How BlueWave acquired top 14 sites with PVcase

Learn how BlueWave leveraged PVcase Prospect to turn reactive land scouting into a fast in-house engine — acquiring 14 target sites and securing prime interconnection positions.

Client

BlueWave

Location

Boston, MA

Industry

Solar developer

Employees

80+

Key results

14
target sites acquired
1
unified site selection workflow
100%
prime queue positions
The Customer

Learn more about BlueWave

BlueWave's vision is to protect our planet by transforming access to renewable energy. As a pioneering renewable energy company that develops and owns solar and battery storage projects, BlueWave has developed and built more than 150 MW of solar projects to date and is actively developing battery storage projects to ensure our grid is reliable and efficient in a clean energy future. As built, these projects collectively generate enough solar energy to avoid more than 144,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually.

”We desired to expand into multiple new markets at once and needed a method to target and reach landowners rapidly and at scale.”

Tyson R. Buerkle

Director of Site Acquisition

The Challenge

Identifying key siting opportunities in a new market

Market dynamics rapidly change, and developers must move fast to take advantage of new opportunities. When market opportunities emerged, the company required a way to move forward quickly and scale the site selection process more efficiently.

Inefficient reactive sourcing

For years, BlueWave relied on external land scouts and inbound interest, which limited their ability to steer their own strategic direction and act with precision.

Scaling across multiple markets

Expanding into several new territories simultaneously required a standardized, high-speed method to identify and contact landowners that traditional scouting couldn't support.

Lack of in-house competency

To drive growth, the team needed to shift from "sitting back and waiting" for external results to building an internal engine for proactive strategic site sourcing, acquisition, and control.

”We use PVcase Prospect to rapidly sift through existing land in our target areas and the software helps us get closer to automating the identification of high-potential sites.”

Tyson R. Buerkle

Director of Site Acquisition at BlueWave

The solution

Empowering a mission-based solar developer to increase their speed and scale

To overcome these challenges, BlueWave turned to PVcase Prospect, an end-to-end site selection solution. With PVcase Prospect, BlueWave could filter down to top-priority sites in one place, reach out to landowners directly, and quickly confirm that interested respondents actually owned parcels that fit their development criteria.

Unified acquisition workflow

PVcase Prospect provided a single, end-to-end platform to filter high-priority sites and manage landowner outreach, ensuring every lead met strict development criteria before engagement.

Rapid site origination

The solution enabled BlueWave to build an internal team capable of "rapidly sifting" through target areas and automating the identification of the highest-potential parcels.

Methodical search precision

By centralizing data, the team established a disciplined approach to market expansion that eliminated redundant efforts and minimized doubling up on search areas.

Responsive technical partnership

Beyond the software, BlueWave leveraged a direct line to the PVcase team, ensuring custom business needs were met with immediate, solutions-oriented support.

”Through partnering with PVcase, BlueWave has been able to find high-quality sites more quickly and scale processes across new markets.”

Tyson R. Buerkle

Director of Site Acquisition at BlueWave

Results

Finding high-quality sites more quickly and scaling processes

BlueWave transformed its project origination into a high-speed pipeline, securing a dominant market position with minimal overhead.

Accelerated pipeline growth

By executing the site selection strategy with speed and precision, BlueWave secured a deeper and more diverse development pipeline, enabling a rapid expansion into new solar markets.

14 target sites acquisition

A single team member successfully acquired 14 target sites in Maine, demonstrating the platform's ability to drive massive regional impact with a lean, efficient team.

Strategic queue advantage

Rapid site acquisition allowed the interconnection team to secure the most advantageous queue positions in the state before legislative policy shifts solidified the project values.

Scalable process repeatability

The partnership with PVcase enabled BlueWave to find high-quality sites faster and move away from manual scouting, creating a repeatable model for scaling across the U.S.

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