Electrical Power Transmission Line and Renewable Energy Facility Siting Evaluations
EMF, EMI/EMC, Power Quality, and Technical Review for Electric Transmission and Renewable Energy Siting Projects
ELEXANA provides independent technical support for electric transmission-line projects, renewable energy facilities, battery energy storage systems, substations, interconnection infrastructure, and related power-system siting matters. Our work may include EMF/RF assessments, magnetic-field modeling review, right-of-way exposure evaluation, EMI/EMC analysis near sensitive equipment, power-quality review, renewable-energy facility impact evaluation, and independent technical reporting for facilities, municipalities, property owners, developers, counsel, and project stakeholders.
Our work helps clients understand how proposed or existing energy infrastructure may affect electromagnetic conditions, equipment reliability, sensitive facilities, operational continuity, nearby properties, and technical environments.
In New York, this may include technical support related to Article VIII electric transmission and renewable energy siting matters. In other states, ELEXANA can support comparable public-utility, environmental, transmission-siting, renewable-energy siting, right-of-way, and certificate-review processes.
Independent Transmission and Renewable Energy Technical Review
Electric transmission and renewable energy projects can raise complex questions involving magnetic fields, electric fields, induced current, inverter noise, power quality, right-of-way conditions, equipment interference, sensitive facilities, battery storage systems, substations, collector circuits, interconnection equipment, and public or workplace concerns.
ELEXANA helps clients evaluate these issues through calibrated measurement, modeling support, document review, electromagnetic engineering interpretation, EMI/EMC analysis, and practical technical reporting.
Projects may include:
Overhead transmission lines
Underground transmission lines
Substations and switching stations
Interconnection facilities
Solar energy facilities
Wind energy facilities
Battery energy storage systems
Hybrid solar-plus-storage projects
Renewable energy collection systems
Inverter-based generation facilities
Utility-scale renewable energy sites
Transmission upgrades and reconductoring projects
Power-station and grid-support infrastructure
What We Evaluate
ELEXANA can support technical review of electric transmission and renewable energy projects through:
Review of applicant EMF, EMI/EMC, power-quality, and technical filings
Independent magnetic-field modeling and sensitivity analysis
Right-of-way and edge-of-ROW exposure evaluation
EMF/RF field assessment for nearby properties and facilities
Review of transmission-line geometry, conductor height, phasing, current assumptions, and co-located lines
Review of substation, inverter, transformer, collector-line, and interconnection layouts
Evaluation of inverter-based noise and conducted interference concerns
Assessment of battery energy storage system, electromagnetic and power-quality considerations
Baseline and post-construction field measurements where appropriate
EMI/EMC evaluation near sensitive equipment
Induced-current and coupling concern screening
Sensitive-equipment and mission-critical facility review
Technical questions for applicants, counsel, municipalities, or project teams
Independent technical memoranda and reports
Recommendations for additional measurement, modeling, mitigation, or monitoring
Renewable Energy Facility Siting Evaluation
Renewable energy projects introduce unique electromagnetic and power-quality considerations that differ from traditional transmission-line review. Solar, wind, and battery-storage projects may involve inverters, transformers, collector circuits, switchgear, step-up substations, communication systems, controls, grounding systems, and interconnection infrastructure.
ELEXANA can evaluate electromagnetic and EMI/EMC considerations for renewable energy facilities, including:
Solar inverter EMI and conducted noise
Wind turbine electrical and control-system interference concerns
Battery energy storage system power-quality effects
Harmonic distortion from inverter-based resources
Transformer and substation magnetic-field conditions
Collector-line electromagnetic effects
Grounding, bonding, and induced-current concerns
Low-voltage control-system interference
Communication and telemetry interference
Sensitive-equipment concerns near renewable energy infrastructure
Baseline and post-construction verification measurements
Facility layout review for nearby receptors, buildings, and sensitive operations
ELEXANA’s role is to help clients understand whether the project’s electromagnetic, EMI/EMC, and power-quality assumptions are complete, reasonable, and relevant to nearby properties, facilities, workers, and equipment.
Solar Energy Facility Review
Utility-scale and commercial solar projects often include large inverter arrays, combiner equipment, transformers, switchgear, monitoring systems, and interconnection infrastructure. These systems can create site-specific questions involving conducted EMI, harmonics, grounding, magnetic fields, and sensitive-equipment compatibility.
