Services | FastGrid Energy

Interconnection & Siting

Finding sites for your projects that work from both a physical and electrical perspective can be daunting. With experience performing site and injection capability analysis, FastGrid can help you increase your success rate by providing information that will enable you to make informed project development decisions earlier in the process. Armed with this value-added information, you can focus your project development efforts, save time, and avoid unnecessary development spend. With experience in all major utilities, RTO’s, and ISO’s, FastGrid has the knowledge to help you navigate this difficult process.

Interconnection Assistance

Injection capability studies
Pre-Feasibility studies
Site specific cost estimations
Regional screening studies
Injection analysis of up to 4,000 injection points
Interconnection request documentation preparation
Technical representation with utility/RTO/ISO

Planning & Analysis

Area prospecting support
Analysis of injection points based on your criteria

Size
Location
Voltage

Site analysis

Slope
Energy output
Buildable area

Transmission/Power Flow analysis
Contingency analysis
NERC TPL and MOD studies
Reactive power flow analysis
Transient/Post Transient stability analysis

Development Engineering

Project development is time critical. As your development engineering partner, we understand your position because we have walked in your shoes as developers ourselves. Often times a quick “no” is better than a long, drawn out “maybe”. FastGrid will align with you and your objectives, working collaboratively to move your project forward. A sample of our services in this area include:

Site assessment
Preliminary design & layout
Proprietary energy solar + storage modeling
Energy production estimates

Single line diagrams
Technology assessment
Budgetary estimates

Development Support

The project development process can be exhaustive requiring expertise across multiple disciplines. Oftentimes, firms reach a point where a capability is needed, but not available within their immediate team. We understand, because we have been there. FastGrid is here to serve as your development support partner and create solutions to keep your project and its milestones on track. We leverage our industry experience and extensive relationships to help you identify and engage the right capabilities, at the right time. A snapshot of our capabilities include:

EPC, vendor & equipment identification & qualification
Contract exhibit creation & composition
Partner identification/guidance/recommendation & arrangement for:

Civil engineering
Structural engineering
Geotech
Corrosivity engineering
High Voltage engineering
Substation design

Development capability gap solution/support
EPC, vendor & equipment price discovery
PPA support/advisory
Capital raise support

Owner's Engineering

It is critical that your owner’s engineer is performing as your partner, safeguarding your interests, leveraging decades of experience to identify risks, capitalize on efficiencies, and reach critical milestones successfully. FastGrid is well positioned to fulfill this role, and a few areas that we offer support include:

Vendor & equipment identification & assessment
RFQ pre-screen, drafting, delivery, coordination
Pre-bid meeting arrangement
RFP composition, administration & evaluation
Contract exhibit creation and finalization

Contract negotiation
Construction oversight & administration
Commissioning coordination & oversight
O&M arrangement & scheduling

Detailed Engineering

Our team of experienced electrical engineers are armed with the ability to provide the technical knowledge necessary to bring your project through construction to operation. Whether you are an EPC who needs a strong partner to support your client, or you are a developer or asset owner that requires a nimble and collaborative engineering firm, FastGrid can deliver solutions. Some of the services we offer include:

Engineer of Record (Licensed in 38 states)
30/60/90/IFP/IFC design sets
Permitting
Protection devices & fault current studies
Lighting design

Arc flash and load flow studies
ETAP and AMPCalc
Peer review
As builts
Testing & commissioning

Program Management

We find from time to time that some of our clients are seeking a partner that can not only design and engineer, but also drive a project from start to finish and coordinate all critical components of a solar or storage solution. FastGrid has the ability to complete a project for you, from “soup to nuts” encompassing all of our capabilities. Key elements and approach include:

Full suite of development engineering
Full suite of development support
Full suite of owner’s engineering
Full suite of detailed engineering

Non-biased solution development strictly for your project
Construction administration budget and oversight
Verification of execution to technical documents
EPC management
Schedule management

Benefits include:

No typical exit at NTP avoiding lost momentum, project knowledge and value erosion
Returns are safeguarded, analyzed and monitored
Single point of responsibility for entire project cycle

Decisions are made based on a long-term view of what’s best for the client and the project
Continuous capital stewardship
Reduced involvement with peripheral parties reduces costs

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