Sun Tribe Development
As Sun Tribe’s provider of large-scale renewable energy solutions, Sun Tribe Development partners with leading utilities, landowners, municipalities, and Fortune 500 companies as they move towards a cleaner energy future. We unlock value for our partners by planning, designing, permitting, and constructing world class solar farms.
Sun Tribe Development works with landowners who understand that large-scale solar is a great way to generate income, local governments interested in economic development that does not materially change the character of their community, and buyers and sellers of electricity seeking to unlock the substantial economic and environmental benefits associated with solar at scale.
Above all, we strive to be a trusted partner responsible for community-focused projects that everyone can support.
Our Team
Led by industry veteran Danny Van Clief, Sun Tribe Development’s land managers, developers, engineers, and interconnection experts know how to deliver successful clean energy projects and support our landowners and client partners through a collaborative, responsive process.
Sun Tribe Development has built one of the most experienced teams in the business, with over 20GW of collective renewable energy experience. Previously, team members have developed and built solar facilities in 20 states for the United States Navy, United States Air Force, Dominion Energy, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Duke Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority, PSEG, Exelon, AEP, Pacific Power, Idaho Power, and Entergy.
Meet Our CEO
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Danny Van Clief
CEO - Sun Tribe DevelopmentAn experienced clean energy executive and leader, Danny is the CEO of Sun Tribe Development – Sun Tribe’s provider of large-scale renewable energy solutions. Prior to his time at Sun Tribe, Danny served as the President of Coronal Energy (Panasonic), which under his leadership grew into an operating company with more than $700 million in assets and a pipeline of solar and battery storage projects in more than 20 states. Danny’s career in renewable energy began at HelioSage, where he served as Executive Vice President (and later, President of Development).
Danny holds a BA in History from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. He and his wife Anna live in Charlottesville with their three children.
Meet The Entire Team
A Few of Our Projects
Featured Press
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Sun Tribe Solar Turns to Utility-Scale Projects to Tap Virginia’s Growth
"Former Coronal Energy President Danny Van Clief will lead Sun Tribe’s large-scale development business as Virginia governor calls for more renewables." -
Pennsylvania’s largest municipal electric utility signs solar PPA with Sun Tribe
"The Borough of Chambersburg in Pennsylvania, home to the largest municipal electric utility in the state, agreed to a public-private partnership with Sun Tribe last week that will provide clean, affordable energy for Borough ratepayers for the next two decades. " -
Solar Power Site Aims to Save Endangered Bees, Butterflies
"The Virginia Pollinator-Smart Program announced that Cople Elementary gets the state's first Gold Certified pollinator-friendly award for a solar panel array." -
Conservancy charts a solar showcase on the coalfields of Central Appalachia
"The plan to generate up to 75 megawatts of solar power across hundreds of acres of deforested minelands in Virginia and Tennessee may be “a breakout moment for the region,” the project’s developer said."
