How CleanChoice Energy speeds solar siting with PVcase's Capacity analysis

Siting solar across hundreds of parcels meant juggling land constraints (slopes, wetlands, floodplains) while PJM interconnection costs and delays kept rising — CleanChoice Energy couldn’t afford inefficient decisions.

Land viability screening at scale

CleanChoice Energy had to evaluate hundreds of parcels, each with different constraints that could quickly eliminate a site.

Terrain and environmental constraints

Every parcel required checks for slopes, wetlands, floodplains, conservation easements, and other hazards — adding complexity and slowing early-stage decisions.

Interconnection queue bottlenecks (PJM)

In PJM and similar markets, queue congestion made interconnection timelines and outcomes harder to predict — and raised the cost of getting to an answer.

High spend, low certainty

Without the right tools, CleanChoice Energy was spending tens of thousands of dollars per site on injection studies for new leases — with no guarantee the project would move forward.

CleanChoice Energy adopted PVcase Prospect and its Capacity analysis to replace manual site selection and de-risk interconnection — with a smooth rollout the team embraced right away.

Integrated data

PVcase brings parcel hazards — slopes, wetlands, floodplains, conservation easements — together with interconnection capacity in one view. CleanChoice Energy could screen sites holistically and keep the pipeline focused on what’s actually viable.

Grid capacity insights

With geo-located injection capacity data and allocated cost visibility across an entire region, the team could pre-screen interconnection viability early. That meant faster POI targeting — and fewer expensive studies on dead-end sites.

Automated Parcel Search

PVcase can analyze hundreds of parcels at once around POIs the team already knows have workable capacity and costs. CleanChoice Energy moved faster in competitive markets and secured the best opportunities first.

Configurable buildable area automation

CleanChoice Energy set clear buildable rules — like state-regulated wetlands or maintaining setback distances — and applied them at scale across thousands of parcels. Less manual review, more consistent decisions.

Fast sharing and alignment

Team members could instantly share project and parcel links from PVcase Prospect’s cloud-based platform, improving internal communication, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring everyone worked with the same, up-to-date site data.

Seamless export for outreach campaigns

Parcel details (including landowner names and mailing addresses) export straight to Excel — enabling CleanChoice Energy to run faster outreach and increase signed leases.

PVcase Prospect, powered by the Capacity feature, reshaped CleanChoice Energy’s day-to-day workflow — delivering clear wins across key steps in their development process.

Confidence in interconnection

Capacity data gave CleanChoice Energy the confidence to pursue sites with strong interconnection potential — reducing risk across their pipeline.

Faster project evaluation

The ability to rapidly assess project viability and conduct due diligence for sites and acquisition portfolios reduced the time spent on preliminary evaluations, freeing resources for high-value projects.

Higher landowner engagement

PVcase Prospect helped increase the number of site leases by providing the features to perform targeted and data-driven outreach campaigns.