• Identification of buildable acreage to minimize construction costs
• Land owner outreach and lease negotiation
• Critical issues analysis for the identification of site hydrological, environmental, biological, cultural, and permit constraints
• Preliminary AutoCAD site layouts
Permitting
• Rezoning and land use permitting
• Title and mineral commitments
• Tax abatements
• Building and grading permits
• Local, State, and Federal permits: USACE, EPA, DoT, etc.
Interconnection Planning
• Management and oversight of interconnection applications
• Negotiation of Interconnection Agreements
• Interconnection contract compliance and execution through to Commercial Operations
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management
• Development of asset EPC cost estimates
• Management of competitive EPC bid processes
• Negotiation of EPC agreements
• Owner’s representative services during the construction phase
About
Matthew Kosakowski of MK Solar Operations is a consultant specializing in the development, contracting, and construction of renewable energy projects. Mr. Kosakowski has managed various stages of site selection, development, permitting, and construction for over 2.0GW of utility scale solar projects totaling over $2.3 billion in value.
Matthew holds a B.S. and Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
