ENGINEERING
SOLON’s in-house engineering team uses modeling software to maximize value and performs or coordinates all pre-construction engineering activities.
Value Engineering
Solar
SOLON’s custom-built, proprietary financial modeling software runs hundreds of thousands of iterations of all possible variables in a solar project to optimize for the highest kWh production for lowest cost and find the best solution for each unique situation.
- Site analysis and optimization
- Utility savings analysis/financial modeling
- Solar production modeling
- PPA proforma and optimization
- DC and AC circuit analysis
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
There are many factors to consider when designing an energy storage system and every project is unique. Our energy storage analysis takes into consideration annual power consumption, future power needs, utility demand charges, existing utility rate plans, desire for battery backup during grid outages, and more, to determine if a customer will benefit from installing a battery energy storage system.
- Battery and controls product analysis and selection
- Transformer design and selection
- Relaying, metering, communications, and controls design
- Foundation and anchoring design
- Sequence of Operations and integration with existing systems
- Charge/discharge schedule analysis and optimization
- System sizing analysis
Additionally, SOLON’s in-house engineering team performs or coordinates all pre-construction engineering activities including:
- Topographical and ALTA survey
- Geotechnical and soil corrosivity investigation
- Public and private utility locating
- Title and easement review
- Zoning review
- Short circuit study and arc flash analysis
- Coordination study
- Structural shop drawing review
- Submit for building, electrical, and fire permits
- Draft and stamp civil, structural, and electrical plans, including:
- Civil site plan and setbacks, demolition
- 1-line and 3-line diagrams
- Voltage drop optimization
- Equipment location, grounding plan, and conduit routing plan
- Interconnection design
- Canopy system design
- Wind, snow, and system design load calculations
- Foundation design
- Canopy member, connection, and hardware sizing
- Canopy lighting design and photometrics
