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The Sunchoice Energy Decision Framework

Energy decisions carry long-term financial consequences. Sunchoice Energy evaluates incentives, tax credits, grants, and ownership, PPA, and lease structures together so recommendations withstand financial, operational, and governance scrutiny.Energy decisions carry lasting financial consequences. Sunchoice Energy evaluates incentives, tax credits, grants, and ownership, PPA, and lease structures together to deliver recommendations that withstand scrutiny.

Every recommendation is tested against operating reality, financial exposure, and long-term accountability.

How Energy Decisions
Are Structured

Before anything is recommended, we look at how the decision behaves as conditions change not just how it looks on day one.

Utility exposure, escalation, incentives, contract terms, and counterparty risk are evaluated together so trade-offs are clear and surprises are removed early.

01

Data First

We begin with actual usage, actual costs, and operating constraints — not modeled assumptions.

02

Structure Next

Ownership, PPA, and financing options are compared using the same conservative inputs.

03

Risk Over Time

We test outcomes as rates change, incentives expire, and operating conditions shift.

DECISION DISCIPLINE

What Is Eliminated And Why

If a structure introduces hidden exposure, it is eliminated.If projected savings depend on optimistic assumptions, the structure is eliminated.

When the math only works in perfect conditions

If projected savings require perfect performance, uninterrupted incentives, or flawless execution, the structure is eliminated.

When downside risk outweighs potential returns

If downside risk remains with your business while upside is capped, uncertain, or transferred, the structure is eliminated.

When complexity adds cost without benefit

If a structure introduces contractual, accounting, or operational complexity without a clear strategic advantage, it is eliminated.

Options that do not meet these standards are removed early, before time or attention is wasted.

DECISION ADVANCEMENT

What Moves
Forward  And Why

Very few options make it through the process. Those that do meet the same requirements.

A recommendation only moves forward when it meets all of the following requirements:

The structure works under conservative assumptions, not best-case scenarios.

Risk is visible, clearly explainable, and manageable over time.

Incentives may improve outcomes, but are not required.

Returns justify the commitment relative to other available uses of capital.

The decision is straightforward to explain internally and defend over time.

The Outcome of Disciplined Evaluation

What This Means
for You

When energy decisions are evaluated this way, the outcome isn’t just a project that looks good in a proposal. It’s a decision that holds up after approval, under real operating conditions, and under financial scrutiny.

Savings and funding are evaluated together. Tax credits, incentives, and grant opportunities are identified early and integrated into the structure so available dollars are captured without introducing compliance or performance risk.

Savings that survive scrutiny
Outcomes are modeled conservatively so savings remain defensible internally and hold up under real-world variance.
Credits, incentives, and grants fully surfaced
Federal, state, utility, and grant opportunities are identified early and integrated into the structure, not discovered after momentum forces a decision.
No missed dollars
Eligibility, stacking rules, timing, and documentation requirements are evaluated so available incentives are captured cleanly and correctly.
Fewer surprises after approval
Assumptions are disclosed, sensitivities are pressure-tested, and exposure is understood before it becomes a budget issue.
Cleaner internal alignment
Finance, operations, and leadership work from the same decision logic so approvals move faster and decisions are easier to defend over time.

This is the difference between a proposal that gets approved and a decision that holds up.

Where Energy Decisions Commonly Break Down

Most energy projects do not fail because the technology stops working.
They fail because the decision was never tested under real conditions before approval.

Without a disciplined decision framework, energy initiatives frequently suffer from one or more of the following:

  • Incentives treated as assumptions rather than verified inputs
  • Projects approved before long-term financial and operational consequences are understood
  • Projects advanced without alignment to internal approval thresholds or decision authority
  • Contract structures that appear favorable upfront but restrict flexibility over time
  • Risk shifted into operating budgets without visibility or ownership
  • Savings modeled under ideal conditions rather than operating reality

These issues rarely appear in proposals. They surface years later, after leadership has changed, contracts are locked, snd options are limited.

Why Companies Engage Sunchoice Energy Before Commitment

Before capital is committed or contracts are signed, decisions require independent, experienced judgment.

  • Independent evaluation before vendor momentum shapes the outcome
  • Financial exposure identified before it reaches the balance sheet
  • Structures tested under conservative, real-world operating condition
  • Direct access to senior advisors throughout the engagement, without handoffs or intermediaries
  • Decisions leadership can clearly explain, defend, and stand behind over time

This is not about
selling a project.
It is about preventing
the wrong decision.