Company Overview (abstract):
TRC is a full service company providing solutions for a broad range of project requirements including strategic planning, environmental surveys and assessment, permitting, engineering, wind modeling and construction management/quality assurance. TRC is a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRR) corporation employing approximately 2,500 scientists and engineers in 73 offices throughout the United States. In the last 10 years, TRC staff has successfully permitted over 40,000 MW of generation capacity nationwide covering a wide variety of technologies, including wind power. In addition to our siting, environmental, and permitting capabilities for wind power projects, TRC has over 300 experienced power delivery staff located in 27 offices from Augusta, Maine to San Diego, California dedicated to serving customers in the energy and power delivery sector. Here in Maine, TRC staff has supported the Mars Hill, Beaver Ridge, Rollins, Record Hill, Kibby Mountain, and Fox Islands windpower projects. Our wind energy project services include:
• Engineering Support
- Interconnection requirements assessment
- Power systems studies
- Reliability Committee submittals
- Transmission line, collector system, substation & switchyard engineering & design
- Civil engineering design including access roads and road improvements
- Construction support, including Engineering,
- Procurement and Construction
• Site Selection Support
- Alternative site
- Site feasibility/critical issues
- Micro-siting/energy production analysis
- Meteorological monitoring & data analysis
- Wind-field modeling
• Permitting Support
- Local, state & federal permitting support
- Environmental impact studies
- Wetlands and ecological assessments
- Threatened & endangered species clearances
- Cultural resources clearances
- Noise impact analyses
- Visual simulations