as of the Amendment Effective Date:

1.Power and Authority; Authorization.  The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment and the Borrower has all requisite power and authority to perform its obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement.  The Borrower has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Amendment.

2.Enforceability.  Each of this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, (ii) the effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

3.Credit Agreement Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all respects both before and after giving effect to this Amendment, except to the extent that any such representation and warranty relates solely to any earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty is true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date.

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4.Defaults. No event has occurred or is continuing as of the date hereof, or will result from the transactions contemplated hereby as of the date hereof, that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default.

VI.Limited Amendment.  Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the other Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this Amendment.  From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Amended Credit Agreement.

VII.Miscellaneous.

1.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more duplicate counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic delivery and by different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall constitute a single document and when signed by all of the parties listed below shall constitute a single binding document.

2.Severability.  In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Amendment should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the parties hereto shall enter into good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

3.Governing Law, etc..  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED UNDER, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  The provisions in Sections 12.08(b) through (d) and Section 12.09 of the Amended Credit Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Amendment and the parties hereto.

4.Loan Document.  This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document.

5.Headings.  Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Amendment as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Amendment and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Amendment.

6.Execution of Documents.  The undersigned Lenders hereby authorize and instruct the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment.  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

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[Signature Page to Consent & Third Amendment (AF Credit Agreement)]