Solar site screening and feasibility

Desktop site screening 

 Selecting the right site for your project is a prerequisite for success. GRL uses site screening tools and long-term solar insolation to determine resource potential and identify new opportunities for solar energy development. When evaluating sites, we look at numerous criteria such as: 

• Solar resource characteristics 
• Existing land use and area 
• Proximity to transmission 
• Thermal screening for line excess capacity 
• Shading impacts and other important siting parameters 

When multiple sites are under consideration, the calculated cost of energy, load matching quality, and other factors play a part in rankings. These comprehensive assessments provide developers with a better understanding of parcel value and help prioritize next steps. 

Using our solar resource maps and observational data, GIS layers (including land cover, land use, and development exclusions), and an understanding of your project objectives, we can help identify and assess your siting options. This initial screening is usually followed by site visits by our field engineers, who will work with your team to ground-truth the assumptions, obtain additional information, and select places to install solar monitoring stations to characterize the resource.