Who we are
Wert-Berater, Inc. has prepared independent feasibility studies for lenders, certified development companies, and federal agencies since 1998 — more than four thousand engagements representing $40.2 billion in evaluated project value across all fifty states and international assignments. Our fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the agency, never to the sponsor’s optimism: fees are fixed, quoted up front, never contingent on findings, and a determination is never changed under pressure.
What we do
EV-charging feasibility is utilization arithmetic against early-market reality: the corridor traffic, fleet commitments, or site co-tenancy behind session projections, utilization ramp modeled conservatively against observed market data, demand-charge exposure that dominates fast-charging operating cost, and the grant and program funding (NEVI and successors, utility make-ready) at its real value. Fleet-depot projects with contracted vehicles are distinguished sharply from speculative public charging.
How we do it
Methodology uses traffic and adoption data, observed utilization benchmarks, utility-rate and demand-charge analysis, and equipment cost benchmarks by charger class. Coverage is tested at utilization well below operator pro formas, with contracted fleet revenue separated from public sessions.
How we can help you
Clean-energy engagements are prepared to USDA RD Instruction 5001 where REAP and B&I apply — including the energy-production documentation, incentive analysis, and payback arithmetic REAP requires — and to conventional and institutional standards otherwise, with interconnection and incentive risk addressed directly rather than assumed away. Representative clean-energy work includes a $52,688,000 green carbon project evaluation and renewable-energy feasibility within the firm's USDA REAP and B&I practice.
How to engage us
Standard delivery is 10 to 15 business days from complete project data. Rush delivery for deals already in underwriting is accepted case by case for an additional fixed fee, quoted up front and committed in writing. Engagements are typically initiated by the borrower, with lender or CDC confirmation obtained before work begins — institutions differ, so confirm the procedure with your lending contact.