ELEXANA can support solar facility review through:
Solar inverter EMI and harmonic review
Magnetic-field assessment near transformers and switchgear
Review of collector circuits and interconnection equipment
Power-quality concern screening
EMI/EMC review near nearby facilities, laboratories, homes, farms, or equipment
Assessment of possible interference with communication, security, control, or monitoring systems
Baseline and post-construction measurements where appropriate
Technical review of applicant filings and mitigation proposals
Wind Energy Facility Review
Wind energy facilities include turbines, transformers, collector systems, power electronics, control systems, substations, and communication infrastructure. Depending on site layout and nearby receptors, technical review may include electromagnetic, power-quality, and interference considerations.
ELEXANA can support wind facility review through:
Review of turbine electrical systems and collector circuits
Magnetic-field assessment near transformers, substations, and cables
EMI/EMC concern screening for nearby facilities or equipment
Communication-system interference review where relevant
Power-quality and harmonic concern review
Sensitive-equipment evaluation near project infrastructure
Technical questions for applicants or project teams
Independent technical reporting for stakeholders
Battery Energy Storage System Review
Battery energy storage systems can include battery modules, inverters, power conversion systems, transformers, HVAC systems, fire-safety controls, monitoring equipment, and interconnection infrastructure. These systems may raise questions involving EMI/EMC, power quality, harmonics, low-voltage control reliability, and sensitive-equipment compatibility.
ELEXANA can support battery energy storage review through:
Power conversion system EMI review
Harmonic and conducted-noise concern screening
Magnetic-field assessment near transformers, cables, and switchgear
Review of grounding, bonding, and control-system susceptibility concerns
Evaluation of nearby sensitive equipment, communications, or building systems
EMI/EMC investigation for malfunction, nuisance errors, or unreliable operation
Baseline and post-construction measurement planning
Technical reporting for facilities, property owners, municipalities, or project teams
ELEXANA does not provide fire-safety certification, battery safety approval, or code-compliance certification. Our role is electromagnetic measurement, EMI/EMC review, power-quality assessment, and technical reporting.
Sensitive Facilities and Equipment
Transmission and renewable-energy siting evaluation is not limited to general EMF concerns. ELEXANA also reviews possible electromagnetic compatibility issues near sensitive environments and equipment, including:
Hospitals and medical facilities
Laboratories and research facilities
Data centers and mission-critical facilities
Semiconductor and precision manufacturing sites
Industrial control systems
Robotics and automation facilities
Communication systems and security infrastructure
Utility control and monitoring systems
Sensitive instrumentation and measurement equipment
Workplaces where employees may use implanted or wearable medical electronics
Commercial buildings with sensitive automation or life-safety systems
Technical environments requiring low-noise electrical operation
Our goal is to identify whether electromagnetic conditions could contribute to interference, malfunction, measurement noise, operational instability, nuisance errors, unreliable performance, or equipment reliability concerns.
Magnetic-Field Modeling and Review
ELEXANA can review or independently model magnetic-field conditions associated with proposed or existing transmission lines, substations, transformers, collector circuits, and major electrical infrastructure.
Modeling may include:
Magnetic field versus distance from transmission-line centerline
Edge-of-right-of-way values
Specific receptor locations
Normal-load and peak-load cases
Alternative conductor phasing
Conductor height and sag sensitivity
Co-located transmission-line contributions
Underground versus overhead configuration comparisons
Before-and-after comparisons for line upgrades
Transformer, switchgear, and substation-adjacent field review
Renewable-energy collector-line and interconnection field screening
Monte Carlo or sensitivity analysis where useful
This modeling helps clients better understand how configuration, loading, geometry, distance, equipment layout, and operating assumptions affect real-world electromagnetic conditions.
EMI/EMC and Power-Quality Review
Renewable energy and transmission infrastructure can create or interact with EMI/EMC and power-quality issues, especially near sensitive facilities or equipment.
ELEXANA can evaluate potential concerns involving:
Harmonics and conducted noise
Inverter-based interference
Transformer-related magnetic fields
Substation EMI concerns
Grounding and bonding interactions
Induced current on conductive structures
Low-voltage control-system susceptibility
Communication and telemetry interference
Medical equipment reliability
Laboratory instrumentation sensitivity
Data-center equipment concerns
Industrial controls and PLCs
Robotics and automation systems
Communication and security systems
Sensitive measurement systems
ELEXANA provides practical recommendations for further investigation, measurement, mitigation, equipment relocation, shielding, grounding, bonding, filtering, monitoring, or additional engineering review where appropriate.
