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Sunchronicity Your One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

Sunchronicity Objective Make it easy for homeowners to acquire solar power and solar heating systems Alternative Energy Sources Market poised for rapid growth – US photovoltaic market projected to exceed $6B/yr by 2010 Existing Players

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Sunchronicity Your One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

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  1. Sunchronicity • Objective • Make it easy for homeowners to acquire solar power and solar heating systems • Alternative Energy Sources • Market poised for rapid growth – US photovoltaic market projected to exceed $6B/yr by 2010 • Existing Players • Many solar system designers/installers around the country – but, all are geographically constrained • How we fit in • No one has assembled a national network of installers • No one has made the process easy – without tacking on huge fees! • No one has offered a forum for installers to be rated by actual customers • How we make money • By linking homeowners with installers and providers of hardware • If market demand warrants: • We may offer private label products • We may offer micro-wind & micro-hydro products • We may target commercial buildings • We may seek to create an installer franchise model SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

  2. Specifics • Provide compelling, free, helpful content • Educate customers with free, easy to understand material about how solar power sources can reduce utility bills • Provide free cost and payback calculators • Assemble national network of certified installers • Leverage NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) • Benefit to installers • New, pay-for-performance advertising channel • Owners can focus on what they do best – design and install systems • Benefit to consumers • Multiple bids ensure fair price is paid • User feedback provides eBay-like ratings • Offer “Lending Tree” type model, where homeowners can request bids from multiple local installers • Aggregate customers to produce bulk discounts • Once a certain number of customers are identified within a specific region, installers can offer bulk discounts (e.g. www.solarcity.com, in California only) SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

  3. US Market Potential Number of US households:Currently 108.8M, projected to reach 115 million in 2010 (Source: Current Population Report, US Department Of Commerce) Projections on market size for Photovoltaic Applications:Annual U.S. market for Photovoltaic applications is expected to be about $6.6 billion, including equipment and installations (Source: The study, "PV Grid Connected Market Potential in 2010 Under a Cost Breakthrough Scenario," prepared by Navigant Consulting.) Market Potential for Solar Thermal Systems: U.S. potential is more than $450M/yr, and World potential is approximately 10 times that (Source: Report on Solar Thermal Systems Analysis: US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies) SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat Solar suitability: Effective in most of the country Source: nationalatlas.gov Source: Report on Solar Thermal Systems Analysis: US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies

  4. Getting a System Installed Today • We pursued what it takes to get a system installed, and here is what we found • Easy to find local installers • But - no current information rating these installers • Easy to find cost calculators • But little guidance on what I need for my home • Calls to installers yielded differing results: • Some offered estimated quotes over the phone • Some only offer a quote after visiting you in person, and after charging a fee: $300+ per visit! • Shopping around for multiple quotes takes a good amount of time, and in most cases, money! SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat Source: NTH Power, Clean Edge, Inc.

  5. Website www.sunchronicity.com SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

  6. Recap • We are looking to capture a fractional share of a fast growing, multi-billion dollar market • The business will be built upon: • Technology • Website with compelling, free content • Scalable platform to link installers and homeowners • User feedback forum • Relationships • We will build a national network of installers • Focus first on major metropolitan markets with the • strongest tax incentive programs • Venture Capital is moving into alternative energy companies SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

  7. Financials and Ownership Structure • Our cash flow projections over 5 years yield NPV of $2.7M • Cash flow positive after 2 years, cumulative cash flow positive in year 5 • Peak cash flow needs are <$600K – we are seeking to raise cash to carry us through this nadir • We are investing $200K of our own money, and will sit on the Board of Directors • We are seeking $400K investment, in exchange for a 40% equity stake • This implies a $1M valuation – significant “hair cut” to our projection • If our valuation is correct, and if we sell the business in 5 years, investor IRR = 37% • Funding will cover salaries, technology build out, and advertising • CEO, 5 salespeople (to sign up installers), 1 internal IT, 1 staff accountant • Outsource initial technology development • Our valuation model only requires that we capture 1.3% of the potential market! SunchronicityYour One Stop Source for Residential Solar Power and Heat

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