
Energy
ESA works at the forefront of the clean energy transition. We are aligned with the goals and priorities of decarbonization, both within the United States and across the globe.
We have extensive experience working with federal, state, and local agencies, private developers in the energy industry, and investor-owned and municipal utilities. We support licensing, certification, and permitting of energy facilities, to bring affordable, reliable, and accessible power to communities.
ESA consults on a wide variety of energy project types, including solar and wind facilities, battery energy storage, green hydrogen, geothermal energy, hydroelectric, electric and gas transmission and distribution, and fuel-source development.
We are involved with projects on the forefront of new and novel energy production and transmission, including piloting solar panels over canals, and bringing offshore wind projects to the Pacific Coast.
Whether it’s a constraints analysis, strategic advice, baseline inventories, targeted surveys, permit applications, environmental documentation, construction compliance, or mitigation, ESA has you covered.
Contact Us For
- Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Impact Analysis
- Baseline Environmental Studies
- Compensatory Mitigation Planning, Monitoring, and Reporting
- Conditional Use Permit Applications
- Cultural and Architectural History Resources Support
- Environmental Constraints Analysis/Due Diligence
- Marine Infrastructure
- Noise, Shadow Flicker, and Visual Impact
- Offshore Wind
- Permitting
- Restoration Planning
- Vegetation Management
- Wetland Restoration
- Wildlife Services
Featured Projects
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Solar, Wind, and Battery Storage
Santa Barbara County Utility-Scale Solar Amendments Project
Santa Barbara County, California
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Energy
Owens Tui Chub Monitoring for Geothermal Project Environmental Compliance
Mammoth Lakes, California
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Transmission and Distribution
Shelton-to-Fairmount Transmission Line Rebuild
Olympia to Port Angeles, Washington
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Energy
Bonneville Power Administration Fish & Wildlife Program Management Platform
Columbia River Basin
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Transmission and Distribution
Ten West Link Electrical Transmission Line Archaeological Monitoring
Southwest United States
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News & Ideas
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ESA’s policy leaders will discuss the recently introduced bipartisan permitting reform language, final rules affecting…
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California’s new CEQA laws bring changes to environmental review, exemptions, streamlining, and project planning. We…
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As solar development expands across California’s landscape, mitigation planning is becoming an increasingly important component…
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Discover how sand transport studies offer insights into sensitive desert ecosystems, while supporting responsible solar…
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Our experts will highlight key federal policy updates, including takeaways from the 2026 appropriations, the…
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Ecovoltaics and Agrivoltaics offer promising new methods in renewable energy production, benefitting native ecosystems and…














