Solar Investment Advisory and Technical Services
A Complete Suite of Solar Development Services
ArcStar provides development advisory and implementation management services directly to our investors and development partners. ArcStar additionally provides independent due diligence and energy investment advisory services to developers, property owners, lenders and equity investors.
A solar energy plant is a long-term asset investment where initial decisions regarding the site, the system and the investment structure have long-term consequences. ArcStar's expertise, sophisticated financial tools and investment-grade methodologies ensure maximum energy production and investment returns over the 30+ year life of these assets.
Solar Site Survey: The Basis for Valuation
A detailed investment-grade survey which records:
Project Pro Forma Financial Analysis: The Basis for Investment
A detailed investment-grade financial model which includes:
System and Service Contracting: Maximum Performance and Maximum Value
Fully managed or component-level:
Implementation Management Services: Execution, On time and On Budget
Fully managed or component-level:
Asset Management: Maximizing Production and Investment Returns
Fully managed or component-level:
A Complete Suite of Solar Development Services
ArcStar provides development advisory and implementation management services directly to our investors and development partners. ArcStar additionally provides independent due diligence and energy investment advisory services to developers, property owners, lenders and equity investors.
A solar energy plant is a long-term asset investment where initial decisions regarding the site, the system and the investment structure have long-term consequences. ArcStar's expertise, sophisticated financial tools and investment-grade methodologies ensure maximum energy production and investment returns over the 30+ year life of these assets.
Solar Site Survey: The Basis for Valuation
A detailed investment-grade survey which records:
- All physical characteristics of the site relating to solar development
- An assessment of overall site quality
- An assessment of solar resources
- Identification of all cost factors affecting development
- Identification of all risk factors affecting development
Project Pro Forma Financial Analysis: The Basis for Investment
A detailed investment-grade financial model which includes:
- Development costs
- System costs
- Energy production calculations
- Operating expenses
- Incentive impacts
- Tax and depreciation impacts
- Optimal debt to equity ratio
- Pro Forma Income Statement
- Pro Forma Cash Flow
- Pro Forma Balance Sheet
- Asset residual values and discounted forward cash flows
System and Service Contracting: Maximum Performance and Maximum Value
Fully managed or component-level:
- Site and system layouts
- System design
- Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracting
- Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contracting
- Warranties and Service Level Agreement contracting
- Investment grade contracts provided
Implementation Management Services: Execution, On time and On Budget
Fully managed or component-level:
- Permits and authorizations (land, environmental, construction, etc.)
- FIT process management (Ontario)
- Project management
- Interconnection management
- Community and landowner relations
Asset Management: Maximizing Production and Investment Returns
Fully managed or component-level:
- Special Purpose Entity (SPE) formation and administration
- System performance metrics and reporting
- System management and administration (O&M and Warranty)
- Vendor/service provider management
- Remote monitoring
- Revenue billing and collections
- General accounting
- Legal and tax management
- Insurance sourcing and administration
- Investor relations and reporting