Case Study
How a Lean Solar Development Team Scales and Achieves Big Results with Paces
Corey Hindin, Founder of Radiant Power Partners
Background:
Corey Hindin is the founder of Radiant Power Partners, a New York-based solar development firm advancing community solar projects that create and maximize long-term economic benefits for local communities.
Unique Approach:
Radiant Power’s mission is to develop solar projects with radiating benefits that propel communities forward.
The Challenge
When Corey decided to start his own solar development company, he knew that success would require tools and processes that could amplify the efforts of his two-person team, which includes himself and his Solar Development Analyst, Nini Kaur. Early in his career, he had learned just how time and resource-intensive site origination and due diligence are. "When I first started out, prospecting meant manually searching Google Maps and parcel maps, cross-referencing substation locations, and hunting down permitting data. It was slow, tedious, and often overwhelming," explains Corey. The challenges for a lean development team are clear:
- Overwhelming Scope: Identifying Greenfield sites meant navigating a seemingly limitless pool of possibilities without a way to narrow down the best opportunities efficiently.
- Outdated Workflows: Gathering critical data—such as interconnection, permitting, and landowner information— requires juggling multiple tools, leading to long, time-consuming processes.
- Resource Constraints: Operating without the support of a large team and within a smaller budget, Radiant Power needed a way to work smarter, ensuring he could focus on advancing the best projects without burning time on low-value tasks.
The Solution
Paces’ platform and team provides Radiant Power with the tools and insights he needs to overcome these challenges:
- Centralized Data: Information on interconnection, permitting, and landowners is now available in one place, eliminating the need for multiple tools.
- Efficient Prospecting: Paces’ parcel search allowed Radiant Power to quickly identify sites that met his criteria, significantly reducing the time spent on initial site identification.
- De-risking Projects: Features like Environmental Reports and Permitting Predictor helped Corey focus on the most viable opportunities.
"It’s night and day how easy it is to access information about a particular site and vet that site effectively."
The impact of Paces on Radiant Power’s workflow and success is clear:
Efficiency
Hours of manual work are condensed into minutes, allowing Corey and Nini to streamline their workflow and focus on high-potential sites with the strongest likelihood of reaching NTP.
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Strong Pipeline
Radiant Power has a portfolio of well-vetted, high-quality solar projects ready to create energy for the community and provide a viable return.
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Scalability
Paces functions as an extension of the Radiant Power team, taking on the roles of co-developer, Environmental Specialist, Permitting Specialist, and Community Relations Manager. This allows him to operate with the efficiency of a larger organization without the need to allocate resources to additional staff.
"Now that I’ve seen the light and I know there’s this software to find sites, I don’t know how I would spend my time effectively without it."
A Deeper Look:
Corey’s Story with Paces
When Corey founded Radiant Power in early 2024, he was excited to bring his vision of community-focused solar development to life. But working as a two-person development team, he quickly realized the challenges of navigating the overwhelming world of site prospecting. Corey and his analyst, Nini, needed a way to work smarter, not harder—and that’s where Paces came in. Corey vividly recalls the painstaking processes he used in his early career to identify viable sites for solar development. "Back then, I was manually scanning Google Maps and parcel maps, cross-referencing substation locations, and chasing down permitting data. It was tedious, inefficient, and often overwhelming. For someone like me, working alone, that kind of manual work would’ve been impossible to scale."
Corey first encountered Paces during his time at AC Power, where he was responsible for implementing the platform, and immediately saw the potential. He knew Paces would be a tool he should carry over when he set out on his own. Now, as the founder of Radiant Power, Paces has become an indispensable tool in his workflow. Radiant Power uses the platform’s parcel search feature to identify high-potential sites quickly and efficiently, narrowing down the “infinite possibilities” to a manageable and focused list of actionable opportunities. "At its core, the most valuable thing is the parcel search where you’re setting criteria, and it gives you back all the parcels that fit. I can’t stress enough how helpful that is," Corey says.
With Paces, Radiant Power can centralize all the information they need—interconnection details, permitting data, and landowner information—into one platform. With one comprehensive solution, Corey's team eliminates the need to juggle multiple tools and significantly reduces the time spent vetting potential sites.
Corey's team also leverages Paces’ environmental reports to de-risk projects before committing significant resources. These reports provide a clear picture of potential roadblocks early in the process, saving Radiant Power time and money on engineering and other costly steps. "The environmental reports are awesome and really help with de-risking a project before I spend significant capital on engineering," he shares.
By streamlining his workflow and removing inefficiencies, Paces allows Radiant Power to focus on building relationships with landowners and advancing their projects. The platform’s ease of use and powerful features have enabled his lean team to create a high-quality portfolio of community solar projects. "I’ve been able to look for fundamentally good projects in energy communities and really find the sites with the highest potential possible" Corey explains.
As Radiant Power evolves, Paces has evolved with it. Corey and his analyst, Nini, continue to rely on Paces for its ongoing innovation and customer-centric approach. "You put so much effort into improving your product and listening to feedback, always coming up with new features that keep me engaged and make the software even more valuable," Corey says. With Paces, Radiant Power is meeting the challenges of being a lean development team head-on and thriving in an increasingly competitive solar development landscape.