Development
Why interconnection queues are the real bottleneck in solar
Permitting gets the headlines, but queue position and study timelines decide most project schedules.
Solar development & asset management
Solar infrastructure built to run for forty years, not twenty
Solvane develops, finances, and operates utility-scale solar and storage projects across the western United States, from land acquisition through decades of asset management.
- Capacity developed
- 2.4 GW
- Capacity developed
- States operating in
- 11
- States operating in
- Operating since
- 2014
- Operating since
Trusted by teams at
- Sagebrush Electric Cooperative
- Two Rivers Power & Light
- Palisade Infrastructure Fund
- Pinyon Valley Electric
- Lodestar Utility Holdings
- Juniper Flats Land Trust
What we do
Development through decades of operation
Solvane handles every stage of a utility-scale solar asset's life, so utilities and landowners work with one accountable partner instead of a chain of subcontractors.
Site development
Land acquisition, interconnection studies, and permitting for utility-scale solar and storage sites.
Project financing
Structuring tax equity, debt, and power purchase agreements to bring projects to financial close.
EPC management
Overseeing engineering, procurement, and construction from groundbreaking through commercial operation.
Battery storage integration
Co-located storage systems designed to firm output and capture peak pricing for asset owners.
Asset management
Long-term operations and maintenance across our fleet, with performance guarantees backed by our own balance sheet.
Grid interconnection
In-house interconnection engineering to navigate utility queues faster than most independent developers.
Building solar that stays online since 2014
- Fleet-wide uptime
- 99.2%
- Fleet-wide uptime
- Homes powered equivalent
- 620,000
- Homes powered equivalent
- Projects in operation
- 38
- Projects in operation
- CO2 avoided annually
- 1.9M tons
- CO2 avoided annually
Project portfolio
A few projects we've developed and still operate
We hold long-term ownership stakes in most of what we build, which is part of why our fleet-wide uptime stays above 99%.
Rural electric cooperative
Sagebrush Electric Cooperative
Developed and financed a 180 MW solar facility on reclaimed agricultural land, delivering power to a six-county rural cooperative at a fixed rate below regional wholesale averages.
180 MWof solar capacity contracted under a 25-year PPA
Investor-owned utility
Two Rivers Power & Light
In-house interconnection engineering moved a 220 MW project through queue studies in under fourteen months, versus a regional average of roughly three years.
2.1xfaster interconnection than the regional average
About Solvane
Built by people who wanted to own what they built
Solvane was founded in 2014 by a team of project finance and engineering veterans who were frustrated watching developers flip projects immediately after construction. We hold long-term equity in most of our fleet, which keeps our incentives tied to decades of performance rather than a successful sale.
- We own what we build
- Long-term equity stakes mean our reputation depends on decade-plus performance, not a flip.
- Regional focus
- We work exclusively in the western U.S., where our interconnection and permitting expertise runs deep.
- In-house engineering
- Interconnection and EPC oversight stay in-house rather than fully outsourced to third parties.
- Community-first siting
- Every project includes direct landowner and county engagement before permitting begins.
Leadership
Rosalind Hart
Chief Executive Officer
Aaron Whitfield
Chief Development Officer
Naomi Reyes
VP, Asset Management
Grant Dubois
VP, Project Finance
What our partners say
“Solvane's interconnection team knew our queue process better than our own staff. That expertise alone cut nearly two years off our timeline.”
Colin Marsh
VP of Generation, Two Rivers Power & Light
“Because they keep equity in the project, every conversation about long-term performance feels like it's with a partner rather than a contractor.”
Deborah Yellowhorse
General Manager, Sagebrush Electric Cooperative
“We've financed a dozen solar developers. Solvane is the only one whose actual production numbers matched their financial model within two percent.”
Patricia Nguyen
Managing Director, Palisade Infrastructure Fund
Insights
Notes on utility-scale solar
Storage
What co-located storage adds to a solar project's returns
A breakdown of how battery storage shifts a project's revenue profile beyond the power purchase agreement.
Strategy
Why we still own most of what we develop
The financial and operational case for long-term ownership over a build-and-flip development model.
Frequently asked questions
We typically develop utility-scale projects between 50 and 300 megawatts, with select storage-only projects starting at 20 MWh.
Let's talk about what your site could generate
Whether you're a landowner, utility, or capital partner, our development team will walk through feasibility before anyone signs anything.