Solimar Power Partners Provides Technical Expertise Across the Renewable Energy Finance Service Sector
Our breadth of experience enables us to deliver the highest quality of renewable energy finance expertise to our clients. We prize nimbleness and creativity built upon a foundation of knowing what works and what can work. Our clients rely on us to provide them with accurate data driven results that include energy analytics, tax analysis, legal review, deal structuring, investment modeling, and technology evaluations.
Financial Services for Energy Project Developers
Renewable energy project developers must overcome legal, financial, tax, and technology issues. Solimar Power Partners’ team of finance professionals help project developers create the transactional infrastructure to get deals done. Solimar has firsthand experience with what developers must accomplish in order to complete a project. That knowledge gives Solimar Power Partners the unique ability to deliver advisory services based on real world experience.
Services to Energy Project Developers Include:
Investment Grade Modeling
We can deliver investment grade project finance models that include the standard financial statements in addition to O&M, debt, and energy income schedules as well as tax equity and sponsor equity investor waterfalls. Our comprehensive models are scalable to allow for adaptation to each type of investor pitch.
Deal Structuring Strategy & Documentation
Our legal team can advise you on the best structure for your deal: PPA, Lease, Service Agreement, Sale Leaseback, Partnership Flip, and Inverted Lease. We can also provide the full set of documents needed to execute the deal for both the off-taker and investor.
Energy Analysis & Modeling
We are adept at building complex energy models around a variety of technologies, Solimar Power Partners’ team has hands-on experience applying its energy models to the myriad of commercial utility rate plan variations, in order to accurately quantify the value alternative energy and efficiency measures bring to each project.
Financial Services for Renewable Energy Investors
From joint venture advisory to project finance and tax equity structuring, each of our renewable energy finance service offerings are underpinned by our core competencies. With solid experience in the energy markets and financing execution, Solimar Power Partners brings a comprehensive perspective in each of its services and has firsthand experience with what developers must accomplish in order to complete a project. That knowledge gives Solimar Power Partners the unique ability to deliver financial services for renewable energy investors based on real world expertise.
Services to Energy Investors Include:
Project Energy Modeling
We will build an independent energy model to objectively assess the likely output of your energy project. Our models take into account the specific technology and design factors of a given project. We go beyond manufacturers datasheets and marketing collateral. Instead, we draw from primary research of production and maintenance cycles seen by real-world users of the technology at issue.
Energy Valuation & Utility Pricing Analysis
The value of energy varies widely based on the utility, customer type, and prevailing rate plan. Our team has developed utility specific models for hundreds of rate plans. In building energy valuation models, we are experts in addressing the complexities of demand-pricing, time of use, and energy consumption tiered rate plans.
Financial Modeling & Proforma Financials Development
We can deliver investment grade project finance models that include the standard financial statements, debt and O&M schedules, and tax equity and sponsor equity investors waterfalls. Our comprehensive models are in an integrated Excel model where all values are dynamic and scalable for adaptation to each type of investment scenario.
Deal Structuring Strategy & Due Diligence
A critical and integral piece of our financial services for renewable energy investors includes our understanding of the legal landscape. While you should always check with your own counsel, our legal team can advise you on how to best structure your deal. We offer a full set of documents and financial models needed to execute the deal. When contract documents are in place, we can assist in reviewing agreements and flagging potential issues. In particular, we can review to ensure everything is in place to claim tax incentives and avoid insurance gaps and unintentional warranty exclusions.
Underwriting
Our team is happy to support in underwriting of the project and the off-taker. This includes collecting the necessary financial data about the off-taker, the project, and the contractors. We also have a proprietary credit rating system that takes into account both the creditworthiness of the project, real estate and the financial stability of the off-taker.
Business Development Support
Most investors find the lack of viable projects to be their biggest barrier to growth. Our team can build a systematic outreach campaign to ensure our clients have the best available projects that meet their criteria. Solimar Power Partners can also arrange development equity for projects. This is often the critical missing link between developers and investors and a linchpin of our financial services for renewable energy investors.
