Solar Energy Siting & Due Diligence Software | Transect

Transect’s annual 2026 developer survey reveals where solar, storage, wind, nuclear, and data center projects are heading next.

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Mitigate risks early when siting your solar project

Find viable sites faster

Accelerate your site selection process with dozens of filters and tools

Minimize obstacles

Pinpoint sites with fewer environmental, permitting, and community opposition challenges

Avoid unnecessary costs

Qualify or disqualify sites before investing in costly studies and consultants

Assess solar sites in minutes

Generate detailed Critical Issues Analysis reports to assess sites thoroughly, using the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental data. Transect Reports cover federal and state species, waters issues, federal and state permits, soils, and much more.

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View local solar regulations

Accelerate solar siting decisions by identifying required local permits, mandated setbacks and size limits, zoning information, and moratoriums.

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Analyze community sentiment

Assess the risk of community opposition to solar projects with AI-driven insights on thousands of news articles, social media posts, moratoriums, ordinances, petitions, and operational, canceled, and contested projects.

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Find parcel groups that work

Identify contiguous land for large solar sites with auto-generated clusters of adjacent parcels that meet your minimum acreage and other siting criteria. Save time when greenfielding projects in regions where parcels are small or environmental and topographical constraints can reduce buildable acreage.

Get interconnection capacity estimates

Make faster decisions about utility-scale site selection with a quick take on the injection capacity available at substations, with estimates for multiple years and seasons in base and N-1 cases. Withdrawal capacity estimates are included for ERCOT.

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Locate distribution lines

Determine the viability of sites for DG solar projects by quickly identifying the locations, phase, voltage and capacity of distribution lines.

“We were initially drawn to Transect for their outstanding environmental site assessment capabilities, which provide us with valuable information on various aspects of the land, enhancing our credibility and increasing our chances of securing control over the site when engaging with landowners.”

Mark Tippett

Chief Development Officer, Yarotek

“Before Transect, we relied on multiple tools that required extensive coordination. Transect combines these capabilities, providing accurate real-time data enabling us to rapidly screen sites before requiring more expensive field investigation. It is the tip of our spear for nuclear site selection and licensing.”

DAN STOUT

Founder & Managing Director, Advanced Nuclear Advisors

"Transect is an excellent tool for initial scoping of projects, particularly learning about different state regulations and considerations. It saves hours of research time trying to do it on my own."

Jeni Menendez

Environmental Manager, Blue Power Partners

"Transect became part of a daily process that sped up the throughput of our in-house diligence. It fit hand in glove with my experience as a consultant and provided reports as my backup documentation."

James Buchanan

Sr. Environmental Regulatory Compliance, Plains All American