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Financial metrics
Projects are reviewed for ROI, payback, levered IRR, NPV, debt service, and predictable contracted revenue.
- Return thresholds
- Positive cash flow logic
- Debt-to-equity and DSCR review
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Investment Criteria
A public-facing summary of Dev Energy’s project-fit lens: financial quality, incentive value, creditworthiness, project scale, risk management, and market conditions.
Criteria snapshot
Serious standards for serious projects.
Use this page to show discipline without overpromising results, tax treatment, or approval.
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Creditworthiness
The offtaker or host profile matters because revenue durability depends on payment quality and contract enforceability.
- Counterparty review
- Default-risk mitigants
- Alternative billing when needed
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Incentive alignment
Federal, state, local, utility, depreciation, SREC, REAP, and interconnection-related value should be validated and stress-tested.
- Current policy verification
- Incentive sensitivity cases
- Tax/legal disclaimer required
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Scale and market
New platform investments generally target projects of 500 kW or greater. Dev Energy's broader portfolio may include select smaller assets where strategic, operational, or cash-flow characteristics justify ownership.
- 500 kW+ new investment target
- Geographic diversification
- Policy stability
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Risk management
Downside exposure is evaluated before commitment, including policy, energy price, production, operational, interest-rate, and default scenarios.
- Stress testing
- Insurance review
- Operational degradation cases
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Monitoring
Post-investment review tracks actual versus projected performance, generation, uptime, efficiency, financial returns, and ESG metrics.
- Quarterly reporting
- Annual review
- Performance accountability
| Category | Public-facing description | Weighting lens |
|---|---|---|
| Financial metrics | ROI, IRR, NPV, payback, DSCR, PPA revenue, and debt assumptions. | High priority |
| Incentives impact | Tax credits, depreciation, SRECs, grants, rebates, and policy stability. | High priority |
| Host/offtaker quality | Creditworthiness, payment durability, contract enforceability, and default mitigants. | High priority |
| Project scale | Commercial-scale assets with enough size to support diligence and investment overhead. | Medium priority |
| Risk management | Technical, legal, operational, interconnection, market, and regulatory risk. | High priority |
| Market conditions | Favorable policy, mature regulation, workable utility processes, and geographic diversification. | Medium priority |