A “Living” Business Plan

Leslie A. Solmes ()
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Chapter 7 in Energy Efficiency, 2009, pp 81-91 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Energy investment means high risk unless the business plan assumptions can be automatically updated and impacts reported. The author presents a financial tool where decision-makers can see the value of investments at any time and facility operators can direct operations of equipment based on real time price signals. The author introduces “living” energy supply systems financial models that update standard financial pro formas. A pro forma and four other reports from Illinois State University are presented as examples and each section explained. The California State University system, Dade County, Florida and San Francisco International Airport offer stories that highlight the important use of web-based software to update, communicate and report integrated energy systems investment status, especially over the term of the debt. Information flow diagrams highlight essential budget items and data that must be measured and communicated. The author introduces the term “performance-based” investment to reinforce the need for all the people who can impact a complex energy supply investment and the stakeholders who are taking the financial risks to share information, communicate what is happening and have access to timely results.

Keywords: Debt term; Financial tool; Living business plan; Measured data; Performance-based investment; Pro forma; Risks; Stakeholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3321-5_8

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