Platform

Origination & Structuring

ARES originates utility-scale opportunities through disciplined site screening, interconnection viability analysis, and permitting pathway validation—prior to capital deployment.

ARES origination is designed as a pre-capital risk filtration function. The objective is not asset promotion, land aggregation, or speculative development. The objective is to identify technically viable, jurisdictionally permissible, and grid-compatible project concepts before capital exposure, EPC engagement, or counterparty commitments occur.

Origination activities are intentionally bounded to early-stage validation. No construction, procurement, or financial close activities are initiated during this phase.

Phase 01
Origination Gate
Objective
Validate feasibility before capital exposure or counterparty commitments.
Control Standard
Non-binding outputs, auditable decisions, defined limits of responsibility.
Advance Only If
Regulatory pathway is coherent and grid access is plausibly supportable.
Next Phase
Capital Structuring & Offtake Alignment

Project Origination & Structuring

A proprietary framework for identifying strategically viable interconnection points and navigating complex permitting environments prior to capital deployment.

Scope of Origination Activities

  • Preliminary site screening based on zoning, land classification, and environmental overlays
  • Interconnection queue review and high-level grid access feasibility
  • Regulatory pathway mapping across national, regional, and utility authorities
  • Identification of permitting dependencies and sequencing constraints
  • Initial capacity sizing ranges based on infrastructure and grid conditions

Origination outputs are non-binding, indicative, and subject to change based on formal studies, utility determinations, and regulator review.

Structuring Philosophy

Structuring is approached as a governance and risk-alignment exercise, not a financial solicitation. ARES structures projects to preserve optionality prior to capital commitment, maintain regulatory clarity, and align control rights with responsibility and expertise.

Interconnection & Grid Considerations

Interconnection analysis at the origination stage is limited to desktop-level assessment using publicly available utility data and queue disclosures. No system impact studies are performed during origination. Formal studies and queue positions are pursued only after sponsor alignment and regulatory pathway confirmation.

Permitting Pathway Validation

ARES evaluates permitting feasibility through a pathway-based approach rather than permit acquisition. This includes authority identification, sequencing logic, dependency mapping, and jurisdictional timeline assessment. No permits are represented as secured or guaranteed at the origination stage.

Governance & Decision Controls

Origination decisions are governed by internal review thresholds evaluating regulatory permissibility, technical plausibility, structural integrity, and risk allocation clarity. Projects failing to meet internal thresholds do not proceed.

Limits of Responsibility

Origination does not include land acquisition, EPC engagement, financial close execution, power purchase agreement execution, construction, or operational activities. Advancement beyond origination requires separate agreements and approvals.

Lifecycle Optimization
Development Framework
Regulatory Rigor
Compliance Standards