Nate Pendleton's questions to NET Power (NPWR) leadership • Q2 2025
Question
Nate Pendleton from Texas Capital Bank questioned if any performance or operational trade-offs were made to achieve the value engineering savings. He also asked how the recent 45Q tax credit parity for CO2 utilization impacts Net Power's total addressable market.
Answer
COO Marc Horstman stated that the value engineering efforts followed a 'design to cost' approach that reduced costs without sacrificing the plant's core reliability or performance requirements. President, CEO & Director Danny Rice explained that 45Q parity for EOR is a 'big deal' for Project Permian, making it more economically compelling and helping a first-of-a-kind plant achieve a competitive LCOE right out of the gate.