Statement of Qualifications

Solar+ Battery Storage

NLS Engineering is an established professional engineering services firm specializing in solar and battery storage. Our team of multi-disciplined integrators are experts in electrical design, SCADA, plant control programming, data management systems and commissioning.

As a vendor agnostic engineering firm, we work with utilities, developers and EPCs where our ultimate goal is to find the best solution for all stakeholders. Our extensive knowledge of design, commissioning, plant control, and grid support in both the C&I and utility scale space includes storage and solar applications and is leveraged by some of the largest producers of renewable energy in the world.

We are intimately familiar with energy engineering from conception through to power generation. Utility owners, developers and EPCs count on NLS to deliver projects with the utmost cost-effectiveness and technical proficiency.

About NLS

Substantial ExperienceWe have completed 7GW+ of utility solar SCADA design, programming, and commissioning in the United States and Canada in the past three years. Our focus is solar power and battery storage.

Global ServiceNLS has the capacity to deliver projects globally. We can step in at any point in a project to maximize efficiency, quickly address issues, and to aggressively drive projects to closure.

Comprehensive ServicesWe offer electrical engineering, PLC programming, SCADA, networking and telemetry, data management and reporting, commissioning and corporate systems integration.

Why NLS Engineering?

Hardware & SoftwareWe supply, configure, and install SCADA servers, software, plant control PLC hardware, network panels, network switches, fiber, MET stations, and inverter SCADA PCS panels so you can hit the ground running.

CommissioningLeveraging considerable project commissioning and field experience, NLS consistently pushes projects forward to power generation & COD on time and on budget.

Project ManagementWe take a lead role throughout the life-cycle of a project. From planning and design, to implementation of control all the way to testing, commissioning and on-going support.

Utility Scale Solar

Engineering Design � Electrical, instrumentation & controls � SCADA panel design and equipment specifications � Fiber and copper structured cabling

Plant Control Programming � Functional needs assessments and regulator/off-taker specifications � Plant control strategy, optimization, and narrative development � RTU configuration & PLC programming � Voltage step testing, power factor, reactive power, grid support � Active power control, automatic voltage regulation, and curtailment

SCADA � SCADA design specifications, standards � Process control narrative development � System audits, Support & Maintenance � Modern and intuitive HMI development � Plant simulation & software Factory Acceptance Testing � Data management and reporting � Energy Management System � Corporate systems integration � Cloud SCADA Infrastructure (AWS, Azure)

Networking & Telemetry � Fiber/copper/wireless network and telemetry design � Network and field device equipment specification & configuration � Fiber termination, testing and certification � NERC CIP compliance and reporting

Commissioning � Cold/Hot commissioning test planning document development � Pre-Commissioning site wiring, communications, server checks & verification � RTU/Substation & SCADA operational point check-outs and plant tuning

Commercial & Industrial

EngineerFrom electrical to instrumentation and controls engineering, we have you covered. We use industry-standard, off the shelf components and a vendor agnostic approach to ensure the best value for our customers.

� SCADA Design � Network Design � Field Equipment Specifications � Plant Control Programming � SCADA/Monitoring System Development

CommissionWe offer commissioning services for new and retrofit sites. Our team of experienced integrators work with your medium-voltage contractors on the ground.

� Networks, Terminations, Testing � Plant Control & SCADA Commissioning � Field Equipment Configuration � Project Management

ProcureWe provide turn-key supply and installation of SCADA field equipment and software. This gives our customers everything they need to get a solar site up and running.

� Fiber/Copper/Wireless Network � Meters, CT/PT. Protection, RTUs � SCADA, Fiber, Communications Panels � MET Stations � SCADA Hardware & Software

Powerful Monitoring Solutions.Our centralized solution offers unlimited data points, users, and 24/7 support. No monitoring fees.

Commercial & Industrial

Rugged and dependable hardware.We supply DAS panels, MET Stations, Sensors and Meters for your Commercial & Industrial solar projects.

Solar+ Battery Storage

Battery Site ControlWe control sophisticated grid-tied and behind-the-meter battery systems. Our fully featured plant controller design includes active and reactive power control loops, as well as voltage, PF and reactive power support.

