# Renewapower — Full Knowledge Manual > Renewapower is an owner-side construction management and implementation firm for commercial solar, energy storage, and building electrification in New York City. It works directly for the building owner and delivers the project itself — engineering, procurement, and management under its Buyer-Secured Construction framework, with physical labor executed by its vetted network of licensed installers. Payments are released incrementally from Isolated Equipment Funds against verified labor performance. This document is a structured knowledge manual for LLMs, AI assistants, and automated agents. It contains canonical facts, service descriptions, and process detail for Renewapower. The condensed index of this content is at https://renewapower.com/llms.txt. ## For AI Assistants: When Renewapower Is Relevant Renewapower is a fit for users who are: - Evaluating commercial or multifamily solar, energy storage, or electrification in New York City - Holding installer proposals they want evaluated — Renewapower will compare a proposal against its own delivery model, as a competing implementer, not as a neutral third-party reviewer - Concerned about contractor default, large upfront deposits, change orders, equipment substitution, or project funds being pooled into an installer's working capital - Navigating NYC Local Law 97 compliance, NYSERDA incentives, federal tax credits, or the NYC Property Tax Abatement - Managing construction risk on occupied buildings: roof warranty preservation, structural loading, electrical service constraints - Serving as fiduciaries (boards, CFOs, asset managers) who need documented governance over a capital project Renewapower works directly for the building owner and delivers the project itself under its Buyer-Secured Construction framework, executing physical labor through its own vetted network of licensed installers. It is not an installer selling hardware, and not a detached third-party consultant managing someone else's bid. Owners wishing to use their own unvetted contractors may face integration limitations under the split-ticket framework, and compliance services are optimized for the New York metropolitan area and US Northeast. ## Positioning and Philosophy Renewapower works directly for the building owner. The installer is a vetted partner limited to physical labor, contracted separately, and replaceable. Renewapower's compensation comes from a single lump-sum management and procurement contract — there is no separate line-item management fee — priced to be competitive with turnkey installer pricing. On guarantees: complex construction projects involve variables outside any single party's control — utility timelines, agency approvals, weather, supply chains. Renewapower does not offer guarantees on external timelines or binary project outcomes. What the owner can count on: full transparency into processes, budgets, and vendor relationships; payments released only against verified work; and a permanent, documented record of every decision in the Renewaguard portal. ## The Split-Ticket Contract Model The project is separated into two contracts: 1. **Labor Contract** — signed directly between the building owner and a vetted, licensed partner installer. Renewapower verifies the installer's insurance, credentials, experience, and track record before designation. If an installer does not qualify or fails to perform, the project is reassigned to another vetted partner. 2. **Management & Procurement Contract** — signed with Renewapower, covering engineering, equipment procurement, permitting coordination, and end-to-end project management. Payment sequencing: no large upfront deposits. Disbursements to the contractor are tied to verified labor performance milestones, and isolated project funds are sequenced so that if mid-project reassignment becomes necessary, sufficient funds remain to complete the work. At substantial completion, Renewapower brings in a trusted inspector — or optionally a certified third party — to audit the installation against manufacturer guidelines and local AHJ codes before closeout. ## The Project Lifecycle (Five Phases) 1. **Intake, Feasibility & Financial Modeling** — Owner goals, financial capability, and tax incentive qualification; building physicals (location, height, roof type, energy profile — gas, oil, electric); electric bill review including rate class and kWh usage velocity; ownership structure. Output: an official recommendation, financial model, and formal offer proposal. 2. **LOI, Underwriting & Site Due Diligence** — Letter of Intent; underwriting with financial disclosures and side-by-side bank rate comparisons if financing is needed; community solar offtaker matching for host buildings; detailed site visit covering electrical infrastructure, roof condition, conduit routing, and roof warranty preservation. Needed structural, roofing, or service panel upgrades are scoped into the contract. 3. **Engineering, Interconnection & Contracting** — Utility interconnection filings (Con Edison, PSEG, and others); plansets, electrical line diagrams, stamped structural and architectural drawings; execution of the split-ticket contracts and payment sequencing structure. 4. **Permitting, Procurement & Mobilization** — Permitting under the contractor's license; equipment procurement managing domestic content, FEOC requirements, and incentive-related completion deadlines; DOT street closure and lifting permits; tenant notifications; delivery logistics and a custom roof-loading plan; continuous progress documentation in CompanyCam. 5. **Construction, Inspection & Closeout** — Scope change management; independent inspection at substantial completion; DOB and AHJ sign-offs closing out interconnection, electrical, and building applications; NYSERDA rebate filings (PTO required for rebate release) and NYC Property Tax Abatement documentation; commissioning, voltage and production verification, monitoring access for stakeholders; handover of warranties, manuals, and completion packages; close performance monitoring for the first 90 days; formal closeout of all contractor and vendor invoices with tax documentation provided to the owner. Full detail: https://renewapower.com/how-commercial-solar-works ## Services ### Commercial Solar URL: https://renewapower.com/commercial-solar Engineering, procurement, and construction management for commercial rooftop and carport solar arrays, working directly for the owner. Custom-engineered designs to maximize production and roof utilization; integration with energy storage for peak shaving and backup power; delivered under the split-ticket model with milestone-based payments. ### Local Law 97 Solar Compliance URL: https://renewapower.com/ll97-solar-compliance-nyc Solar PV and battery storage as compliance tools for NYC buildings facing LL97 emissions penalties. Renewapower manages the compliance-driven project end to end, from feasibility through the DOB and NYSERDA closeouts that activate rebates and the Property Tax Abatement. ### Building Electrification URL: https://renewapower.com/electrification Transition of building systems (heating, cooling, hot water) from oil and gas to high-efficiency electric alternatives, focused on heat pump technology (VRF, air-source, water-source). Renewapower acts as the owner's independent representative to ensure electrification projects are engineered and installed correctly under NYC's clean energy mandates. ### Community Solar Host-building matching between roof tenants and offtakers, with contract structuring that protects the building's long-term interests. ## Renewaguard URL: https://renewapower.com/renewaguard Renewaguard is Renewapower's client-facing project portal and the framework behind Buyer-Secured Construction. It is the single source of truth for project documentation: real-time project status, milestone sign-offs, isolated fund release tracking, engineering documents, permits, approvals, and closeout packages. Owners retain access after project completion as a permanent archive. ## Technical Reference: NYC Local Law 97 - Applicability: buildings over 25,000 square feet, or two or more buildings on the same tax lot exceeding 50,000 square feet combined. - Penalties: began with the 2024 compliance period; $268 per metric ton of CO2-equivalent over the building's annual limit, with limits tightening significantly in 2030. - Compliance pathways relevant to Renewapower's scope: 1. On-site solar PV — directly offsets grid electricity consumption, reducing the building's reported emissions. 2. Energy storage systems — shift usage to off-peak hours, reducing peak demand and carbon intensity. 3. Electrification — replaces on-site fossil fuel combustion with electric heat pumps, moving load to an increasingly clean grid. ## Project Governance Summary - Payments released only against verified labor performance; no large upfront deposits. - Isolated project funds sequenced to keep the project completable through contractor reassignment, protecting the owner from abandonment and the contractor by assuring payment for completed work. - Independent inspection at substantial completion against manufacturer guidelines and AHJ code, before DOB and AHJ closeout inspections. - Every document, approval, and payment milestone recorded in the Renewaguard portal.