Business plan.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

An Eligible EE Program must have a business plan for implementing the program. The business plan is expected to have a global perspective on the borrower's energy efficiency plan. Therefore, energy efficiency upgrades should be identified in aggregate. The business plan must have the following elements: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) A list of the activities and investments to be implemented under the EE Program and the Btu savings goal targeted for each category; (2) An estimate of the dollar amount of investment by the utility for each category of activities and investments listed under paragraph (d)(1) of this section; (3) A staffing plan that identifies whether and how outsourced contractors or subcontractors will be used to deliver the program; (4) A description of the process for documenting and perfecting collateral arrangements for Ultimate Recipient loans, if applicable; and (5) The overall Btu savings to be accomplished over the life of the EE Program. (e) (1) A schedule showing sources and uses of funds for the program; (2) An itemized budget for each activity and investment category listed in the operations plan; (3) An aggregate Cost effectiveness forecast; (4) Where applicable, provision for Ultimate Recipient loan loss reserves. These loan loss reserves will not be funded by RUS. Loan loss reserves are not required when a utility will not be relending RUS funds. (5) Identify expected Ultimate Recipient loan delinquency and default rates and report annually on deviations f

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1710.407