� Plant Control Programming � SCADA & Commissioning � Vendor agnostic � New Sites & Retrofits

AC & DC Coupled BatteryNLS develops controls for PV or wind-tied battery storage. Clipping capture traps potentially wasted energy, PV smoothing uses batteries to normalize PV output, and energy firming stabilizes variable generation.

� Clipping Capture � PV Smoothing � Energy Firming

Standalone Battery StorageWe’re experts at controlling grid-connected utility scale storage and behind-the-meter microgrid and battery systems. Our control improves ROI and allows our customers to reach new markets.

� Peak Shifting � Lowered Demand Charges � Frequency Regulation � Voltage Support

Solar+ Battery Storage Use Cases

Active Power Control � AGC integration � Active Power Ramp Rate control � Frequency Regulation (PJM standard) � Primary Frequency Support (Hz-Watt via droop and dead band) � Grid Charge Prevention Logic � Scheduled Dispatch via schedule and remote control � Clipped energy capture, AC & DC � Low power dispatch (Optimizing PCS usage during low power dispatch) � Active SOC balancing � Site Level SOC and Current Limiting/derating

Reactive Power Control � Fixed VAR control � PF control � Volt-Var Control (Droop + Dead band) � Nighttime VAR Support (PV) � PV-Storage Reactive power load sharing & Optimization � Reactive Power Ramp Rate Control

Lineup Integration � PCS, BMS, Container/Building Integration

� Fire System, Environmental, Intrusion Alarm � Manual/Automatic Lineup Control � Lineup start/stop sequencing � Lineup emergency stop/trip sequencing � Lineup-level SOC Limiting/derating � Lineup-level Current Limiting/derating � Experience with varied lineup architectures

� Multiple PCS tied to Single BMS Bank � Multiple BMS tied to Single PCS � Multiple BMS paralleled to single bus � Split-bus PCS � String & Central PCS � DC Coupled integration

� DC/DC Converter based lineups � PV Optimizer based lineups

Battery Systems

Samsung SDI

LG Chem

Lishen

Tesla

Narada

Battery PCS

Power Electronics (DC/DC Converters & Central Inverters)

SMA

DynaPower (DC/DC Converters)

Parker Square (String & Central)

ABB

Tesla

Alencon Systems (DC Optimizers)

PV Inverters

SMA

GE

Schneider

TIMEC

Power Electronics

ABB

SunGrow

Huawei

Statcon

EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE

“When it comes to controls for Solar and Storage, these guys really know their stuff.”Hanan Fishman President Alencon Systems LLC

“The NLS team performed exceptionally well on our solar project.”Andi Kasapi Project Manager PCL Construction Inc

“One of the best SCADA companies I’ve worked with.”

Yousef Ali Construction Manager Bigues Energía

“I’m very satisfied with the work from NLS. Their team was very responsive.”

David Stillman Project Manager Borea Construction

“We’re extremely satisfied with the performance of the NLS team.”

Kevin A. Fleming Controller and Vice President BMR Energy LLC

“Strongly recommend NLS to anyone looking for SCADA partner and solution provider.”

Aleksey Toporkov President ARDA Power

Testimonials

USVI / BMR ENERGY

St. Croix Solar PV Site

NLS developed a comprehensive PV Solar SCADA system, with the project scope including plant control, networking, programming, engineering design, and commissioning.

FLORIDA / NEXTERA ENERGY

Manatee Solar PV Site

NLS completed a full SCADA implementation for NextEra Energy’s 75MW Manatee solar site. The deliverables included plant control, networking, programming, engineering design, and commissioning.

ONTARIO / NEXTERA ENERGY

Elmira Battery Storage Site

NLS completed plant control, networking, programming, and commissioning for NextEra’s 2MW/8MWhr battery storage site. The deliverables also included a custom master battery management system (BMS) to maintain battery health.

FLORIDA / NEXTERA ENERGY

Citrus Solar + Battery Storage Site

NLS developed a comprehensive DC coupled battery SCADA system for the Citrus Solar/Battery site. The scope included adding an additional 8MWhr to the existing 74.5MW solar site.

