Here are a few of the most commonly used tools and workflows to check out as you begin siting in Anderson Optimization.
Greenfield siting project overview
Below are the core steps to create a new siting project in Anderson Optimization and find suitable land for renewable siting near a substation or line of interest.
Step 1: Create new project around a substation or line of interest
Create a new project to greenfield around a substation(s) or line(s) of interest.
Use this to find relatively large parcels, relatively close to the target grid infrastructure
Add additional parcels directly from the parcels map layer to fill in holes/add additional land near good anchor parcels
As needed, group together multiple parcels into a 'site/project area' using the super parcel tool (this will help make it easy to see total site acreage and correctly apply internal site boundary setbacks when the buildable area analysis is run).
Step 3: Evaluate buildability
Quickly analyze key environmental/infrastructural hazards for all parcels and create constraint maps/calculated buildable acreage based on those constraints and user-input setbacks.
Run the Buildable Area Analysis on the project to analyze all parcels on a project at once for key hazards
Export all key data from a siting project to seamlessly continue downstream work. Export project map/constraint maps, landowner information/parcel data, and PDF reports.