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Definitely more complex - operating models are usually extremely granular given the level of detail stipulated by underlying contracts.  Whereas a corporate PE target may just track revenue by location, a portfolio of wind farms may comprise multiple contracts, with different pricing/volume terms within the portfolio, which will likely be individually modelled.

Extremely tedious but ultimately not hard to pick up (most operating models boil down to volume x price).  The more mind-numbing aspect is the cap structure / taxation aspect imo.  As noted above, can get very complex debt packages and there are a bunch of tax nuances with renewables assets as well that can make modelling an absolute nightmare. 

 

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