Cost-Benefit Analysis for Solar Projects

Assess whether a clean energy investment is economically worth pursuing.

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Many Clean Energy Investments Underperform

Major clean energy and sustainability investments are often approved before their full economic implications are clearly understood. Decisions rely on projections, vendor models, or internal assumptions that haven’t been independently tested

Investment Assumptions Go Unverified

Projected returns, costs, and performance inputs are accepted without stress-testing, masking downside exposure and mispricing risk.

Trade-Offs Are Not Clearly Compared

Alternative project structures, scales, or timing options are rarely evaluated side-by-side, limiting informed capital decisions.

Downside Risk Is Underestimated

Without rigorous analysis, decision-makers lack visibility into the conditions required for success and how outcomes change if assumptions do not hold.

Validate the Economics Before You Invest Into Clean Energy

Independent cost–benefit analysis that brings economic clarity to investment decisions before capital is committed.

Clear, defensible economic insights for capital allocation decisions, enabling you to proceed, restructure, or walk away with confidence.A focused review of costs, returns, risks, and alternatives to clarify the full economics before investment decisions are made.‍

What the Analysis Covers

A focused review of costs, returns, risks, and alternatives to clarify the full economics before investment decisions are made.

  • Cost Structure: Capital costs, operating expenses, financing assumptions, and cost drivers across the full project lifecycle.
  • Revenue and Value Drivers: Pricing, incentives, and demand assumptions that drive economic performance.
  • Returns and Downside Risk: Cash flows, IRR, NPV, payback periods, and sensitivity to key assumptions.
  • Scenario Comparisons: Side-by-side evaluation of different project structures, scales, timelines, and strategic options.
  • Assumption Stress Testing: Independent testing of inputs to understand what must go right and where outcomes break.
  • Opportunity Cost: Comparison against competing uses of capital to clarify relative value.
  • Long-Term Risk Analysis: Long-term performance, degradation, policy or market changes, and their economic impact.

Built for Decisions That Matter

We deliver clear, independent economic analysis that enables decision-makers to allocate capital with confidence across clean energy and sustainability investments.

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Decision-First Economics

Economic analysis focused on the questions decision-makers actually need answered.

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No Advocacy, Just Evidence

Independent evaluation of clean energy and sustainability investments using established economic methods.

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Built to Hold Up

Clear, defensible results designed for regulatory, legal, and public review.

How We Work

Our work follows a structured, decision-first process designed to support high-stakes clean energy and sustainability investments under real-world constraints.

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Decision Framing & Scoping

We start by clarifying the decision at hand, the constraints you face, and the level of regulatory, financial, or public scrutiny the analysis must withstand.

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Data Review & Assumption Validation

We review available data, internal models, and external benchmarks. Key assumptions are identified, tested, and documented before analysis begins.

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Data Analysis

We analyze the data using appropriate economic, statistical, or quantitative methods based on the decision context and available information. This may include descriptive analysis, modeling, scenario testing, or other methods as warranted by the question.

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Decision-Ready Outputs

Results are synthesized into clear, structured findings designed for boards, regulators, investors, or public review.

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Implementation Support (Optional)

When needed, we support proposal review, contract comparisons, and final decision checkpoints before capital is committed.

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When Our Work is a Fit

We work with policymakers, regulators, utilities, and investors making high-stakes clean energy and sustainability decisions where economic precision and accountability are required.

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You are evaluating or managing $5M+ clean energy investments.

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You need defensible economic analysis.

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You are comparing multiple project structures or proposals.

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Your decision will be reviewed by regulators, boards, or the public.

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Your internal financial models exceed 10–20 assumptions.

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Your project lifespan is 15–30 years.

Who We Work With

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Real Estate Investors

Institutional and private investors assessing how energy costs, regulation, and sustainability requirements affect asset value and long-term returns.

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Real Estate Owners & Developers

Organizations evaluating on-site solar, PPAs, or energy retrofits across commercial, industrial, or multi-family portfolios.

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Renewable Energy Developers

Developers comparing project structures, pricing assumptions, and long-term economics before committing capital.

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Policymakers & Regulators

State and local agencies evaluating clean energy, environmental, land use, or housing policies that require defensible cost–benefit and economic impact analysis.

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Utilities & Energy Authorities

Public and private utilities assessing solar, storage, grid investments, and compliance costs under regulatory and reliability constraints.

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Public & Institutional Asset Managers

Universities, municipalities, and public entities managing large property portfolios with long investment horizons and accountability requirements.

Planning a Major Clean Energy Investment?

Use a short consultation to determine whether cost–benefit analysis is the right next step.

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