Walter Cuculic

Walter Cuculic is a seasoned solar developer and financing professional with nearly 20 years of experience in Renewable Energy. Throughout his career, Walter has been instrumental in developing and financing over $1B of solar projects across the US.

Most recently, Walter worked as the Senior Vice President, Director of Solar Lending at Legacy Bank and Trust. At Legacy Bank and Trust. Walter provided traditional banking services and loan products for renewable energy developers and business owners. Walter has a long history and track record of project financing and providing loans to both traditional renewable energy assets such of solar.

During his career, Walter has developed and financed renewable energy projects ranging from:

• utility / commercial / municipal / community / residential solar + energy storage projects.
• energy efficiency and stand-alone energy storage projects; and
• renewable natural gas and waste to energy projects

Prior to Legacy Bank and Trust, Walter worked at Sunwest Bank, Bank 34 and AVANA Capital as well as had various executive roles for both SunPower, SolarCity and Tesla.

Walter also, co-authored and won a $7M Department of Energy grant focused on reducing peak demand through solar, energy efficiency, demand response and battery storage for a 200-home community in Nevada. He has an MBA from UCLA and Bachelor’s in Science in Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Arts in Spanish from Northern Arizona University.