Project development is the core of our business. Fontana Energy’s experience includes fossil-fuel assets, such as natural gas generation, as well as renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, and other technologies. We are proud to count leading global development shops among our clients. We work hard to become part of the team and advise on strategies to grow portfolios as well as to conduct project-specific development activities, including securing site control, acquiring permits, supporting interconnection applications, and conducting stakeholder outreach. We recently supported the development of a strategy to grow a solar PV portfolio in the southeastern U.S. After identifying target markets, we worked with transmission engineers to pinpoint specific interconnection points. This was followed by identifying target land parcels, outreach to landowners, and negotiating options. Fontana Energy then vetted the sites from an environmental perspective. The result of this effort is a portfolio of projects totaling over 1 GW that is currently under development and which we are supporting. Our work supporting natural gas generation for data centers and bitcoin miners includes the full range of development activities.

Having a site for generation is only part of the overall project solution. As transmission has become more constrained, the siting and permitting of transmission, both backbone lines and Gen-tie lines, have become more critical. Fontana Energy supported the development and permitting of a 220-mile high-voltage transmission line in the southwest U.S. and is actively involved in securing easements and permits for multiple Gen-tie lines ranging in length from 1 to 10 miles.