Assignment 01Investment Advisory
A Clearer View Of Portfolio Risk
Development diligence for a U.S. solar portfolio acquisition.
Diligence investigations, risk assessment and development budgets.
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- 40+
- Years of power industry experience
- 10 GW+
- Installed generation worldwide across directed projects
- 25
- Countries of project experience
Fontana Energy Associates was founded in 2009. Experience figures reflect the firm’s published background, including its leadership’s prior roles.
01 / Look At The Work
What does experience
look like on a project?
Start with an assignment that resembles your own.
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Assignment 02Generation & Transmission
Connecting Development Strategy To The Grid
Site selection and development support for a southeastern U.S. solar portfolio.
Land evaluation, site control and transmission coordination.
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Assignment 03Energy Storage
A New Role For Existing Energy Sites
Development support for storage projects and the reuse of conventional generation sites.
Storage development and reuse of retired generation sites.
Read The Assignment02 / Identify The Decision
Where does your
project need clarity?
From the first site assessment to the owner’s team during construction, we focus on the decisions that determine whether a project can move ahead.
Review All Services01Site & Route Selection
Assess land, transmission access and environmental constraints before committing to a site. We support site control and route selection on private and public land.
Explore This Service02Environmental Review & Permitting
Coordinate baseline surveys, specialist consultants and permit applications. Our experience includes federal, state and local approvals, including joint EIS/EIR processes.
Explore This Service03Offtake & Market Strategy
Evaluate buyer needs and power-market conditions to inform commercial strategy. We advise on offtake opportunities and the factors that shape project economics.
Explore This Service04Community & Stakeholder Relations
Represent projects in public meetings and agency discussions. Address community concerns with informed outreach and support for good-neighbor agreements.
Explore This Service05EPC & Owner Representation
Support supplier and engineering, procurement and construction contractor selection. Stay involved as part of the owner’s team during construction and commissioning.
Explore This Service06Acquisition Due Diligence
Investigate development risk for individual assets and portfolios. Establish the budgets and schedules needed to advance projects after acquisition.
Explore This ServiceEnergy projects rarely follow a straight line. We work alongside your team to understand the obstacles, coordinate the right specialists and keep development moving.
Our experience spans renewable and conventional generation, transmission, battery storage and the power needs of data centers.
Current work includes a 600 MW PV generation project proposed for the western United States, transmission lines that interconnect projects to the grid, and some of the largest energy storage projects now in development. The firm is also advising a leading investment firm on the purchase of multiple project portfolios and conducting diligence on those assets. It is using its natural gas generation experience to support large-scale data centers while meeting a client’s aggressive schedule requirements.
A recent assignment for a major integrated energy company was to evaluate solar PV, concentrating solar power, wind and geothermal projects and rank them as acquisition targets that could be augmented with energy storage. Another recent project was the phased development of both combustion-turbine and reciprocating-engine generation to support the schedule of a large data center complex.
Development & AdvisoryFrom Site Selection To Financing
Project development requires a view beyond the next approval.
A Useful Starting Point
Five questions worth
asking before you commit.
Use these to frame a project conversation or to organize a discussion with your own development team.
A planning aid. Project-specific analysis will depend on the site and jurisdiction.
What could prevent site control?
Identify land rights, route requirements and constraints that need early investigation.
How does the project reach the grid?
Clarify the interconnection path and the transmission questions still unresolved.
Which approvals set the schedule?
Map lead agencies, baseline studies and dependencies before setting milestones.
What assumptions drive the economics?
Separate known commercial terms from assumptions about offtake, cost and timing.
What remains after an acquisition?
Establish the development work, budget and expertise needed to advance the asset.
The Next Step
Start with the decision
in front of you.
Choose the support you’re considering. You can add project details on the next page.
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What does Fontana Energy Associates do?
Fontana Energy Associates provides energy project development and advisory services, including site selection, permitting, market strategy and acquisition due diligence.
What types of projects does the firm support?
The firm supports solar, wind and other generation technologies, energy storage, transmission and power generation for data centers.
Can Fontana work with an existing development team?
Yes. Fontana can lead development or support a client’s internal team on a focused assignment. Its involvement can continue through construction and commissioning.