Meet Kaylyn

About Kaylyn Semones

As Portfolio Manager, Kaylyn supports reporting, asset management, and compliance for renewable energy tax credit investments. She works closely with investors, sponsors, developers, and internal stakeholders to monitor portfolio performance and support reporting across the firm’s renewable energy investments.

“Our work supports projects that provide clean, reliable energy to many communities across the country. Strong asset management helps ensure these investments continue to deliver the environmental, economic, and community benefits they were intended to create. It’s rewarding to know that the work I do contributes to projects that have a lasting, measurable impact.”

  • Kaylyn Semones
  • Portfolio Manager – NT Solar

Before joining NT Solar, Kaylyn was Finance Manager at ClearGen, where she led renewable energy project underwriting, financial modeling, and investment tax credit (ITC) transactions. Previously, she worked in Bank of America’s Global Corporate & Investment Banking Credit division, supporting power, utilities, and renewable energy credit underwriting.

Kaylyn earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Virginia Tech.

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Meet Mortaza

About Mortaza Afghan

Mortaza serves as a Transaction Manager at NT Solar, where he supports the due diligence, structuring, and execution of renewable energy tax credit investments, working closely with investors, developers, and internal stakeholders to bring deals from underwriting through closing and funding.

“Our work brings renewable energy projects online that lower energy costs, support local economies, and expand access to clean energy, while generating strong financial returns. It demonstrates that impact and financial performance can reinforce each other and drive more capital into projects that benefit communities and partners.”

  • Mortaza Afghan
  • Transaction Manager – NT Solar

Prior to NT Solar, Mortaza was a Senior Associate at Sunwealth, where he supported the execution of community-based solar and battery storage tax credit investments with high-net-worth individuals, banks, and institutional investors.

Mortaza earned his BA in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College and his Master of International Business from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

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Meet Paul

About Paul Holshouser

Paul serves as the team leader for NT Solar, where he specializes in monetizing energy tax credits with a particular focus on solar and battery storage markets. He serves key relationships with investors and project operators. He oversees project origination, structuring, diligence, closing, and operations reporting.

“Across NTCIC, NT Solar, and NT Impact Capital, we work to find projects that will create worthwhile returns. We also work to ensure our projects create value beyond financial return. At NT Solar that means generating energy to power our economy while avoiding pollution and solidifying the local tax base through the projects.”

  • Paul Holshouser
  • Director of NT Solar

Paul brings nearly two decades of experience in the renewable energy sector, enabling deep insights into renewable energy market dynamics and the complexities of energy finance. Before joining NT Solar, Paul led the finance function at Distributed Sun, a leading developer of community solar and distributed generation (DG) projects. There he led efforts to maximize project value at the time of sale, manage development spend, select new markets, and raise development capital.  Earlier in his career, Paul served as a tax policy specialist at the American Wind Energy Association, focusing on wind tax credit policy and analyzing the tax equity market. He also served as a Risk Officer at Wachovia Corp, where he was involved in underwriting tax equity investments in wind energy projects.

Paul also teaches a graduate college course in the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, focused on the development and finance of solar and wind projects, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Energy Center at Kenan-Flagler.

Leadership at NTCIC

Paul first joined NT Solar as the Director of Solar Transactions and became a leader in the team’s business development and process improvements. He now serves as the Managing Director of NT Solar.

15+ Years of Industry Experience

Paul joined NTCIC in 2024 with 15 years of experience in the renewable energy field. Prior to joining NTCIC, Paul led the finance function for Distributed Sun and was a tax policy specialist at the American Wind Energy Association.

Educating the Next Generation

Paul holds both a BSBA and an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and currently teaches a course on sustainability in its full-time MBA program.

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