Investor Presentaiton
NEP's tax shield creates the need to employ tax equity
financing for projects that generate a large portion of their
economics from tax credits
PAYGO Tax Equity Financing
Tax equity financing is used
Project Cash Flow Split (1)
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to monetize tax attributes
Under tax equity, an investor
makes an up-front payment
- Pre-payment for tax
depreciation, 70% - 75% of
expected PTCs, and a small
portion of project cash
Additionally, the investor
makes PAYGO payments
-
25% -30% of annual PTCs that
enhance asset cash flow profile
Project cash not paid to the
investor and PAYGO
payments make up total
CAFD
8%-12%
30%-35%
55%-60%
Reported
NEP
CAFD
■Tax Equity Share of Project Cash
NEP's Cash From PAYGO Payments
NEP's Share of Project Cash
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1) Cash flow splits are shown on a pre-tax basisView entire presentation