Drew Philpot
Site Selection to Minimize Interconnect Costs - Small/Medium Utility-Scale Projects
Recently, the focus of many renewable energy developers in the United States has been on large scale projects over 200 MW. As I discussed...
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John Rejebian
Jul 9
Competitor Analysis - MISO
We identified locations and owners of projects competing for interconnection with 2 of our clients.
Drew Philpot
Jul 5
Solar and Hail Damage - Increasing Operations and Maintenance Costs
Stories of hail damage make solar developers and O&Ms cringe because every incident makes project insurance harder to find and more...
John Rejebian
Jul 2
Glare Study - MISO
We created a glare study for a client in MISO to support a land use permit.
Drew Philpot
Jun 28
Land Use Permit Denials - Difficult Existing Zoning
This is my first post in a series on common issues that cause renewable energy projects to be denied land use permits and what developers...
John Rejebian
Jun 25
Landowner Outreach - Southwest
We performed outreach for landowners in the southwest and negotiated term sheets and option agreements.
Drew Philpot
Jun 21
Land Use Permit Denials - Local Leadership Against Renewables
Continuing from my last post, another reason why renewable energy projects are denied land use permits is due to difficult local...
John Rejebian
Jun 18
Project Identification - MISO
We identified projects in MISO to support a client's M&A activities.
Drew Philpot
Jun 14
Land Use Permit Denials - Neighbor Opposition
Most renewable energy developers who have been in the business long enough have a story about neighbors being opposed to one of their...
John Rejebian
Jun 11
Preliminary Feasibility Analysis - Eastern US
We performed a feasibility assessment on 52 solar and solar plus storage sites in the Eastern US.
Drew Philpot
Jun 7
Site Selection to Minimize Interconnect Costs - Core Problems Driving the Infrastructure Need
FERC 2023 and other recent reforms are encouraging steps to help the US power grid adapt to the energy transition. However, the risks to...
John Rejebian
Jun 4
Permitting Layout - Southeast
We developed layouts and other exhibits for local land-use permitting efforts.
Drew Philpot
May 31
Site Selection to Minimize Interconnection Costs - Large Scale Projects
Last week, I posted about the core reasons why new investment in the transmission grid is needed. I’m continuing with a series of posts...
John Rejebian
May 28
Feasibility Analysis - Energy Storage
We performed a preliminary feasibility analysis on 19 energy storage projects throughout the US.
Drew Philpot
May 24
Houston Faces Critical Inflection Point amid Energy Transition
In 1914, Winston Churchill faced a difficult decision. Over two decades before his first term as Prime Minister during World War 2, he...