LandGate Unveils Tool to Cut Battery Storage Site Selection Time from Weeks to Seconds

LandGate, a provider of data intelligence for energy and real estate, has announced the launch of its Battery Storage Analysis tool, designed to deliver automated, engineering-grade battery storage due diligence reports instantly. The company said the technology aims to address the industry’s data gap and significantly reduce site selection timelines from weeks to seconds.

With the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) market expanding due to grid modernisation, data centre growth and broader energy integration, developers have traditionally relied on fragmented datasets and multiple consultants for interconnection studies, environmental assessments and arbitrage forecasting. LandGate said its new tool brings these workflows into a single, integrated platform.

Addressing the BESS site selection data gap

The company said BESS deployment depends on understanding both market volatility and grid capacity. The tool is designed to provide a dual perspective of the grid by analysing both charging and discharging capabilities based on real-time constraints.

Craig Kaiser, co-founder of LandGate, said the fragmented approach to BESS siting creates delays and risks at a time when speed is critical for developers. He said the new platform is intended to replace weeks of consultant coordination with on-demand intelligence, enabling developers to evaluate viable locations before committing capital.

Key features of the tool include interconnection intelligence, enabling developers to analyse substations for both Network Resource Interconnection Service (NRIS) and Energy Resource Interconnection Service (ERIS) to identify bottlenecks before entering interconnection queues. The platform also introduces an arbitrage index that simplifies nodal pricing into a revenue potential indicator, using historical and forecast data to analyse locational marginal price volatility.

The tool provides a breakdown of interconnection queues, offering both planning models that reflect the current grid and queue models that reflect the future grid to distinguish between pending and approved interconnection agreements. It also includes infrastructure and environmental due diligence capabilities, providing risk ratings for environmental hazards, terrain suitability for heavy installations and proximity mapping for data centres, solar and wind facilities.

Focus on data centres and behind-the-meter opportunities

LandGate said the tool supports emerging strategies focused on on-site power for data centres. By identifying sites near power plants and behind-the-meter resources, developers can position storage assets to supply power directly to data centres, helping operators bypass grid congestion, maintain reliability and reduce costs during peak demand periods.

The company added that developers can generate site-specific reports instantly, including assessments of local regulations, setbacks and power purchase agreement estimates. Reports can be updated as market conditions change, such as new interconnection queue entries or shifts in pricing patterns.

LandGate provides data solutions for site selection, development, financing and market analysis across U.S. energy and infrastructure sectors, including data centres, energy storage, EVs, solar, wind, carbon, natural gas and carbon capture and storage.