Independent Engineer Services

Due diligence is essential for any investment. Solar projects carry risk that can be mitigated, whereby financial costs are reduced through confirmation of a quality design and installation. Our Independent Engineer review adds value and confidence that your PV project will stay online producing power as expected.

Askon engineers and technicians provide industry-leading unbiased technical reviews. We cover electrical, civil, and structural engineering aspects of the projects. We carefully consider relationships between the various entities involved while reviewing interconnection agreements, power purchase agreements, construction contracts, and design plan sets all in the context of code compliance, best practices, and efficiently meeting project goals.

Our Independent Engineer service resolves around the engineered design of the system and how it is connected to all other parts of the development process. Because of our position in the industry, we have extensive experience with much of the most current PV technology as it evolves over time.

The Independent Engineer service can be a partial or complete review of your project. The following may be included:

Electrical Plan Set
Civil and Environmental Design Documents
Structural and Racking Design Documents
PV System or Other Production Models
Design Build Agreement (DBA)
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Interconnection Agreement (IA)
Equipment Manuals
Permitting Information and Documents

Askon will review comment responses and back-check revised plans and documents to ensure compliance. Comments are not closed out until they are resolved with the reviewer, ensuring that all issues are addressed. This Independent Engineer service is commonly paired with on-site inspections and a performance verification in order to conform the system has been installed as designed, meets installation codes and best practices, and is performing as expected.