Why Join the ICP Investor Network?

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ICP’s Investor Network offers investors a means to promote ICP while extending brand awareness and connecting with project originators and program partners.  The core feature and requirement of the program is the Investor Network endorsement (below).  This endorsement consists of agreeing to formally recommend the use of the ICP Protocols and  Investor Ready Energy Efficiency ™ (IREE) ​ as best practices for originating energy efficiency projects.  As an Investor Network member, organizations consent to the use of the member’s logo and name in the ICP Investor Network page on www.EEperformance.org.  It is also highly encouraged that participating organizations display the Investor Network logo and declaration on participant’s website.  Sample content is available for members wishing to include additional web content promoting ICP on their own websites.   

As ICP compliant projects offer investors sound engineering, reliable returns, and streamlined underwriting, it is the hope of ICP that participating members of the Investor Network  will recognize the value ICP provides by offering (optional) enhancements for IREE projects.  Possible offerings might include (but are not limited to):

• Expedited Underwriting
• Performance-enhanced investment structures
• Reduced transaction fees
• Lower interest rates and better terms

While these special offers are not required in order to join the Investor Network, ICP will highlight and feature these offers and the providing organizations on the ICP website and in ICP communications.

What Does Joining the Investor Network Mean?

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Joining the ICP Investor Network is based on supporting ICP and  Investor Ready Energy Efficiency ™ (IREE) as demonstrated by the following commitment:

[ORGANIZATION] recommends the use of the Investor Confidence Project (ICP) Protocols and  Investor Ready Energy Efficiency ™ (IREE) as a best practice for the development of energy efficiency projects. Projects that are IREE certified provide investors and building owners with a new level of confidence in project performance and investment returns, while reducing transaction costs typically associated with underwriting energy projects.

We are looking forward to working with our Investor Network partners to standardize the industry leading to increased deal flow and reduced transaction costs.  We view this partnership as an initial step in transforming the EE marketplace from the smattering of one-off projects it is today to a true marketplace where projects can be aggregated into portfolios, traded on secondary markets, evaluated by rating agencies and even securitized.

Benefits of Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™  projects for investors include:

• ICP  Protocols leverage industry accepted standards and best practices, resulting in reliable engineering and returns.
• Standardized documentation will help streamline underwriting, and will reduce due diligence based transaction costs.
• ICP Project Developer Network members have been trained and vetted to originate reliable and high quality projects.
• Independent technical review by ICP Quality Assurance Assessors ensures IREE projects are fully compliant with ICP Protocols.
• ICP  Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ brings confidence in project fundamentals, resulting in higher approval rates with less overhead.

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