Expertise & Strategy
Our deep experience and knowledge in the energy industry allow us to provide expert services in the following areas:
- Market Analysis
- Litigation Support
- Expert Witness Services
- Power/Transmission Contract Negotiations
Energy Solutions
Transforming the business of power
The power industry is changing rapidly, and energy companies must transform how they manage power supplies in order to thrive as a competitive renewable energy and de-carbonized smart grid become realities.
Sapere's Energy Solutions Practice offers a broad array of services, including the following:
- Generation Resource Feasibility
- Contract Negotiations & Marketing
- Interconnection & Transmissions Services
- Strategic Planning & Due Diligence
- Market Analysis & Power Portfolio Planning
- Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services
- Business Strategy and Organizational Structure
- Resource Integration Evaluation
- Commodity Risk Management Strategies & Procedures
Understanding the past and embracing the future.
Our Energy Solutions Practice applies an understanding of current technology disruptions with vision, industry experience, and creativity to address client needs.
Our team has deep experience across many facets of the energy generation and delivery process, including operational, regulatory, financial and contract needs. We deploy our experience in a targeted fashion to best meet the needs of our clients.
Energy Solutions
Sapere provides experience in key areas of the energy industry and we deploy our experience in a targeted fashion on behalf of our client.
Project Development & Optimization
We can manage all aspects of new generation and optimization of existing generation, including technology and site evaluation, pro-forma financial analysis, permitting plan, portfolio analysis, and interconnection and transmission. Offerings include:
- Generation Resource Feasibility
- Interconnection & Transmission Service
- Due Diligence
- Strategic Planning
- Business Strategy and Organizational Structure
Energy Finance & Procurement
Supporting energy transactions from due diligence through final issuance of lending instruments, Sapere manages financial feasibility analyses, structured transactions through formal Requests for Proposals, and securing long term power purchase and transmission agreements. Offerings include:
- Contract Negotiations & Marketing
- Due Diligence
- Strategic Planning
- Resource Integration Evaluation
- Power Portfolio Planning
- Commodity Risk Management Strategies and Procedures (Wholesale Power, Hydro, and Natural Gas)
- Business Strategy and Organizational Structure
Energy Solutions Projects
Clients we're proud to partner with.
Bond Refinancing Independent Engineer
Investment rated bond issuance of nearly $50M.
Performed detailed financial forecasts of the Pelton Round Butte hydro project in central Oregon in support of the Warm Springs’ refinancing of bonds related to the project. A detailed report and certificate were issued with the bond materials and meetings held with interested financial institutions supporting the findings. The Warm Springs Tribe has a one-third ownership share in the projects.
Key Team Members
- Bayunt Ollek
Utility Bid
A confident bid.
Performed assessment of Alaskan electric utility and provided all financial analysis allowing client to submit a confident bid for purchase of the utility.
Sapere supported the process from initial due diligence through final issuance of lending instruments providing financial analysis supportive of the client's lending and financial needs including a financial feasibility analysis.
Key Team Members
Expert Witness Service
Case settled prior to trial.
Represented engineering firm being sued for damages due to claims by small hydro project owner the project was not producing electricity as designed.
Sapere provided expert witness services through calculating the difference between expected and actual output of the project and the financial impact based on wholesale energy markets.
Key Team Members
- Bayunt Ollek
Generation Project Development
A clear path forward.
Sapere performed robust due diligence for a client contemplating large transactions related to solar installations. Client was able to better evaluate the risks and opportunities involved in managing large projects thanks to Sapere's energy operations and market expertise.
Key Team Members
- Bayunt Ollek
Have an interesting project? We love a good challenge.
Our project teams are integrated across practices to make sure we have the right skills, knowledge and understanding applied to the problem.
