CATALYST is built for what's next

Your data lives in too many places — and none of them agree, undermining the value of data visualization platforms like Power BI. The result is costly: compliance risk rises, manual processes fall behind as portfolios scale, and decision‑makers are left navigating high-stakes moments with data that isn’t clear or dependable.

Catalyst enables faster, more confident decisions as a single source of financial truth for when it matters most by:

Standardizing fragmented Excel outputs for consistent, comparable outputs
Automating ingestion, mapping, and consolidation into one structured, auditable data layer
Delivering real-time dashboards for performance, forecasting, returns, liquidity, and KPI monitoring
how does CATALYST work?

​Move your data across your financial models​

Catalyst turns fragmented spreadsheets into a single source of financial truth by standardizing Excel outputs and automating consolidation into one governed data layer, unlocking companywide analysis, forecasting, and reporting capabilities. Deliver data-driven decision-making and automate reporting for the entire project finance and FP&A departments​​.

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Evaluate and optimize projects by creating new underwriting models​

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Update tracking models with actuals to monitor KPIs, member returns, and variances​

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Use consolidating models for liquidity, valuations, tax, and other corporate calculations​

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Explore data in business intelligence reports through Catalyst Intelligence​

Components to enable a data-driven modeling environment

  • Catalyst Ribbon

    Excel add-in to securely upload model outputs, access the model library, and ensure version control — right from the tools teams already use.

  • Catalyst Models

    Standardized templates for underwriting and tracking that eliminate model drift and ensure consistent assumptions, outputs, and calculations.
  • Catalyst Warehouse

    A governed Microsoft Fabric data layer with a schema designed specifically for project finance — consolidating data for BI, reporting, and portfolio analysis.
  • Catalyst Intelligence

    Prebuilt Power BI dashboards offering asset-level and portfolio-level insights across performance, forecasts, member returns, liquidity, variances, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

This FAQ addresses the most common questions we hear from finance and project leaders, from how Catalyst works and what it replaces to how it ensures accuracy, security, and long-term scalability.

  • Catalyst is a unified modeling and analytics solution that brings structure, consistency, and accuracy to financial data spread across teams and spreadsheets. It standardizes how models produce and share information, creating a dependable foundation for analysis, forecasting, and reporting. By eliminating manual consolidation and reducing version drift, Catalyst helps organizations make decisions based on timely, trustworthy insights rather than fragmented files. It enables teams to work the way they already do – while setting up their outputs to be aligned, comparable, and ready for leadership review.
  • Because the risks of waiting are already impacting your business. As your portfolio grows, manual consolidation, inconsistent templates, and stale data compound into costly errors, slower decisions, and rising compliance exposure. Catalyst fixes these problems immediately by standardizing your models, automating consolidation, and giving you a real‑time, trustworthy source of financial truth. The longer you wait, the more these risks – and the cost of inaction – grow.
  • Catalyst is for organizations that manage multiple projects or assets in Excel and need consistent, comparable financial outputs, automated data consolidation, and real‑time portfolio insights to support faster, more confident decision‑making. It is particularly valuable for renewable developers, IPPs, and investors who rely on accurate forecasting and standardized model outputs to evaluate project viability, returns, and portfolio performance at scale.
  • Excel remains your modeling surface – Catalyst doesn’t replace it. Instead, Catalyst solves the problems Excel alone can’t: inconsistent templates, manual copy/paste consolidation, and unreliable reporting. Catalyst standardizes your outputs, automates ingestion and rollups, and connects everything to real‑time BI dashboards so teams stop debating which workbook is correct.
  • In‑house builds require specialized data engineering, governance frameworks, and ongoing maintenance. They also take years to mature – and often still lack consistency across teams. Catalyst provides a proven, industry‑informed schema, standardized templates, secure data infrastructure, and prebuilt dashboards. Combined with advisory onboarding, it reduces risk and accelerates time‑to‑value.
  • Catalyst addresses the core operational and analytical challenges faced by finance, project, and portfolio teams:

    • Manual, slow consolidation across dozens of models

    • Frequent errors and inconsistent outputs

    • Limited visibility and stale dashboards

    • Model drift and unreliable cross‑project comparisons

    • Costly copy/paste cycles and version confusion

    • Rigid or expensive internal BI builds

  • Catalyst relies on vetted templates, standardized model outputs, and a structured schema to help ensure consistency and comparability. Every assumption and output is captured with full lineage, giving teams transparency into how results were produced. Built‑in QA safeguards reduce the risk of version drift and help analysts sign off with confidence.
  • Catalyst uses role‑based access, audit logs, and versioning controls to protect sensitive information. Our governed warehouse helps ensure data is stored securely and can only be accessed by approved users. Quality checks and controlled uploads further strengthen data integrity and compliance.
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