FOR DEVELOPMENT TEAMS

Maximize project value by gaining a competitive edge during development

Our modeling software helps clean energy stakeholders to confidently assess feasibility and de-risk early to late-stage development projects.

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Overview

CapeZero helps you plan your capital across the project life cycle with a single source of truth

1
EARLY
Feasibility analysis & refine assumptions
How can projects pencil in a given market? How much capital do we need to raise?
2
MID TO LATE
Evaluate ownership vs. sale & sign key contracts
What are bankable assumptions for further de-risking? Should we post collateral or sell the project?
3
NTP TO COD
Transaction & due diligence
What kind of financing & capital structure makes the most sense? Who should we partner with?
4
OPERATE
Tracking & capital planning
How can we get a clearer picture of the cash forecast to achieve our business objectives?
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USE CASES

Quickly understand whether it makes sense to move forward with a project

Collaborate on a unified platform to build a system of record for your team.
Know the economics of a project from day one.
As you gain new insights about the project, update assumptions, perform reviews, and track data quality to de-risk using a standardized framework.

Shape your project’s design by analyzing real-time economic tradeoffs

Improve bankability for your projects by understanding which design assumptions maximize project value and minimize lender risk.
Test how alternative design configurations could impact value without the operational weight of overstretching a “Frankensteined” spreadsheet model or resorting to gut feel.
Analyze key inputs like PPA prices, EPC quotes, land lease rates, and tax credit adders to make informed development decisions.

Quickly evaluate new business opportunities

Accelerate evaluation for submitting PPA bids, posting deposits in interconnection queues, safe harboring equipment for tax credit qualification, and selling projects.
Gain a competitive edge in your contract negotiations.
Prepare for investment committee approval quickly and confidently with tools designed for project finance.

Close deals faster and minimize risk

Built by deal experts, our platform integrates industry-leading project finance and M&A best practices
Leverage our acquisition, debt, tax equity, pref equity, and tax credit transfer templates to accelerate deal screenings and closings.
Confidently make decisions using accurate models that reflect the latest policy updates.
ANALYSIS
COLLABORATION
EXPERTISE
Without CapeZero
Wrestle for weeks with stitched-together spreadsheets
Hand off data to the modeler without context or nuance
Constantly rework your decision analytics process
With CapeZero
Evaluate complex scenarios in minutes
Your entire team understands the project’s value drivers
Demonstrate investor-grade confidence
Without CapeZero
With CapeZero
ANALYSIS
Wrestle for weeks with stitched-together spreadsheets
Evaluate complex scenarios in minutes
COLLABORATION
Hand off data to the modeler without context or nuance
Your entire team understands the project’s value drivers
EXPERTISE
Constantly rework your decision analytics process
Demonstrate investor-grade confidence
Without CapeZero
ANALYSIS
Wrestle for weeks with stitched-together spreadsheets
COLLABORATION
Hand off data to the modeler without context or nuance
EXPERTISE
Constantly rework your decision analytics process
With CapeZero
ANALYSIS
Evaluate complex scenarios in minutes
COLLABORATION
Your entire team understands the project’s value drivers
EXPERTISE
Demonstrate investor-grade confidence
Request a demo

Technologies we support

Solar
Battery Storage
Wind
Biomass
Hybrid
Geothermal
Nuclear
Fuel Cell
CASE STUDY
A leading utility-scale developer leverages CapeZero to support critical investment decisions for PJM TC1 and MISO DPP interconnection deposits.
OUR IMPACT

We’ve helped customers save, substantially

75%
Less time spent on modeling — more time for deeper analysis
PLATFORM
Refine assumptions
Our modeling software helps clean energy stakeholders to confidently assess feasibility and de-risk early to late-stage development projects.
SERVICES
Advisory services
Expert support throughout your transaction lifecycle: from model preparation through final documentation our professional team has your back.
SOLUTIONS
For finance teams
Improve bankability, reduce risk, and increase investor trust
through the project life cycle.

Our insights

Six Months of Progress: How Third Pillar Solar Is Scaling With CapeZero

In the first six months, CapeZero has significantly reduced manual spreadsheet work, allowing us to avoid adding headcount of solely dedicated to financial modeling. It has also given us a centralized, reliable view of our pipeline which enhances collaboration between our internal experts.

Commence Construction with a Strategy: Avoiding Tax Credit Loss from Inaction

Now that the dust is settling from the OBBBA negotiations, the clean energy industry is entering a new phase. At CapeZero, we ran the numbers to quantify what’s at stake and demonstrate how a flexible, portfolio-wide qualification strategy can unlock superior returns with less risk.

What comes after The IRA? Responsibly Meeting America’s Energy Challenge

The United States is at a defining moment in the energy transition. This piece outlines how One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) risks destabilizing project finance and what a more responsible phase-out of tax credits might look like to ensure continued investment and deployment in the clean energy sector.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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