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Financial Guarantees 11. Financial Guarantees All of us at Johnson Melloh Solutions understand the importance of delivering on the guaranteed savings on each and every project. We have installed more solar arrays in Indiana, within guaranteed energy saving projects, than any other provider. To date we have not had any missed guarantees due to the solar arrays. This is important to you because you need a trusted partner that has the experience to back up what they say. I III ii f 1 1 i .I i We also believe uptime of your system is important. A high downtime of your system will drastically affect your savings. That is why JMS's cashflow includes a very reasonable service agreement that is completely optional. Service is included during the first year but is a nominal fee after that time. This service contract is really like an extended warranty as well. It covers normal maintenance, but it also covers inverter replacement if they fail. It is a very affordable option that will increase uptime of your system. Initial i You can't just worry about the guarantee after the project is complete. It begins in the initial design and modeling of the system. There are several steps we take to ensure that our solar modelling does not overstate savings. In our calculations, we include increased soiling (how much the panels are covered with dirt or other obstructions) because of winter snow and because of our practical experience in the field. We have also learned that all weather stations and weather data are not the same and we have learned from experience to select only actual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather stations for our data in modelling. We know that other providers do not follow these practices and sometimes have higher, unrealistic savings, but we feel strongly about not over promising and about meeting every guarantee. Construction The guarantee must be of concern during engineering and construction as well. Many engineering choices can be detrimental to the guarantee. A wrong selection of panels, inverters or even wire size can affect the future savings of your project. During construction quality assurance and commissioning are important to the guarantee. The placement of an inverter in the wrong location can even affect the savings. Our service team works with the construction team and the engineer to commission the system and catch any remaining problems that could affect the guarantee. After construction has ended and the commissioning is done, the job of protecting the savings and guarantee does not stop, but transitions into monitoring, service and measurement and verification. ims Page e 30,