From generation-scale solar farms and multi-state transmission lines to other forms of energy, EMPSi is a leader in energy-focused planning and permitting

Planning for energy-related projects of any scale grows harder by the day and takes an extraordinary level of expertise to carry from conception, through the web of competing interests and government permitting, to final construction and operation. We know this regulatory geography and have the relationships, public outreach capabilities, staff, and experience to successfully manage the most contentious and challenging energy projects.  

SELECT PROJECTS

Topaz Solar Farm and Transmission Line Upgrade, CA

  • Fast-tracked project: EIS completed in 11 months

  • 550 MW; the largest solar plant in the US at that time

  • $2.5 billion dollar project that created 400 construction jobs

  • Included 9 million solar panels

 

SALT WELLS GEOTHERMAL PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINE EIS, nV

  • Permitted new transmission line

  • Critical access and ROW issues

  • Multiple cultural and biological resource issues

  • Complex NEPA process streamlined three separate projects into a single EIS

 

Bull Mountain Master Development Plan EIS, CO

  • Estimated to provide 605 construction and production jobs, and generate $114 million in annual employment

  • Created environmental measures to facilitate future oil & gas development approvals

 

CENTRAL YUKON RMP/EIS, AK

  • Evaluated energy and mineral potential across 57 million acres

  • Prepared an RFD with wind, solar, geothermal, oil and gas, and coal

  • Evaluated stipulations for oil and gas leases to protect resource values