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NCND and Compensation agreement.
You're a registered member of the 100XClub, and have capital for a wind farm.
We have projects.
Let's Talk!
THE STEPS:
- Fill out the NCND and Compensation Agreement.
Unless you've already established a relationship with GPP,
or are prepared to pay legal costs for our attorneys to review your
forms and contracts, we don't sign third-party NCND's, or sign contracts or
agreements with brokers, agencies, unregulated financiers or lenders until we've established a relationship with your
company.
- If you wish to skip this step, please:
- Register as a Member at the 100xClub (Membership is free)
- After you are a 100XClub Member, please
contact us and schedule a conference call, so we can determine
if our projects meet your criteria, and if there's a match.
- After we have confirmed your 100XClub members, and received
your completed NCND and Compensation Agreement, we'll send you
projects.
Here is an overview of the math relating to 10,000 acres. This
is just one example of how a project can be financed. Results
vary by project location, size, KWH pricing and wind
resources.
- After reviewing a site, and approving it for financing, its
time to meet in San Francisco. Please review the steps on
performing a site tour and getting to know GPP.
- If you are a licensed FINRA Broker/Dealer and we can verify
the status of your license, or if you are a regulated corporate entity
(i.e. Merrill Lynch), we can fill out your paperwork/intake form
and submit the project for consideration.
- If you are not a licensed FINRA Broker/Dealer, and are not
a licensed, regulated lender or mortgage broker etc., SEC Rules
504, 505 and 506 prevent us from submitting any forms to you
beyond the project plans and job cost reports above until we
have established a relationship with you: typically this process
takes 90 days (quoted by SEC guidelines). This is to prevent stock
scams from using GPP projects as "bait" to lure
capital from unwary investors, and to insure your firm can
actually fund a project.
This waiting period involves education - yours. Our objective is to insure you understand
the financing options and technology involved in a wind farm, as well
as understand how tax credits, carbon credits and other incentives can
be applied to financing a project.
FAQs
(frequently asked questions)
A "Broker" calls us and says "I have this great lender who is
ready to fund GPP projects."
"Great!", we reply, but before we send them 101 documents and
waste anyone's time, lets review the requirements to fund a GPP
project. Use this checklist in a conversation with them.
- Does the lender require a PPA (power purchase
agreement)? If so, then review the acquisition above: the
rest of the projects will require negotiating a PPA before
moving forward.
- Are they a lender or are they looking to form a JV and
expect equity? Both types of financing are welcomed by GPP, however
SEC Rules 504, 505 and 506 require that we establish a relationship
with anyone who wants to form an equity partnership (stock). This process
typically requires 90 days and involves an education process.
- Do they have their own bank? This is one of the best
methods for funding a GPP project, and whether they're in
the U.S. or a foreign nation, we can walk them through
the process.
- The financier charters a bank or acquires/merges with an existing bank, and;
- The financier owns 100% of the stock in their bank (we don't own any stock),
and;
- The financier lends capital to build a GPP project.
The ROI (return on investment) using this method is typically 250% - 1200% and more,
and the risks are minimized utilizing Department of Energy Loan Guarantees.
- Typically, the financier receives their initial capital back in less than
one year, so they have no out of pocket expense invested in the project.
Working with BTUWorldBank, (who offers the name, software to run the branch,
and helps with the charter process), GPP can provide the projects for
the new entity to finance.
Will the financier fund overseas projects? These
are often more lucrative, involve less red tape, can be
commissioned much faster than U.S. projects, and can often be
backed by loan guarantees similar to the Department of Energy
loan guarantee program.
Will the financier fund geothermal, biodiesel,
fuel production, or water desalination projects? GPP facilities
often contain several components. Each facility is set up as a separate
corporation with its own financing needs.
Is the financier using trading platforms, stocks, insurance
policies, gold, or some other derivative or instrument? If so,
that's fine - but we don't get involved with that process. They'll need
to convert their instruments to real cash for real projects before
we get involved.

Are there any engagement fees, up front fees or any fees
for the application process? If so, they will need to be paid
out of escrow. GPP doesn't pay any up front fees of any kind - ever.
Please read that twice if that policy isn't crystal clear. Some brokers
have difficulty understanding that sentence.
If you're a broker, and know of a lender that will absolutely
fund a GPP project - and they require an up front fee - and you
are positive they're going to fund a GPP project, and think that
fee should be paid - great! Pay it out of your pocket before
asking us to become involved. We aren't guaranteeing anything,
and you could lose all of your money and probably will. Up front
fees are generally a scam and we don't get involved: sorry.
I need to see (or send) a project first, and use their
"application or intake form." We don't fill out forms
until we've had a
conference call to agree on whether its a loan or an equity
position (stock), and discuss the terms of your compensation. In
the case of requests for stock, we all need to comply with SEC
guidelines and establish a relationship first. Use the checklist
above.
The purpose of "Getting to know each other and establishing
a relationship" goes beyond SEC requirements. We
like to know:
- What region of the world or nation is of interest?
- What type of funding mechanism are they using?
- Do they require a PPA first, environmental studies and
other preliminary steps first?
Read this page carefully and pre-qualify
all Lenders, Investors and Financiers to save everyone a lot
of wasted time. You may also wish to review
SEC
Guidelines to determine if they are legally eligible to lend
money, invest in projects or receive literature before
presenting anything to anyone.
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