Local Communities + Landowners

esVolta partners with local communities and landowners to develop, construct and operate our projects. We identify locations ideally situated for energy storage and, based on landowner preferences, we seek to purchase or lease suitable land in those locations. Once the land is secured, we work with local communities to develop, design and build the project, taking care to follow local regulations including requirements related to building design and aesthetics, landscaping, parking, minimizing impacts to wildlife, and minimizing noise and traffic impact during construction.

Once operational, our projects sell power and energy directly to utilities or into the wholesale electricity markets. Due to the fact that our utility customers provide us with highly-stable and reliable revenues, our projects are financed by leading national and international banks and institutional investors who conduct extensive due diligence on the projects prior to investing. A project’s typical useful life is at least 20 years.

In summary, benefits to landowners and local communities include:

Stable Long Term Revenues ::

Our battery storage projects generate low-risk predictable cash flows resulting in highly dependable lease payments to landowners and substantial property tax payments to local communities, which can result in millions of dollars injected into the local community.

Water Quality + Supply ::

Our battery energy storage projects do not require water for operations, and release no emissions or discharges which could impact water quality.

Air Quality ::

Our projects are zero emissions facilities, with no adverse impact on air quality.

Noise / Traffic Impacts ::

Our projects generate almost no noise and require little maintenance once operational which minimizes these impacts to the local community.

Construction Timeline ::

Our projects have 6-12 month construction timelines, minimizing construction-related inconvenience to the local community.

Hazardous Waste ::

Our projects’ energy storage batteries create little to no hazardous waste due to their lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry which contain no fluids or gels (unlike lead-acid batteries), no cobalt (unlike many lithium-ion batteries), and no toxic emissions or waste (unlike nuclear or gas). End-of-life battery recycling is taken into account during project planning and operations.