Field Measurements
Where appropriate, ELEXANA can perform field measurements to document existing, baseline, or post-construction electromagnetic conditions.
Measurement work may include:
60 Hz magnetic-field surveys
Electric-field measurements where relevant
RF background surveys
EMI and power-quality observations
Measurements near sensitive equipment or facilities
Baseline documentation before project construction or energization
Post-construction verification measurements
Measurements near substations, inverters, transformers, switchgear, or collector circuits
Comparison of field measurements with applicant assumptions or modeled values
Field measurements can be useful when existing infrastructure is present, when a project involves upgrades, when renewable equipment is already operating, or when sensitive equipment, facilities, or property-specific concerns require real-world verification.
Implanted Devices, Wearable Electronics, and Workplace Considerations
ELEXANA can help companies and facility teams evaluate workplace electromagnetic environments where an employee, contractor, visitor, or technical role involves an implanted medical device, wearable medical electronics, or other sensitive equipment considerations.
ELEXANA can test the surrounding EMF/RF, magnetic-field, EMI, and power-quality conditions, and may also perform non-compliance functional interference observations to evaluate how a specific device or device type behaves near workplace electrical infrastructure, motors, transformers, wireless systems, renewable-energy equipment, industrial systems, laboratory instruments, and other potential field sources.
This work is intended to support employer safety review, facilities planning, engineering troubleshooting, and practical risk-reduction decisions.
ELEXANA does not provide medical clearance, diagnose device-related health risk, or certify implanted or wearable medical devices for regulatory compliance. Formal medical-device compliance, clinical safety, and fitness-for-work decisions should be made by the device manufacturer, licensed healthcare providers, employers, and appropriate safety or regulatory professionals. ELEXANA provides independent electromagnetic environment measurements, functional interference observations, and engineering guidance.
Article VIII, Renewable Energy, and Transmission Siting Support
For New York projects, ELEXANA can support technical review related to Article VIII renewable energy and electric-transmission matters, including applicant filing review, magnetic-field modeling, renewable-energy facility electromagnetic evaluation, right-of-way assessment, EMF/RF concerns, power-quality review, inverter and storage-system EMI considerations, and EMI/EMC evaluation near sensitive facilities.
Article VIII now addresses both renewable energy facility siting and major electric transmission facility siting under New York Public Service Law. The statute includes separate sections for major renewable energy facility applicability and review, as well as major electric transmission facility applicability and review.
For projects outside New York, ELEXANA can provide comparable technical support for state public-utility, environmental, renewable-energy siting, transmission-siting, right-of-way, and certificate-review processes.
Who We Support
ELEXANA can assist:
Municipalities
Property owners
Commercial facilities
Hospitals and healthcare systems
Laboratories and universities
Data centers
Industrial facilities
Renewable energy developers
Transmission developers
Battery energy storage developers
Law firms and consultants
Community stakeholders
Project teams seeking independent technical review
Facilities teams responsible for sensitive equipment
Businesses near proposed or existing energy infrastructure
Deliverables
Depending on the scope, ELEXANA can provide:
Initial technical review memos
EMF / magnetic-field modeling summaries
Renewable-energy facility EMI/EMC review
Power-quality concern assessments
Measurement reports
Right-of-way exposure evaluations
Sensitive-equipment concern assessments
Transmission-line configuration review
Solar, wind, or battery facility technical review
Technical questions for applicants or agencies
Independent stakeholder reports
Exhibits, charts, and summaries for meetings or review processes
Recommendations for additional testing, modeling, monitoring, or mitigation
Professional Engineering Boundary
ELEXANA provides electromagnetic measurement, modeling support, EMI/EMC review, power-quality assessment, technical analysis, and independent reporting. Where sealed professional engineering services, design certification, regulatory sign-off, or construction-related engineering approval is required, ELEXANA works with or recommends appropriately licensed Professional Engineers.
ELEXANA does not provide legal advice, permit approvals, public health determinations, fire safety certification, or regulatory approvals.
Request a Transmission or Renewable Energy Siting Evaluation
Contact ELEXANA to discuss EMF modeling, EMI/EMC concerns, renewable-energy facility review, power-quality assessment, field measurements, sensitive-equipment review, or independent technical reporting for your property, facility, municipality, project team, or stakeholder group.