Solar Array Layout
Solar PV Simulation Results
Single-Line Diagrams and Equipment Schedules
Structural and Racking Details
Permitting and Interconnection Documents
Solar Incentive Applications
Detailed Project Budget
Solar Array Layout
Get an overhead view of your property, showing the exact land or rooftop areas that will be covered by solar panels. These are selected based on the available sunlight and other site conditions. The PV array layout also indicates how modules are grouped into string circuits and connected to their respective inverters.
Solar PV Simulation Results
NY Engineers will simulate the annual and monthly electricity output of your solar panel system. This data can then be used to calculate the annual savings achieved by self-generation sol projects, and the annual revenue provided by grid-scale projects.
We can also simulate the performance of energy storage systems (ESS), to determine their optimal capacity and assess their financial viability.
Single-Line Diagrams and Equipment Schedules
Our single-line diagrams are intuitive and highly detailed, making them a very useful tool for both solar installers and maintenance personnel. All solar components are labeled and clearly described in construction drawings, and their locations can be easily identified.
NY Engineers will provide specification sheets and manufacturer data for solar panels, inverters, racking systems, and all other equipment specified in your project.
Structural and Racking Details
Our solar design engineers can work with all the types of penetrating mounts and ballasted mounts used in rooftop solar arrays, and they can specify the best option for your project. They also have ample experience with the structural and racking system designs used for ground mount, canopy and carport installations.
All our designs are stamped by a NY State Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA), as required by local authorities.
Permitting and Interconnection Documents
When local permits and utility interconnection requirements are not managed properly, they can greatly delay a solar power project. NY Engineers can help you avoid these hurdles, making sure that all documents related to permits and utility interconnections are filed properly from the start.
There is no need to worry about the Special Use Permit, State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR), Coordinated Electric System Interconnection Review (CESIR) and similar requirements from local authorities and electric utilities. At NY Engineers, we have ample experience with this documentation.
Solar Incentive Applications
NY Engineers will design your solar PV system according to the requirements of local incentive programs. We focus on a quick approval, to secure rebates before funding runs out or the incentive rate is decreased.
Our solar design team can get your project approved under NY state incentive programs, such as those offered by NYSERDA:
- NY-Sun Megawatt Block Program
- NY-Sun Incentive Adders, when allowed by project conditions
- Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program
- Low-interest financing from the NY Green Bank
Detailed Project Budget
NY Engineers will provide a detailed budget with every solar PV design, based on the latest component prices and skilled labor rates. Having an accurate budget is very helpful when comparing offers from installation contractors, since you can easily rule out proposals that are overpriced or underpriced.