EX-10.5



 Exhibit 10.5 
 FORM OF ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT 
 This Administration Agreement
(“Agreement”) is made as of             , 2013, by and between Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Company”), Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Operating Corp.”) and Greenbacker Administration, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”).

 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Company is a newly organized, externally managed energy company that intends to acquire income-generating renewable energy and energy efficiency and sustainable development projects and other
energy-related businesses (collectively, the “Target Assets”) as well as finance the construction and/or operation of the Target Assets; 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Administrator to provide administrative services to the Company in the manner and on the terms hereinafter set forth; and 

WHEREAS, the Administrator is willing to provide administrative services to the Company on the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Administrator hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Duties of the Administrator 

 (a) Employment of Administrator. The Company hereby employs the Administrator to act as administrator of the Company, and to furnish, or arrange for others to furnish, the administrative services
and personnel described below, subject to review by and the overall control of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The
Administrator hereby accepts such employment and agrees during such period to render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth subject to the reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for
below. The Administrator and such others shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be independent contractors and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized herein, have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or
otherwise be deemed agents of the Company. 
 (b) Services. The Administrator shall perform (or oversee, or arrange for,
the performance of) the administrative services necessary for the operation of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall provide the Company with clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services and such
other services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board of Directors of the Company, shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also, on behalf of
the Company, conduct relations with custodians, depositories, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, other member servicing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such
other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable. The Administrator shall make reports to the Board of Directors of its performance of obligations hereunder and furnish advice and recommendations with respect to such
other aspects of the business and affairs of the Company as it shall determine to be desirable. The Administrator shall be responsible as set forth herein for the financial and other records that the Company is required to maintain and shall prepare
reports to members. In addition, the Administrator will assist the Company in overseeing the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns, and the printing and dissemination of reports to members of the Company, and generally overseeing
the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others. 
  

	2.	Records 

 The
Administrator agrees to maintain and keep all books, accounts and other records of the Company that relate to activities performed by the Administrator hereunder and will maintain and keep 

  
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such books, accounts and other records in accordance its duties as set forth herein. The Administrator agrees that all records which it maintains for the Company shall at all times remain the
property of the Company, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of this Agreement or otherwise on written request. Records shall be surrendered in usable machine-readable
form. The Administrator shall have the right to retain copies of such records subject to observance of its confidentiality obligations under this Agreement. 
  

	3.	Confidentiality 


The parties hereto agree that each shall treat confidentially the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all information provided by
each party to the other regarding its business and operations. All confidential information provided by a party hereto, including nonpublic personal information pursuant to Regulation S-P of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall be
used by any other party hereto solely for the purpose of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party, without the prior consent of such
providing party. The foregoing shall not be applicable to any information that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement, or that is required to be disclosed by any
regulatory authority, any authority or legal counsel of the parties hereto, by judicial or administrative process or otherwise by applicable law or regulation. 
  

	4.	Compensation; Allocation of Costs and Expenses 

 In full consideration of the provision of the services of the Administrator, the Company shall reimburse the Administrator for the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its
obligations and providing personnel and facilities hereunder in an amount based upon the Company’s allocable portion (subject to review and approval of the Board of Directors). The Company will bear all costs and expenses that are incurred in
its operation, administration and transactions and not specifically assumed by the Company’s advisor (the “Advisor”), pursuant to that certain Advisory Agreement, dated as of
            , 2013 by and between the Company and the Advisor. Costs and expenses to be borne by the Company include, but are not limited to, those relating to: organization and offering;
expenses incurred by the Advisor payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, in monitoring financial and legal affairs for the Company and in providing administrative services, monitoring the Company’s investments
and performing due diligence on its prospective Target Assets or otherwise relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments; interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance the Company’s investments and expenses related
to unsuccessful Target Asset acquisition efforts; offerings, sales and purchases of the Company’s shares of limited liability company interests and other securities; base management fees payable under the Advisory Agreement; administration
fees, if any, payable under this Agreement; fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments, including costs associated with meeting potential
financial sponsors; transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees and expenses; federal and state registration fees; all costs of registration and listing the Company’s shares of limited liability company interests on any securities
exchange; federal, state and local taxes; independent directors’ fees and expenses; costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators; costs of any reports, proxy
statements or other notices to members, including printing costs; costs associated with individual or groups of members; the Company’s allocable portion of the fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and
any other insurance premiums; direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs; and all other expenses incurred by
the Company or the Administrator in connection with administering the Company’s business, including payments under this Agreement based upon the Company’s allocable portion (subject to review and approval of the Board of Directors) of the
Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under this Agreement. To the extent the Administrator outsources any of its functions, the Company will pay the fees associated with such functions on a direct basis without profit to the
Administrator. 

  
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	5.	Limitation of Liability of the Administrator; Indemnification 

 The Administrator (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Administrator, including without limitation its
sole member) shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the
Company, and the Company shall indemnify, defend and protect the Administrator (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Administrator, including
without limitation the Advisor, each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or
in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Company. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence of this Section 5 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect
of, any liability to the Company or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Administrator’s duties or by reason of the
reckless disregard of the Administrator’s duties and obligations under this Agreement . 
  

	6.	Activities of the Administrator 

 The services of the Administrator to the Company are not to be deemed to be exclusive and the Administrator and each affiliate is free to render services to others, so long as its services to the Company
hereunder are not impaired thereby and nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any director, officer, manager, employee, partner or member of the Administrator to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and
attention in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to receive any fees or compensation in connection therewith. It is understood that directors, officers, employees and members of the Company are or may become
interested in the Administrator and its affiliates, as directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners, stockholders or otherwise, and that the Administrator and directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners and
stockholders of the Administrator and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Company as members or otherwise. The Administrator assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services set forth herein.

  

	7.	Duration and Termination of this Agreement 

 (a) This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof, and shall remain in force with respect to the Company for two years thereafter, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive
one-year periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of the Board of Directors. 
 (b) The Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Company, or by the Administrator, upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. This Agreement may not
be assigned by a party without the consent of the other party. 
 (c) The Administrator shall be entitled to any amounts owed
under Section 4 through the date of termination or expiration. 
  

	8.	Amendments of this Agreement 

 This Agreement may be amended pursuant to a written instrument by mutual consent of the parties. 
  

	9.	Governing Law; Dispute Resolution 

 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York . 

  
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	10.	Entire Agreement 


This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with
respect to the subject matter hereof. 
  

	11.	Notices 

 Any
notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
	 GREENBACKER RENEWABLE
 ENERGY COMPANY LLC 

		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	


  

			
	 GREENBACKER RENEWABLE
 ENERGY CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	 GREENBACKER ADMINISTRATION,
 LLC

		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	



  
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