Owner's Engineer Services for Solar PV & Energy Storage Systems
Pure Power's Owner's Engineering division offers specialized engineering assistance for stakeholders such as investors, owners, and financiers involved in commercial and utility-scale renewable energy projects. Our dedicated owner's engineering team is critical in ensuring client success and optimizing profitability by providing expert guidance in technical risk management and comprehensive support throughout the project .
OE Services
Development Support
Project feasibility, PVsyst energy model review, interconnection assessment, vendor qualification, EPC and O&M support, commissioning plans, and design optimization.
Performance Validation
ASTM capacity testing, performance ratios, climate-adjusted actual vs. expected analysis, performance guarantees, recurring reports, and monitoring system configuration.
Acquisition Due-Diligence
Design and equipment evaluation, PVsyst modeling and third-party review, construction monitoring, testing and commissioning, project turnover, and asset performance analysis.
Quality Review
AC, DC, medium- and high-voltage electrical systems, racking and structural supports, monitoring systems, protective relaying, aerial thermography, and construction quality reviews.
PVSYST & Energy Models
PVsyst modeling and third-party review, performance guarantee calculations, climate-adjusted analysis, recurring performance reports, and monitoring system configuration.
Design & Equipment Review
Electrical, civil, and structural design reviews, equipment and vendor evaluation, PVsyst and energy model review, EPC contract technical review, and constructability assessment.
Featured Articles
How Owner’s Engineers Drive Efficiency and Quality in C&I Solar Projects
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Developing Bankable Solar + Storage Projects
To fund solar and energy storage projects, developers must first clear a lender’s bankability hurdle. In this context, ...
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Independent Engineering Versus Owner’s Engineering
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Distributed Generation - C&I
Engineering for commercial and industrial solar and BESS projects, supporting permitting, utility coordination, and design from development through construction.
Transmission - Utility-Scale
Engineering for utility-scale solar + BESS projects, supporting interconnection, system studies, utility coordination, and design through development and execution.
Ground Mounts
Engineering services for utility-scale and commercial ground-mounted solar systems, addressing grading, foundations, interconnection, and constructability.
Rooftops
Engineering solutions for rooftop solar projects, including structural evaluation, electrical design, code compliance, and constructible permit sets.
Carports
Integrated engineering for solar carports, combining structural, civil, and electrical design to deliver durable, code-compliant parking solutions.
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Engineering services for standalone and solar-paired battery energy storage systems, including system sizing, electrical design, interconnection, and code compliance.
Microgrids & Repowering
Engineering support for microgrids and repowering projects, optimizing system upgrades, integrations, performance, and long-term asset value.
When We Do It
The solar project life cycle encompasses five major stages. Each stage presents unique challenges, but stakeholders often overlook the value of continuity of knowledge that bridges all five project stages. That is where our OE team comes in.
- Early Issues are expensive to fix at later stages.
- Mistakes should be made on paper, not in the field.
- A high quality OE has technical and financial considerations in mind from day one.
Development
- Land Development
- Preliminary Design
- Finance Review
Design
- 30% Design
- 60% Design
- 90% Design
Build
- Issued
- Construction
- Mechanical Completion
- Substance Completion
Close
- Final Completion
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- Operating Project
- Operational Risk Review
- Finance Review
Why Choose Our Owner's Engineers?
OE Videos
Owner’s Engineering| Managing & Mitigating Risks
Owner's Engineering | Challenges & Adding Value to Solar + Storage Projects
Trusted by Leading Developers & EPCs
Eric Sieckmann
Hartman Hoel
Peter Misthos
Case Study:
MW Portfolios in Illinois

Issues:
- Supply chain disruptions caused lead times to jump 40 weeks.
- New inverters did not have AC disconnects: sites can't comply with NEC 690.15 provisions for 10' rule.
Solutions:
- OE Team provided a method to utilize existing switchgear to meet the NEC 690.15 requirements.
Takeaways:
- Satisfies code without major redesign.
- Cost Impact was up to $50K Per Project.
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NEC 2026 - The Code Changes That Matter Most for Solar Developers and EPCs
The 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) introduces a wide range of updates that affect how solar PV systems are designed, installed, and inspected. While many revisions are editorial or structural, several changes have real..
6 Practical Insights for Standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Design
Driven by grid stability & reliability needs and by the integration of renewables, Standalone BESS (battery energy storage systems) are moving from pilot to mainstream. But anyone who has tried to develop or engineer one, especially in dense, highly..
Interconnection queues are more congested than ever, and the path to approval is increasingly opaque. Developers are spending serious money on land control, studies, and legal work, only to hit delays when grid studies surface surprises late in the..
In the public eye, there is hardly a conversation about utility-scale solar without addressing the fear of losing valuable farmland. Debates with community involvement tend to be polarized. Developers see open fields as ideal for solar, while..