RLC has supported hundreds of projects throughout the United States. Our Engineering and Project Management Teams collaborate with utility and energy developer clients nationwide. We provide our clients with the most reliably-engineered planning and design to accommodate the energy demands of today’s world.
The TransCanada – Canadian Solar Project is a multiple, utility scale, photovoltaic facilities project developed by Canadian Solar. TransCanada later purchased each project at its respective completion. RLC was hired to serve as Owner’s Engineer, on behalf of TransCanada, to review and comment on Canadian Solar’s design and construction efforts and practices.
CLIENT:
Canadian Solar
LOCATION:
Multiple Locations Canada
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The overall effort involved the following six projects:
RLC performed detail design and engineering services for 9 PV arrays ranging from 2.45 – 5.0 MWAC. Two of the sites in North Carolina use sun-tracking panel mount technology to follow the sun to optimize electrical power generating output. The projects add renewable energy production capacity for Maine, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina consumers. Arc Flash Hazard Analysis is a requirement of the OSHA 1910.335, NFPA 70E and applicable codes. Our analysis helped the customer determine what Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is necessary to prevent injury to the employees when around or working on the equipment. Arc Flash Hazard Analysis is a requirement for the initial installation energization and every 5 years thereafter or if there is design change. RLC generated a report that determined the worst case Incident Energy (IE) Levels and provided the OSHA compliant labels in PDF printable format for the client.
LOCATION:
Multiple Locations
SCOPE OF SERVICES
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
Given RLC Engineering’s experience in the Power Generation Industry and our extensive knowledge of the utility and power grid in the Northeast, an overseas developer approached us to establish a Program portfolio of projects throughout the State-of-Maine. RLC used a targeted approach to determine where there was utility capacity at the substation level so the developer could research for available land in those areas.
By developing an Area Study for Maine’s two major utilities, we directed the developer to substations with available capacity. Once the developer provided sites of interest, 93 site feasibility studies were performed to determine a Go or No-Go recommendation. RLC Engineering developed the site plans, one-line diagrams for 25 interconnection applications. RLC supported the developer successfully throughout the interconnection process with only the three (3) sites not proceeding due to wetland issues. This approach helped the developer successfully execute approximately 150 MWac of installed sites over a two (2) year period, which by using traditional methods would have added additional time and costs to the program.
LOCATION:
Maine
SCOPE OF SERVICES
RLC provided engineering services that developed the preliminary engineering documents necessary for the submittals of the Utility Interconnection Application and the Annual Energy Production Report. This work is for a solar system that will utilize more than 100 acres of land for development. The initial project was to provide conceptual documentation of a proposed minimum 7.5 MWac photovoltaic based generation facility, which has expanded in physical area and output to a potential 20 MWac site.
LOCATION:
Milo, Maine
SCOPE OF SERVICES
RLC served as Owner’s Engineer for the client in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The client was committed to develop up to 70 MWdc of solar systems, 35 MWdc in each of the Eastern and Western districts. The plan, which called for the construction of new facilities across the commonwealth, increased the amount of solar power produced by the client in Massachusetts from eight megawatts previously up to 70 megawatts statewide. Along with the significant environmental benefits of increasing the number of utility-scale solar plants in Massachusetts, there will be substantial cost-saving benefits for the client’s customers as well.
LOCATION:
Massachusetts
SCOPE OF SERVICES
RLC performed design and engineering services for New England Battery Storage for their Madison Jones Street project. The Madison ESS is New England’s first fully integrated front-of-the-meter energy storage facility. It is a 4.99 MW / 10 MWh lithium-ion system that participates in the ISO-NE wholesale energy markets, operating reserve markets, frequency regulation market, and capacity market.
CLIENT:
New England Battery Storage
LOCATION:
Madison, Maine
SCOPE OF SERVICES
RLC performed design and engineering services for New England Battery Storage for their Madison BTM project. This is a 1.5 MW / 3.10 MWh battery energy storage system that will provide load reduction that provides services to the ISO-NE wholesale energy markets. This project began commercial operation in December of 2019. This project helps the Madison Electric Works reduce energy costs to their consumers.
CLIENT:
New England Battery Storage
LOCATION:
Madison, Maine
SCOPE OF SERVICES
RLC performed design and engineering services for a 25MW/38 MWH Massachusetts Battery Storage System project which employs Lithium Ion battery technology and an SMA Inverter System.
The Battery Storage system which is integrated within a custom-built building is capable of operating in parallel with an existing 22.8 kV electrical distribution system or as an islanded resource.
The BESS output is automatically controlled to support system events and limit loading on the distribution system.
LOCATION:
Massachusetts
SCOPE OF SERVICES
