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.
Kaylyn's Favorite Projects
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Revity Energy – Robbin Hollow
Revity Energy – Robbin Hollow
ForeFront Power – California Portfolio
ForeFront Power – California Portfolio
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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.
Mortaza's Favorite Projects
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Montague Solar Installation
From Landfill to Solar Site
US Solar CO7
Solar for Community Benefit in Colorado
Silicon Ranch Corporation – GA Installation
Silicon Ranch Corporation – Georgia
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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.
Paul's Favorite Projects
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Eastport Installation
New Solar Opportunities Through Maine’s Community Solar Program
Benn High
Vacant School Building Becomes Community Hub
Packing House Phase II
Innovation and Sustainability on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
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