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Pricing
Starting Price
Options
- Free Trial
Available Since
Deployment Options
- Web Browser (Cloud - Based)
Good Option For
- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
Deep dive
Core Features
The Transect platform aims at shortening the time between identifying a prospective site and determining whether it is technically, environmentally, and socially viable for renewable energy development. Its principal capabilities include:
Solar & Wind Site Selection – Identifies suitable sites using parcel mapping, environmental constraints, transmission proximity, acreage requirements, and customizable siting filters for utility-scale and distributed renewable energy projects.
Environmental Due Diligence Reports – Generates desktop reports covering wetlands, floodplains, protected species, waters, soils, environmental constraints, and permitting considerations to support early-stage project evaluation.
Community Sentiment Analysis – Uses AI to analyse news coverage, social media, petitions, ordinances, moratoriums, and nearby renewable energy projects to help predict community acceptance and opposition risks.
Transmission & Grid Intelligence – Evaluates transmission interconnection opportunities, estimated substation injection capacity, distribution line locations, voltage, phase, and hosting capacity to support utility-scale and distributed energy siting decisions.
Services Marketplace & Expert Support – Complements the software with environmental consulting, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), ALTA surveys, planning and zoning reports, and other services through an integrated marketplace.
Closing Insights
Renewable energy developers increasingly face challenges that extend well beyond environmental constraints. Local permitting requirements, zoning ordinances, transmission availability, land ownership, and community acceptance can all determine whether a project reaches construction. Transect addresses these issues by combining environmental intelligence, permitting guidance, grid data, and AI-assisted community analysis within a single siting platform, enabling development teams to qualify—or reject—sites before committing significant time and capital.
Features such as Local Solar Regulations further strengthen the platform by providing location-specific information on required permits, setbacks, zoning requirements, project size limits, and moratoriums for solar developments. Together with its environmental due diligence and transmission analysis capabilities, these tools help developers navigate increasingly complex regulatory landscapes while identifying technically viable sites with fewer permitting and community-related obstacles. Pricing is available on request.