The system of record for valuing energy
and industrial assets throughout their lifecycle

Residual value assumptions determine bond sizing, financing terms, recovery outcomes, and exit risk. Yet most teams still rely on spreadsheets, static studies, or conservative guesswork.

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Trusted by teams pricing capital, 
risk, and value recovery

Asset lifecycle transitions are high stakes decisions, they lack a shared system of record

When assets age, fail, or approach end-of-life, time-sensitive questions must be accuracy answered

  • What is this asset actually worth today?
  • How much downside exposure do we carry?
  • Which path is most cost effective, sustainable, and lowers Total Cost of Ownership?
Most organizations answer
these questions using
  • One-off consultant reports that quickly become obsolete
  • Spreadsheets with single points of failure
  • Assumptions disconnected from real transactions
  • Static depreciation models that ignore real market behavior
This breaks down fast
  • Recovery value is left on the table
  • Decommissioning risk is mispriced
  • Bonds and financing are over- or under-sized
  • Hidden costs often come to light during M&A, exits, defaults, or audits.

When assets age, fail, or approach end-of-life, time-sensitive questions must be accuracy answered

  • What is this asset actually worth today?
  • How much downside exposure do we carry?
  • Which path is most cost effective, sustainable, and lowers Total Cost of Ownership?
Most organizations answer
these questions using
  • One-off consultant reports that quickly become obsolete
  • Spreadsheets with single points of failure
  • Assumptions disconnected from real transactions
  • Static depreciation models that ignore real market behavior
This breaks down fast
  • Recovery value is left on the table
  • Decommissioning risk is mispriced
  • Bonds and financing are over- or under-sized
  • Hidden costs often come to light during M&A, exits, defaults, or audits.

High-stakes decisions are being made without a trusted intelligence layer to turn market data into reliable outcomes.

The Buckstop standard

One benchmark behind every critical decision

Buckstop serves as the residual value intelligence layer between physical assets and financial decisions.

Every decision rests on transaction-backed residual value indexes drawn from real historic and current scrap and resale outcomes, continuously refreshed and confidence-scored.

Buckstop applies this intelligence before capital moves and risk becomes irreversible, giving teams evidence they can defend to risk, audit, and capital committees.

How Buckstop Streamlines
High-Stakes Decisions

Standardised benchmarks that improve
efficiency, 
pricing accuracy, and returns.

Asset lifecycle management

  • Plan repowering vs retirement with pricing clarity
  • Offset decommissioning costs through recovery value
  • Avoid unplanned write-downs

Risk & underwriting

  • Price decommissioning and salvage risk accurately
  • Defend bond sizing and Total Insurable Value (TIV) assumptions
  • Reduce regulatory, audit, and reserve exposure

Recovery & liquidation

  • Decide resale vs recycle with confidence
  • Anchor bids to real market signals
  • Avoid margin erosion and recovery surprises

Capital & financing

  • Validate residual value assumptions before deals close
  • Stress-test downside exposure across scenarios
  • Protect exit value and capital allocation

From Intelligence To Defensible Outcomes

Buckstop converts market data into decision-grade outputs teams can rely on internally and externally.

Transaction-backed value ranges, not single numbers
Audit-ready
documentation
Transparent
assumptions with
full traceability
Cut valuation and
diligence timelines
dramatically
Governance built into every output
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A transaction-backed residual value intelligence layer
that replaces weeks of manual analysis across capital, risk, and recovery decisions.

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Trusted by early partners shaping the future of residual value intelligence

Why Buckstop?

  • Consultants deliver static answers.
    Buckstop establishes a living benchmark.
  • Marketplaces execute transactions.
    Buckstop determines whether they make sense.
  • Spreadsheets hide assumptions.
    Buckstop exposes them.
  • Reporting tools document outcomes.
    Buckstop informs decisions before outcomes are locked.

What Our Customers Are Saying

"We used to spend $10,000 and wait six weeks for an engineering study just to get a single number. Now, we drag-and-drop a spreadsheet and get a defensible valuation in under 60 seconds." — Director of Asset Management, Utility-Scale Solar Owner

"Our books showed zero value and pointed to disposal. Buckstop uncovered remaining resale potential, helping us recover meaningful capital instead of scrapping."— Portfolio Finance Manager, Renewable Energy Operator

"Buckstop helped us see aging assets as liquid capital, revealing 20–25% resale recovery that spreadsheets had written off as scrap."— Head of Asset Strategy, Solar IPP

"The gap between book value and market reality was a blind spot. Buckstop delivered pricing clarity that shifted us from scrapping to high-return resale, unlocking millions in overlooked value."— Infrastructure Investment Manager, Energy Fund

"Everybody in the US is missing out there. There's potential of 40% upside"— Secondary Market Buyer, Solar Equipment Resale Firm

"Holy grail = how much revenue attributed per unit Vs cost over the units usable lifetime?"

"...liquidation values are key!"—
Credit Risk Underwriter, Renewable Infrastructure Lender

"How does [end-of-life management] compare to underwriting the risk of the business - all about resale to get a real payback, need a resale market."— Asset Recovery Specialist, Solar Equipment Resale Firm

Common Decision Scenarios

Validating residual value for financing or underwriting
Planning recovery for aging infrastructure
Pricing decommissioning bonds and exposure
Comparing resale and recycling pathways
Assessing portfolio-level downside risk

Research & Intelligence

Market-backed insight for teams accountable for capital and risk.

Real-time depreciation at the asset level

Residual value trends
& trading volumes

Decommissioning
cost drivers

Pricing volatility asset class

Sources & Data
Methodology visibility

A pilot focuses on

  • Defined assets or portfolios
  • Specific decision questions
  • Transaction-backed outputs you can validate
Buckstop works with teams managing material financial exposure tied to asset transitions.
Teams typically replace weeks of manual analysis with decision-ready intelligence in a matter of days.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Buckstop do?
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Is Buckstop a resale or recycling marketplace?
Does Buckstop replace consultants or appraisers?
How is Buckstop different from spreadsheets?
Is Buckstop an ESG or reporting tool?
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