Solar Carport & Canopy Engineering Services
Pure Power Engineering delivers fully integrated engineering services for solar carport and canopy projects, supporting developers and EPCs from early design through construction. Our multidisciplinary teams provide structural, civil, and electrical engineering tailored to parking environments, addressing foundations, drainage, vehicle clearance, constructability, and code compliance. With deep experience across commercial, industrial, and large portfolio deployments, we help carport and canopy projects move efficiently through permitting, construction, and long-term operation.

We have completed permit drawing sets for 550+ Carport solar and energy storage projects!
Boasting more than 14 years of industry leadership and a robust team of over 130 in-house engineers, 58+ project managers and professional engineers, we possess the deep experience and technical prowess required to deliver superior engineering solutions. Our commitment is to enhance generation revenue for commercial solar systems while minimizing costs and empowering our clients to expedite the completion of solar and storage projects. This approach accelerates project timelines and significantly boosts profitability, facilitating scalable growth for our clients in the renewable energy domain.
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Highlighted Projects
CARPORT
Pure Power Engineering provided electrical engineering services for a large scale solar carport installation in Columbus, Ohio. The project was developed as a behind the meter system interconnected at medium voltage, requiring coordination with AEP Ohio and detailed engineering documentation to support interconnection and construction.
Project At a Glance:
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- DC System Size: 226.8 MWAC
- AC System Size: 200 MWAC
- Utility: AEP Ohio
- Interconnection Voltage: Medium Voltage (601V to 35kV)
- Interconnection Type: Behind the Meter
- Scope of Services: Electrical Engineering
CARPORT
Pure Power Engineering provided electrical and structural engineering services for a large scale solar carport installation in Gurnee, Illinois. The project was developed as a behind the meter system interconnected at medium voltage, requiring coordination with Commonwealth Edison and detailed engineering documentation to support interconnection and construction.
Project At a Glance:
- Location: Gurnee, IL
- DC System Size: 6.48 MWDC
- AC System Size: 4.98 MWAC
- Utility: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)
- Interconnection Voltage: Medium Voltage (601V to 35kV)
- Interconnection Type: Behind the Meter
- Scope of Services: Electrical & Structural Engineering
Engineering Services
Preliminary Engineering
Project design, technical studies, reports, infrastructure analysis, and drawings to evaluate feasibility and advance projects from concept to construction.
Engineer of Record & Design
Site surveys and studies, PV, inverter, and battery sizing, calculations, and code-compliant drawing sets for solar and storage systems.
Structural Engineering
Existing structure analysis, new structural design, equipment foundations, structural support solutions, utility pole design, and reinforcement strategies.
Power Engineering
Pre- and post-interconnection power engineering services, including system modeling, protection design, utility coordination, and grid compliance support.
Owner’s Engineering
Technical risk management, due diligence, performance validation, quality reviews, energy modeling, design evaluation, and project support.
Civil Engineering
Civil and electrical design reviews, discipline coordination, conflict resolution, value engineering, and civil guidance supporting integrated project delivery.

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Simplify the Complex - Rethinking Standardization for Modern Solar Projects
Owners & developers want long-term performance. EPCs want to get steel in the ground and pass inspections.Between those two priorities lies the real challenge: how much of your project should be standardized, and when does customization pay off?
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