Author: Laura Rabell

New projects are stuck in interconnection queues. The solar plants you already operate are sitting on paid-for, mostly unused grid capacity. Surplus interconnection service lets you add battery storage there without a new queue position, if the engineering is done right.

New federal rules made a category of inverters unavailable for future orders. Most projects are fine. The ones that are not will find out late — and the utility, not the redesign, is the long pole.

Buyers compare engineering firms on size, schedule and fee. The question that predicts drawing quality better than any of them: which specific engineer will direct your design, and will their seal be on the sheets?

For many businesses and fleet operators, the biggest obstacle to installing EV chargers isn’t the chargers themselves. It’s the electricity needed to power them. A facility may have plenty of parking space for 10, 20 or even 50 EV chargers, but that doesn’t mean the existing electrical service has enough available capacity to run all…

When a developer or EPC collects quotes for solar engineering, price is the easiest thing to compare. Three firms bid on the same scope, the numbers land side by side, and the lowest fee looks like the attractive choice. After all, a stamped drawing set is a stamped drawing set — right? Not quite. The…

In clean energy, smarter engineering does not just improve the design. It improves the investment. The Hidden Cost Decisions Inside Every Solar Project When most people think about solar project costs, they think about panels, inverters, batteries, racking, permitting, and installation. But some of the most important financial decisions in a solar project happen much…

When a solar developer, EPC, or integrator evaluates a new engineering partner, one question matters more than almost any other: can this firm actually keep up? Project pipelines move quickly, interconnection windows are unforgiving, and a late set of stamped drawings can stall a multimillion-dollar project for months. So the question comes up on nearly…

Tom and Darlene McCalmont founded McCalmont Engineering in 2009, ignited by a shared passion for a clean-energy future. They set out to power the industry forward by blending cutting-edge solar innovation with hands-on, real-world constructability. Their collaborative synergy established the high standards of accuracy, meticulous detail, and responsiveness that continue to energize our client relationships…