ENGINEERKevin Leslie2020-01-15T17:27:01-05:00

SP ADVANTAGE

SP pays to replace old infrastructure with new equipment so customers can expedite needed upgrades, and start saving with efficient products and technology

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Customer selects old infrastructure needing upgrade, and signs a simple 9 page agreement

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SP pays to engineer and procure a facility approved solution

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SP pays for the installation and ongoing maintenance

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SP pays to continuously monitor for reliability and performance

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SP sends monthly invoices based on actual usage using a mutually agreed upon rate structure

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Customer benefits from lowered expenses and improved facilities, while eliminating deferred maintenance

Why the SP Utility is the Best Solution

Finance

Protects Bond/Credit Ratings: Strengthens balance sheet by removing deferred maintenance, depreciation, term financing
Capital can be reallocated to higher priority projects/needs
Utilization vs. Credit Default Underwriting

Speed

Expedited procurement process (approximately 1/3 time of traditional RFP procurement)
Less time to replace end-of-life essential infrastructure due to SP’s national account status, customer master utility agreement, and use of its investment capital

Safety

30 Day Termination – No fees; no penalties
Customer may acquire assets any time at cost less depreciation

Efficiency

100% utility charge removes budgeting debates for essential services
Fast & Simple Contracting: AG tested 9 page Master Utility Agreement; 3 page Addendum
Monthly audits are automatically generated

Risks

Removes risk of unreliable assets
SP assumes ownership risk of technology, installation and performance
Monthly fees can be tied to the entity’s sources of revenue
Complete transparency of all monies using cloud based accounting

Costs

5%-40% lower procurement costs due to: cash incentives, limited intermediators, national contracts, vendor driven engineering
Lowest monthly cost derived by bond-like cost of capital, simplified contracting, streamlined procurement and extended useful life of products
Lowest total cost of usage as a result of improved advanced engineering
No mark-up ever placed on equipment, installation or financing

Quality

Best-in-class assets are procured as capex is not limited
Embedded premier maintenance, monitoring and upgrade reserves
Connects asset performance to cost
Robust engineering
- lower long term ownership costs than value engineering

Flexibility

Where financial ratios are not a concern, SP can utilize traditional taxable and nontaxable bond/debt/term funding.

How We Compare

Avoid the lengthy process of RFI, RFP, budgeting, financing, bond, taxes, rental, PPA’s, leases and shared savings arrangements. This is NOT a loan, lease, financing agreement, bond, ESCO, installment purchase, rental, or ordinary sharing-agreement. SP assumes all the ownership responsibilities and risks, while providing an accelerated, cost effective alternative to prohibitive capital expenditure or traditional financing.

We pay for 100% of materials and installation and invest in well-funded monitoring, maintenance and replacements. Our simple, utility-structured SaaS® agreements give customers high impact solutions with no cash outlay, required guarantees, security interests or collateral. Our platform allows the transaction and implementation to be completely off your balance sheet. You simply pay for metered usage.

	Term Length	Min. Monthly Charge	Agreement Complexity	Is it CAPEX?	Maintenance Included	Upgrades Included	Fees to Cancel	Required Guarantees
Sustainability Partners LLC	Monthly	NO	Simple 9 page	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO
Loan	6-20 years	YES	Complex 15 page	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES
Lease	6-10 years	YES	Complex 20 page	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES
Financing Agreement	3-10 years	YES	Complex 25 page	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES
ESCO	7-30 years	YES	Complex 120 page	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES
Ordinary Sharing-Agreement	10* years	YES	Average 7 page	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES

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