The infrastructure investment arm of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has acquired three solar photo-voltaic energy projects (SSM Solar) based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. SSM Solar, which has a total capacity of 69MWdc and 60MWac, was sold to KKR for an undisclosed price by Starwood Energy Group Global LLC, an affiliate of Starwood Capital, a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. During its period of ownership, Starwood Energy oversaw the construction and operation of the Ontario solar facilities. The final phase of development was concluded in 2012.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the not-for-profit wholesale energy provider, acquired a 272-megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Fort Lupton, Colo., from Starwood Energy Group. Starwood is an affiliate Connecticut-based private investor Starwood Capital Group. Specifics of the deal were not publicized.