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Releasing our Tax Equity Financial Model

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Josh Lutton

Woodlawn Associates has just made a version of its tax equity financial model available for sale at its web store.

The model can be used to answer questions such as:

  • Residential solar dealer-installer: How much value do third-party financiers get from systems I sell for them? How much value would there be for me in a captive finance solution?
  • Utility or power company: Distributed solar seems to be growing fast. What kind of returns could I get if I entered the residential or commercial solar market?
  • New tax equity investor: I’ve been approached by a solar and wind energy developer requesting that I provide tax equity funding. They’ve given me a financial model, but it is hard to audit and I would prefer to have one of my own.  Is this investment a good deal for me?
  • Solar module or inverter manufacturer: I have a product whose operating characteristics are superior to those of my competitors’ products. What premium could I charge for my product and still given investors the same return? Alternatively, if I price at the market rate, how much of a return premium does this suggest for investors in the systems?
  • Commercial rooftop owner: I’ve been approached by a solar developer offering to sell me power from a solar system they will install on my roof. How fair is the offer?

The model was designed for residential and commercial distributed solar, but can be modified for utility-scale wind or solar projects.

Designed for ease of audit, the model eschews, to the maximum extent possible, “circular” calculations and very long formulas in favor of a linear flow and easily understandable formulas.

Please check out the model in the store, view some sample pages, or contact us about modifying it for your specific needs.

Also note:  We’ll be at REFF Wall Street this week and at Intersolar in San Francisco in early July, so let us know if you want to meet at either event.

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