Operate · the United States

Underwriting: Geothermal Electric Power Generation

What public records can and cannot establish about running this business in the United States, dimension by dimension, with the gaps named.

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IndustryNAICS 221116
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
71th percentile of 287 industries

Where this industry stands

Net formation, 5yrPercentileReads asSignal strength
+1.54%71th of 287forming faster than it is dyingρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2024–FY2024

Can you borrow to buy one

MeasureValue
Acquisition loans approved1
Median loan$150,000
Mean rate14.5%
Mean term120 months
Charged off—
12 firms · Census SUSB 2022

What firms here actually earn

Revenue band ($000)FirmsShareCumulativeLabour share of revenue
500-999325.0%25.0%39.9%
2,500-4,999541.7%66.7%12.3%
100,000+433.3%100.0%13.4%
SBA 7(a) · FY2024–FY2024

Can an acquisition here be financed?

MeasureValue
SBA acquisition loans on record1
Median loan$150,000
Typical rate14.5%
Typical term120 months
Total approved$150,000

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65 of 100 rubric points evidenced

What this report can and cannot underwrite

DimensionWeightEvidencePredicts?Source
O1 · Demand density and recurrence25evidencedpredictive · ρ +0.57US Census County Business Patterns
O2 · Payment evidence15partialnot backtestedUSASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain
O3 · Licence gate favourability15evidencednot backtestedCareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor
O4 · Labour availability15evidencednot backtestedBLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024
O5 · Incumbent weakness10no producernot backtestednone
O6 · Margin structure10partialnot backtestedUS Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022
O7 · Ceiling10evidencedDESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain

Every licensed occupation in this industry

OccupationShare hereConcentrationJurisdictions
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other7.71%63.4×13 of 56
Power Plant Operators25.86%1051.1×1 of 56
Industrial Machinery Mechanics10.2%37.2×1 of 56
Industrial Production Managers3.25%21.1×1 of 56
General and Operations Managers3.45%1.4×23 of 56

What this report cannot tell you

Gap
licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Power Plant Operators', though it is licensed in 13 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally.
licence coverage — the register holds 54 of 56 US licensing jurisdictions, and 2,504 of its records carry no jurisdiction at all. A count of 13 is out of 54 searched, not out of 56. The unsearched jurisdictions are not evidence of no licence.
bonding_required_usd — no producer, and not estimated