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Methodology

The Exchange Standard.

The secondary power market has no mandatory disclosure requirements, no universal inspection protocol, and no body that polices sellers. Buyers carry the whole diligence burden. This is the standard we hold ourselves to, published so you can hold us to it too.

Verification

The four tiers

  1. V1

    Documented

    Ownership and asset identity confirmed against title documents and the nameplate. Direct owner or custodian contact established.

  2. V2

    Records verified

    Run history, maintenance records and OEM logbooks reviewed by the independent engineer engaged for the asset. Hours, starts and inspection intervals reconciled. The engineer is named in the asset file.

  3. V3

    Inspected

    Physical inspection completed by a named third-party engineer. Photographic record on file. Storage condition assessed.

  4. V4

    Inspected in detail

    Borescope and, where possible, a test run, performed by a qualified specialist engaged for the asset. Compressor and hot section condition documented and available in the data room.

Record schema

What every record contains

Every published asset carries the same fields, in the same order, whether the answer flatters the machine or not.

Identity

OEM and model
As shown on the nameplate.
Serial number
Masked in public, released in full under NDA.
Year manufactured
From the nameplate or OEM records.
Year commissioned
Where the unit entered service.
Year removed from service
Where the unit came out.
Category
One of the six published asset classes.

Performance

Nameplate at ISO
MW at ISO conditions, not site rating.
Fuel
Every fuel the unit is configured to burn.
Frequency
50 Hz, 60 Hz or convertible.
Heat rate
Btu/kWh at the stated configuration.
Configuration
Simple cycle, combined cycle, CHP or mobile.

Condition

Equivalent operating hours
Reconciled at V2 and above.
Fired hours
Actual fired hours where records support it.
Starts
Start count, which drives cyclic life.
Hours since CI, HSI and major
Interval position for each inspection class.
Condition state
Operating, warm, cold, preserved or disassembled.
Storage environment and stored since
How and how long it has been held.
Borescope date and inspector
Named, not anonymous.

Emissions and permitting

Combustion system
DLE, diffusion with injection, lean burn, and so on.
NOx and CO
The unit as it stands, in ppm.
Achievable basis
What the unit can reach after the stated refurbishment.
Permit notes
Jurisdictional constraints we have identified.

Scope of supply

Included
Everything that transfers with the asset.
Not included
Stated in full. Silence is not inclusion.

Controls

Control platform
The installed platform, by name.
Obsolescence assessment
Supported, end-of-life, or obsolete, and what that costs.

Provenance and compliance

Verification tier
V1 to V4 against this standard.
Verification record
What was done, by whom, and when.
Status
Available, under LOI, reserved or sold.

Documentation

Documents held
Including the documents we do not hold.
Gating
Which documents release only in the data room.

Commercial

Region
Region only. Never a site address.
Weeks to power
From executed purchase to first power.
Refurbishment scope summary
The work assumed by that schedule.
Price
Released under NDA. Never published.
Disclosure

What is public and what is gated

Serial numbers are masked in public and released in full under NDA. Owner identity, exact location, pricing, and the underlying documents are released in the data room. Everything else is public, because a buyer should be able to disqualify an asset without signing anything.

Disclosure

Our position on the transaction

Every published record and every mandate states which of these we hold, and who pays us. A tier says how well the asset is evidenced. A role says whose side we are on. Neither is much use without the other, and this market publishes neither.

Principal
We own it or are contracted to. Our margin is the spread.
Principal, partnered
We hold a position alongside an investor partner.
Exclusive mandate
Appointed by the owner. The owner pays our fee.
Open mandate
Appointed by the owner, non-exclusively. The owner pays our fee.
Buy-side
Engaged by the buyer. The buyer pays our fee.
Limits

What we will not publish

  • An asset we cannot trace to a named owner or custodian.
  • An asset offered by an intermediary who cannot arrange direct owner contact under NDA.
  • An asset whose documentation package cannot be produced on request.
  • An asset we have been told about but have not independently confirmed exists.
Accountability

Who performs verification

We perform the title and provenance work ourselves. Records review, physical inspection and borescope are performed by the independent engineer or inspection contractor engaged for the asset, and every one of them is named in the verification record on the asset page.

A tier is a statement about work that was done and by whom. That is what makes it checkable: you can ask for the engineer, the report and the date, and every one of them exists.

Corrections

If you find an error in a published record, tell us. We correct it, timestamp the change, and leave the previous value visible in the verification record.

This page is the standard of record.

Begin a conversation

Tell us the megawatts and the date.

The standard is what an asset is measured against. The search starts with your requirement — capacity and the date it has to be live.