Twenty years. Four sectors.
Two decades delivering energy infrastructure across UK government, schools, healthcare, and commercial buildings — the same team, the same model, the same technology stack.
- Government estates — local authority and central government buildings
- Schools and education — multi-academy trusts and independent schools
- Healthcare — NHS trusts and private healthcare providers
- Commercial buildings — offices, retail, and mixed-use portfolios
- Full-stack delivery — fund, design, install, commission, maintain
For over 20 years, the Reef team built and operated energy infrastructure across some of the UK's most demanding estates. Government buildings, NHS trusts, multi-academy trust school portfolios, and large commercial real estate. We didn't just install — we funded, monitored, maintained, and guaranteed performance across tens of thousands of square metres of built environment.
Investment plus project funding. From proven UK partners.
Two distinct funding relationships underpin the Reef US launch — business investment from an established UK energy company, and project-level finance from specialist funders with track records in North America.
- Business investor: Major UK energy efficiency company — invested directly into Reef Energy Solutions
- Project funder (EaaS & PPA): Redaptive — Denver-based, 1,800+ sites deployed globally
- Project funder (lease structures): Armada Credit Group — Toronto-based, billions in North American equipment finance
- Continuity: Both funder relationships were built in the UK and carried directly into the US launch
- Client-facing impact: You benefit from institutional capital without dealing with funders directly — Reef manages the relationship
Reef operates with two separate types of financial backing. A major UK energy efficiency company has invested directly into the business — providing the capital to launch and operate in California. On a per-project basis, two specialist funders provide the capital that makes zero-upfront funding possible for clients: Redaptive for EaaS and PPA structures, and Armada Credit Group for lease products.
We saw how much we could do for California.
High utility rates, mature incentives, strong climate commitments, and a founder returning home — California was the only logical first US market.
- High utility rates — among the highest in the US and still rising
- ITC at 30% — makes solar and battery economics materially better than most US markets
- SGIP rebates — California-specific program that subsidizes battery storage installation
- Climate commitments — SB 100, clean energy targets, and SCAQMD create regulatory urgency
- Large portfolios — schools, healthcare, government, and CRE all represent significant addressable market
- Founder connection — US citizen returning home with a proven UK model
California's utility rates are among the highest in the US — and rising. The ITC makes solar economics compelling. SGIP makes battery storage viable. SB 100 and SCAQMD Rule 2305 create regulatory pressure that makes energy efficiency not just financially attractive but operationally necessary. A founder who is a US citizen returning home to apply a proven model saw a clear window.