Wind and Solar Energy, and Gas Fired Power Project Development and Financing
Power Purchase Agreements, Test Power, Station Service, and Interconnection *
- Assistance in evaluating potential counter parties and negotiating power purchase agreements
- Structure and negotiate power marketing agreements
- Negotiate test power sales agreement for construction period
- Negotiate station service contracts with local providers for plant during construction and back-up power during commercial operations
- Negotiation of utility interconnection agreements
Project Financing *
- Assistance in choosing lead bank(s), Negotiating, structuring of loan covenants and project contracts
- Assistance in choosing second tier financing counter parties and negotiation of sub debt
- Advice on negotiating equity contribution agreements
Economic Modeling and Market Studies
- Coordination and evaluation of market studies, wind studies, power pricing scenarios, and evaluation of capacity factors
- Modeling and project evaluation and optimization
Turbine Purchases, Long Term Parts and Services and EPC Contracts *
- Negotiating turbine purchase contracts, long term parts and services contracts, warranties, and installation warranties
- Negotiation of EPC/construction contracts
Natural Gas Supply, Dispatch, Transportation, Storage, and Balancing Agreements *
- Formulation of fuels strategy and transportation options for projects or portfolios
- Structuring and negotiation of full services fuel management agreements
- Structuring of fuel dispatching and electric energy dispatching integration and flexibility
- Structuring of day ahead and intra day integration of power off take and gas dispatch
- Negotiation of firm and interruptible pipeline transportation contracts for testing or commercial operations
- Negotiation of gas storage and gas balancing and no- notice withdrawal services with pipelines and gas storage operators
- Integration of the project fuel supply plan with the project's market study and contracts
- Negotiating pipeline utility interconnection agreements
Permitting and Licensing Support *
- Advise and assist with local state and federal permitting
- Permitting strategy
- Work with and communicate with agencies, and agency negotiations
- Support on site applications-integration with contracts
Advise and Assist With Land and Site Acquisition *
- Evaluations and feasibility studies of project sites
- Evaluate infrastructure, pipelines, substations, transmission capacity, water rights/availability
- Real estate rights, quality of title opinions, suitability for project financing
- Work with title agency to secure title insurance
- Assist in assessing environmental suitability and permitting requirements
Project Specific Risk Assessments
- Probability of success in reaching financial closing
Construction and Operating Insurance
- Evaluation of economics and specific technology or construction risks
- Recommended types of insurance coverage's, Builder's All Risk, DSU, Marine and Transportation, commercial operations etc.
- Work with licensed commercial insurance underwriter to secure insurance package
Preparation and Evaluation of Requests for Proposal
- Prepare bids, and documentation
- Prepare Term Sheets, including client's attorney(s) input for different contracts
* Services utilize client's attorney(s)