Development

From parcel to PTO — we develop the project, then we build it.

Reliant's development practice takes solar projects from raw site through site control, interconnection, permitting, and off-taker structuring — handed off to our own EPC team at Notice to Proceed, or to a partner EPC if the owner prefers.

Ground-mount development
Built & backed in-house
100% In-house EPC

Established 2023 in South Plainfield, NJ. Privately held — engineering, procurement, and construction under one roof, on one warranty.

NJ HIC licensed · NJ electrical contractor · OSHA 30 crews
Triple-warranty stack
10
yr
Workmanship

Every joint, conduit, and connection — backed by the crew that did the work.

25
yr
Production

Output guaranteed. If your system underperforms its model, we make you whole.

25
yr
Product

Tier-1 panels & inverters. Manufacturer warranty passed straight to you.

The development arc

Five stages. One developer accountable end-to-end.

Developing a commercial or utility-scale solar project is a 6–18 month process before construction starts. We run it as a single accountable workflow — no broker hand-offs, no developer churn between stages.

01

Site sourcing & feasibility

Greenfield, rooftop, brownfield, or carport sites. We assess solar resource, parcel suitability, off-taker proximity, and interconnection headroom before any capital is committed.

  • Parcel screening (GIS + solar modeling)
  • ALTA & boundary surveys
  • Title & easement review
  • Preliminary capacity analysis
Typical timeline
Weeks 1–4
02

Interconnection & permitting

We run the full interconnection process with the utility — capacity studies, application queue management, hosting-capacity analysis, and AHJ permitting strategy.

  • Utility capacity studies
  • Interconnection application & queue
  • Environmental & local permitting
  • AHJ + utility coordination
Typical timeline
Months 2–8
03

Off-taker & PPA structuring

For projects requiring an off-taker — commercial host, community solar subscriber pool, or utility — we negotiate PPAs, subscription agreements, and credit-quality validation.

  • Commercial PPA negotiation
  • Community solar subscription stack
  • Credit & counterparty review
  • Long-term revenue modeling
Typical timeline
Months 3–9
04

Capital & financing structure

Tax-equity, debt, and sponsor-equity stacks. We support investor due diligence with engineering reports, P50/P90 production models, and warranty-backed asset documentation.

  • Tax-equity package preparation
  • Lender due-diligence support
  • Independent engineer coordination
  • Sponsor-equity structuring
Typical timeline
Months 6–12
05

NTP & EPC handoff

At Notice to Proceed, the project is shovel-ready: permits in hand, off-taker signed, capital committed. We hand off to our own EPC team — or work alongside a third-party EPC if the owner prefers.

  • Permit & approval transfer
  • Shovel-ready project package
  • EPC contract execution
  • Construction kickoff coordination
Typical timeline
NTP
Site under consideration?

Send us the parcel. We'll tell you if it pencils.

Two-week feasibility screen on parcel, interconnection headroom, off-taker proximity, and rough economics. Candid answer either way.

Asset classes

Six project archetypes we develop.

Most of what we develop falls into one of six patterns. The economics, off-taker structure, and construction profile differ — but the disciplined development workflow stays consistent.

Commercial rooftop

Single-tenant warehouses, retail, schools, healthcare facilities, multifamily.

Community solar

Subscription-based community solar in NJ, NY, MD, and other regulated markets.

Ground-mount utility

1–10 MW projects on agricultural, brownfield, or industrial parcels.

Carport & canopy

School-district, municipal, and corporate-campus carport portfolio programs.

Brownfield reuse

Capped landfills, former industrial sites, and underutilized commercial land.

Behind-the-meter

Large C&I host arrangements with on-site consumption + utility export.

Why work with Reliant on development

Built in the same markets. Same team. Same accountability.

Most development shops sell the project at NTP and move on. We can hand off too — but we don't have to. Because we built the EPC arm first, we know exactly what a buildable project looks like, and we develop only what we'd be willing to construct.

4
Service lines
EPC
+ Development
NJ·NY·PA
Active dev markets
1–10 MW
Typical scale
Site under consideration?

Let's see if it pencils.

Send us a parcel, an off-taker, or a rough idea. We'll run a feasibility screen in two weeks and tell you whether it's worth pursuing — candidly, with the numbers.

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