The Executive Summary provides a clear picture of a project's environmental risks, permits, and financial incentives. This knowledge saves valuable time by streamlining decision-making and avoiding potential roadblocks during project execution.
The Executive Summary is broken down into the following sections:
Report Map
Once a report is run, the generated map highlights your designated Area of Interest and any potential concerns that are found within the project boundaries and buffer. To view additional layers, simply click any checkbox within the Map Layers widget to view it on the Report Map. You can save these views as Custom Maps to include in your PDF export. From this page, you can also create a Buildable Area.
Only Catalog Items found within the AOI will be available after the report is generated. If a Catalog Item is not shown, then it was not found within the project's boundaries.
Parcel Details & Pulse
There are 4 boxes at the top of the Executive Summary that showcase important information about the Area of Interest:
- AOI Summary: Provides the acreage for the AOI, including how many parcels are included within the project boundaries. If a Buildable Area has been created, it will also be shown here.
- Solar/Wind/Battery Pulse*: Highlights the sentiment (positive, negative, neutral), farms, and moratoriums based on relevant articles and information in the project area.
- Nearest Transmission Line: Shows the closest transmission line and substation in miles.
- Ownership: Indicates the key ownership associated with the Area of Interest, including both the owner with the most acreage and the owner with the most parcels.
Interconnection
Once a report is run, the Interconnection data for the three nearest substation buses and transmission lines is shown in a table at the top of the Executive Summary. Clicking on a substation's name in this table brings you to its location on the map.
Interconnection is an optional add-on. For more information on pricing, please contact your Transect Customer Success Manager.
Concern Assessment
The Concern Assessment quickly identifies potential environmental hurdles for your project in four key areas: Species (state and federal listings), Waters, Protected Areas, and Environmental Compliance. Each area has a designated concern level, highlighting resources that could significantly impact project success. This assessment is based on relevant federal, state, and local regulations.
These Concern Levels are defined as:
- Low (green): There is a low risk that these resources will affect the project footprint, timeline, or budget.
- Moderate (orange): There is a moderate risk that these resources will affect the project footprint, timeline, or budget.
- High (red): There is a high risk that these resources will affect the project footprint, timeline, or budget.
Within each Concern Assessment, there will also be the following information:
- A summary count of the active regulations, permits, and recommendations related to each topic.
- Recommended next steps.
- A snapshot of the data that contributed to the high, medium, or low concern level.
You can click Learn More in the bottom left of a Concern Assessment to access more information.
Permits
The Permits section of the Executive Summary indicates the State and Federal permits and regulations that are recommended based on the Concern Assessment. You can click a permit for additional information about the trigger, links, timeline, regulators, and regulations.
Financial Incentives
The Financial Incentives section allows users to calculate their potential Investment Tax Credit and Production Tax Credit. To get started, click Calculate and complete the Financial Incentives Opportunity questionnaire. The information from the questionnaire will be included in the Executive Summary.
