Harness the power of solar.

The federal and state policies surrounding renewable energy have created a fast-moving market for solar energy projects. Our team of environmentalists, scientists, engineers and surveyors work through the intricate details required for a successful renewable energy program and support you from concept to construction.

Our experience in states with new legislation surrounding Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for distributed generation scale solar uniquely qualifies us to work with developers across the country. Our goal is to support developers through the entire solar development process and provide guidance, direction, and resources from site selection through final construction.

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Solar Development Process

ALTA Survey

Geotechnical Study

Natural Resources Inventory

Wetland Permitting

Land Use Permitting

Environmental Site Assessment

Civil Design

Stormwater Design

Landscape Architecture

ALTA Survey

START WITH THE FACTS. Prepare an industry standard land survey including topography, obstructions, and ALTA requirement for use in final site design.

Geotechnical Study

UNDERSTAND YOUR ASSETS. Conduct a site visit to obtain soil samples from the proposed photovoltaic (PV) site area, conduct a thorough analysis of those soil samples, and prepare a final report outlining the results of the analysis.

Natural Resources Inventory

MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. Prepare the natural resources assessment, a desktop wetland and cultural resources review, and a regulatory review. The critical issues analysis (CIA) is important to understand the cost of development before incurring expenses.

Wetland Permitting

IDENTIFY THE BOUNDARIES. Complete all pre-site visit desktop data source references and reviews for onsite wetland delineation. We may complete onsite wetland delineations, wetland delineation reports, and documentation required to obtain approvals when necessary.

Land Use Permitting

MEET ALL LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. Assist with land use permitting including communication with the local regulatory agency staff, assembly of the plans and other application requirements, preparation of a project narrative, and the review of the recommended conditions of approval.

Environmental Site Assessment

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT. Perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in general compliance with the ASTM E1527-13 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments.

Civil Design

PREPARE FOR DEVELOPMENT. Civil design includes grading needed to accommodate access and maintenance roads, transformer and invertor pads, the solar panel racking system and all other required infrastructure for the project.

Stormwater Design

EVALUATE YOUR IMPACT. Determine if additional stormwater will be generated by the installation of solar panels and equipment and provide preliminary design of the stormwater infrastructure necessary to accommodate it.

Landscape Architecture

PROTECT THE LAND. Prepare plans and specifications of ground cover throughout the site. We have expertise in specifying pollinator-friendly vegetation, low-maintenance screening, and planting to assist with stormwater management and soil stabilization.

Right-of-Way

  • Land site selection
  • Acquisitions of options and leases/easements
  • Laydown yard and staging yard site selection and lease negotiations
  • Construction liaison services
  • Crop damage and claim settlements
  • Market research
  • Land valuations
  • Documentation preparation
  • Landowner status reports
  • Road permitting
  • Railroad permitting

Natural Resources/Environmental Investigation and Remediation

  • Critical Issues Analysis (CIA)
  • Site Characterization Studies
  • Raptor nest surveys
  • Prairie grouse lek surveys
  • Whooping crane habitat assessments
  • Bat habitat assessments
  • Eastern massasauga rattlesnake habitat modeling
  • Bird nest surveys
  • Threatened and endangered species surveys
  • Wetland delineation and permitting
  • Phase I ESA
  • Environmental Management Plans
  • Vegetation Management Plans
  • State/county project permitting
  • Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plans
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and inspections
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation

Civil Engineering

  • Buildable area (Constraints) mapping
  • Geotech services
  • Traffic operations analysis
  • Hydrological modeling
  • Utility crossing permitting
  • Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) permit coordination
  • 2D Roadway analysis and layout
  • 3D Roadway designs including haul, access, and maintenance roads
  • Pad grading design for inverters, substations, and battery energy storage systems (BESS)
  • Grading plans for substations and operations & maintenance facilities
  • Mass grading for solar trackers
  • Low water and culvert crossing analysis and design
  • Value engineering

Survey

  • Aerial survey, LiDAR, 2D Planimetrics
  • Topographic surveys
  • ALTA/NSPS land title surveys
  • Boundary surveys
  • Title review
  • Third party verification
  • Survey control for construction documents
  • Construction staking

Visualization and Noise Assessments

  • Glint-glare modeling
  • Photo sims

Site Selector application

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