Founded in 1984, Primaltrust is redefining the practice of Clean Energy Development. As conscientious stewards, we focus on preservation of local values and veneration of our limited natural resources. We are an experienced and efficient greenfield development consultancy, providing project development and management services. Our project portfolio includes utility scale solar, green hydrogen, Tribal solar & wind, thermal energy storage, salt cavern gas storage, solar crypto mining, and cultural stewardship projects. To date, our portfolio represents more than USD10 billion in collective asset value.

Portfolio of Services

Business Development
  • Business plans
  • Detailed financial models
  • Investor presentations
Project Management
  • Project scheduling
  • Risk mitigation
  • Personnel management — HR, recruitment & training
  • Selection, utilization & management of consultants & attorneys
  • Document control — electronic document management & archiving
  • Project communications & visual aids
  • Best practices IT configuration & administration
  • GIS & data mapping
Greenfield Development
  • Project siting
  • Land acquisition
  • Option agreements
  • Fatal flaw analyses
  • Mineral rights acquisition
  • ALTA surveys
  • BLM & private land swaps
  • Solar insolation & wind resource mapping
  • LIDAR topographic mapping
  • Drone aerial photography & modeling
Innovative Groundwater Use Strategies
  • Hydrogeologic analyses
  • Water rights & legal analyses
  • Use of effluent & other non-traditional sources
  • Water use reduction techniques & analyses
  • Water use mitigation — retirement, trades & offsets
Public Outreach
  • Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) development
  • Public meetings & regulatory hearings
  • Support of elected officials & organized labor
  • Media relations
  • Customized outreach mobile apps
  • Call center
  • Public spokesperson
  • Customized maps, 3D models, posters & handouts
Tribal Relations
  • Tribal Council presentations
  • Strategic partnership design
  • Cooperative development
  • MOU development — binding & non-binding
  • Contracting for cultural resources & ethnographic studies
Permitting, Entitlements & Compliance
  • NEPA Environmental Assessments (EA)
  • NEPA Environmental Impact Studies (EIS)
  • Cultural resources Surveys — Class 1 & Class 3
  • Major & Minor Land Use Plan Amendments
  • Special Use Permits
  • Zoning
  • Conditional permits & compliance with reporting requirements
  • Labor policy compliance — Woman-, Minority- & Veteran-owned businesses; DEI policies
Interconnection & Transmission Planning
  • Interconnection & delivery planning
  • Distribution needs analysis
  • Feasibility studies
  • System Impact Studies
  • Facility Design
  • OASIS/OATI management
  • WAPA management
  • Analysis of regional market impacts
  • Local regulatory compliance & certifications
  • Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) bids, negotiations & short-list management
Labor Relations & Workforce Development
  • Liaison to building trades & labor organizations
  • Local, regional & Tribal job fairs
  • Stakeholder management of ARRA-funded programs
  • Internal policies & compliance
  • Supplier pre-qualification program development
  • Staffing management services
  • Local partnerships w/community colleges, trade & high schools
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives
  • Development & compliance of DEI policies
  • Analysis & monitoring all components of diversity — race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic class, differences in physical abilities, veteran status, and child status
  • Ensuring that practices and programs are impartial, fair and provide equal possible outcomes for every individual
  • Ensuring that employees feel comfortable and supported, with a sense of belonging in the workplace
Economic Impact Analyses
  • Construction impacts
    • Direct Output, Labor Income & Jobs
    • Indirect Output, Labor Income & Jobs
    • Induced Output, Labor Income & Jobs
  • Operations impacts
    • Direct impacts — employment & annual revenues
    • Local vendor & employee spending
    • Direct, Indirect & Induced Jobs
  • Tax Revenue Impacts
    • Direct impacts — property & sales taxes
    • Employee tax revenues — property & sales taxes
  • Localized IMPLAN modeling
  • Expected wage rates — Davis-Bacon requirements, etc.
Construction Services
  • Management
  • Building trades & labor relations
  • Vendor & contractor pre-qualification & qualification
  • Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracts
Project Financing
  • Investment bank data rooms & due diligence
  • Federal/Tribal grant applications & management
  • DOE Loan Guarantee Program applications & management
  • Private equity vetting & relationship management
  • Standard & Poor applications
  • Strategic planning for bridge funding

Contact Us

Primaltrust LLC
2853 Logan St, Nashville, TN 37211, USA
+1 206 801 1226
info @ primaltrust.com