December 29, 2022
Cofounder Charles Bai is a Forbes 30 Under 30!
Our CTO and cofounder Charles Bai was selected to be on the Forbes 30 Under 30
Our CTO and cofounder Charles Bai was selected to be on the Forbes 30 Under 30 – Energy! Delighted to see Charles honored for all of his hard work!
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March 19, 2025
When Speed Meets Sustainability: Our CERAWeek Takeaways on Accelerating the Energy Transition
At CERAWeek, I saw firsthand how securing American energy supremacy has become imperative. With solar now delivering 66% of new grid capacity, renewables are clearly vital to our energy future. In order to best position renewables as the answer for growing load demand, the industry must embrace ADF. The industry consensus: we must accelerate deployment to power America's AI leadership.
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February 3, 2025
Introducing the Accelerated Development Framework
By 2030, data center power demand will surge by 160%, but outdated development workflows slow renewable deployment. Paces’ Accelerated Development Framework (ADF) eliminates bottlenecks with AI-driven site vetting, pre-vetted locations, and integrated workflows, cutting timelines and costs while accelerating clean energy deployment to meet rising demand efficiently.
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January 8, 2025
A Look Back and the Road Ahead for 2025
Discover how Paces is accelerating clean energy development in 2025 with expanded data coverage, innovative product updates, and the launch of Fractional Development Services. Reflecting on 2024 milestones, we’re charting the path forward for renewable energy deployment and empowering developers to reach NTP faster.
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December 3, 2024
The Critical Role of Clean Energy in the AI Revolution
How does clean energy shape the future of artificial intelligence? This blog, written by our Solutions Engineer, Tony Wagler, explores insights from a talk by Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google, and Craig Mundie, former Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft, on the critical role of energy in fueling AI advancements, the global competition for AI dominance, and the ethical challenges of innovation. Discover how Paces is driving renewable energy development to advance the AI build-out.
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November 13, 2024
Paces's Take: What the 2024 Election Result Means for Clean Energy
In this post, we share Paces’ perspective on anticipated challenges and opportunities in renewables, manufacturing, and energy independence under the new administration.
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September 10, 2024
Why We Built the Environmental Reports: Saving Time, Reducing Effort, and Empowering Teams
Introducing Paces' newest feature, the Environmental Report, which automates site screening for renewable energy projects. With 80% of renewable energy projects failing to reach NTP, Environmental Report is designed to empower developers by consolidating critical environmental, zoning, and permitting data into a single, comprehensive report within minutes—helping teams make faster, more informed decisions and avoid costly delays.
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August 6, 2024
Solar Energy Adoption in NY vs. PA
New York (NY) and Pennsylvania (PA) handle zoning and permitting for community solar projects at the township level, requiring navigation of diverse local regulations. Despite similar administrative structures, NY has a mature solar market with double the installed capacity of PA, which is just starting its first community solar program. We decided to build and analyze a database of township-level zoning ordinances and solar laws to see if this same discrepancy shows up in permitting data.
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January 4, 2024
Siting the Needle in a Haystack: Solar Permitting in Glenn County, CA
Only 5 properties (295 acres) in all of Glenn County, CA are feasible for ground-mount solar when considering interconnection, environmental constraints, and permitting restrictions. Why?
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November 8, 2023
10 GW by 2030: Sizing the New York Community Solar Market from the Local Ordinance Up
Placing state distributed solar goals within the context of local ordinances and zoning codes
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July 27, 2023
Quantifying Solar Permitting Risk with Large Language Models
Learn how Paces is using LLMs to structure vast amounts of solar zoning legislation.
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June 15, 2023
From Brownfields to Brightfields
Solar brownfields, long overlooked, are beginning to shine as opportunities for renewable energy development!
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June 1, 2023
From Sheep Farms to Solar Farms
Why sheep farming can have a profoundly positive impact on building solar projects!
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May 17, 2023
Evolution at the Edge: Renewables and the Spatial Configuration of the Grid
Investigating how the spatial configuration of the transmission network has changed with the rise of renewables.
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May 4, 2023
Renewable Development Blockers
Renewable development is failing to reach its potential. With a <20% success rate for renewable projects with an interconnection queue position, we must confront the blockers to development head-on to have any hope of increasing the rate of successful development.
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December 29, 2022
Cofounder Charles Bai is a Forbes 30 Under 30!
Our CTO and cofounder Charles Bai was selected to be on the Forbes 30 Under 30
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September 6, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act: Energy Community
The Inflation Reduction Act is massive for the clean energy industry and at Paces we have been excitedly working through its implications.
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June 20, 2022
Paces Featured on Founder to Founder!
Our CEO James McWalter was delighted to speak to Founder to Founder about why collecting & aggregating infrastructure data is important.
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June 15, 2022
Paces @ TechCrunch Climate 2022
Paces had a booth at TC Climate and met some amazing people in a jam-packed 12 hours.
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June 3, 2022
Paces Joins Y Combinator Summer Batch 2022
Today we are delighted to announce that this summer we joined the current S22 batch in Y Combinator.
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