--- title: Cost savings calculator --- See how much you could save on studies, consultants, and internal resources when assessing sites. 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Let's take a look. ## About your company Primary focus area Select industry Utility-Scale Solar Distributed Solar Energy Storage Wind Hybrid Data Centers Other Company size Select size 1 - 10 employees 11 - 50 employees 51 - 200 employees 201 - 1,000 employees 1,000+ employees ## Development velocity How many potential project sites do you substantially evaluate each month? Ignore sites you disqualify immediately due to obvious fatal flaws. Monthly projects 5 projects ## Your development process For each project, how many hours do you or colleagues typically spend on the following? Evaluating environmental factors (species, waters, soils, etc.) 2 hours Identifying applicable federal and state permits 1 hour Researching applicable local permits 3 hours Researching community sentiment 2 hours Searching for landowner contact information 4 hours Checking available injection or withdrawal capacity 1 hour Consulting with colleagues or consultants 2 hours ### External consultants If you also pay external consultants for Critical Issues Analysis or similar desktop due diligence reports, how much do you typically spend per project? $ per project ## Results summary Based on your inputs, here's what you're spending each year on early-stage site assessments. $217,500 per year Assessments per year 60 projects Hours spent assessing sites each year 900 hours Salary costs per year Assumes fully-loaded employee cost of $150,000/year over 2,000 hours/year. $67,500 Report costs per year $150,000 ### See how much you could save Want to learn how much you could save by using Transect? 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