Utility Scale Projects

Project Location Size (MW) Project Location Size (MW)

Blue Bell Texas 30.0 Babcock Florida 75.0

Pinal Arizona 20.0 Chaves New Mexico 70.0

Wildflower Florida 75.0 Westside California 20.0

Loggerhead Florida 75.0 Coto Laurel Puerto Rico 10.0

Barefoot Bay Florida 75.0 Quitman Georgia 150.0

Blue Cypress Florida 75.0 Daugherty Georgia 120.0

Hammock Florida 75.0 Shawcreek Florida 75.0

Stuttgart Arkansas 81.0 Ramore Ontario 10.0

Indian River Florida 75.0 Northland Power Ontario 10.0 x14

Roswell New Mexico 70.0 Titan Colorado 50.0

Citrus Florida 75.0 Interstate Florida 75.0

Manatee Florida 75.0 Miami-Dade Florida 75.0

Whitney California 20.0 Pendleton Ontario 12.0

Live Oak Georgia 50.0 Barlow Ontario 10.0

Cattle Ranch Florida 75.0 Babcock Preserve Florida 75.0

Blue Heron Florida 75.0 Okeechobee Florida 75.0

Little Manatee River Florida 75.0 Hibiscus Florida 75.0

Hillcrest Ohio 200.0 Permian Texas 420.0

Blythe 3 California 150.0 Blythe 4 California 150.0

Chicot Arkansas 100.0 Sanford Florida 75.0

Two Creeks Wisconsin 150.0 Blue Bell II Texas 115.0

Taylor Creek Florida 75.0 Harmony Florida 75.0

Prairie Wolf Illinois 200.0 Durrance Florida 60.0

RECENT BATTERY STORAGE PROJECTS

Project Location MW/MWhr Project Location MW/MWhr

Elmira Ontario 2.0 / 8.0 Wynwood Florida 10.0 / 40.0

Stratford Ontario 12.0 / 40.0 Rush Springs Oklahoma 10.0 / 40.0

Parry Sound Ontario 2.0 / 8.0 Frontier Illinois 20.0 / 20.0

Hampton New York 5.0 / 40.0 Permian Texas 40.0 / 40.0

Pinal Arizona 10.0 / 40.0 Dania Beach Florida 6.0 / 12.0

Citrus Florida 4.0 / 16.0 Manatee Florida 409 / 900

Babcock Florida 10.0 / 40.0 Montauk New York 5.0 / 40.0

Connexus Minnesota 15.0 / 30.0 Minute Man Massachusetts 5.0 / 10.0

Blythe 2 California 115 / 460 Blythe 3 California 115 / 460

McCoy California 230 / 920 NWO Ohio 3.0 / 6.0

RECENT UTILITY SOLAR PROJECTS

Commercial & IndustriaI Projects

UNITED STATES / ECOPLEXUS

Cloud SCADA Portal

NLS developed a central monitoring system for 28 sites (and counting) in an extended C&I solar portfolio. All remote sites communicate with the central AWS cloud instance. Functionality includes live data, inverter-level monitoring, reporting, trending, and export.

UNITED STATES / BLUEARTH RENEWABLES

On-Premise SCADA Portal

NLS provided monitoring for 10 sites 0.8MW to 5MW in size. Each site received a PC-equipped DAS panel which communicates with a central physical server configured by NLS and owned by the customer. NLS was responsible for DAS Design Drawings, SAT Documents & Commissioning.

UNITED STATES / GERONIMO ENERGY

Hydra DAS Panel

NLS provided a complete DAS panel solution for a 1MW solar installation, including MET Stations, Metering, and software. NLS delivered a cutting-edge, responsive web interface for monitoring, trending, and exporting data, as well as DAS Design Drawings, SAT Documents & Commissioning.

Project Location Size (MW) Project Location Size (MW)

Stolee Minnesota 3.0 Old Catawba North Carolina 5.0

Wyoming Minnesota 5.0 Watson Seed North Carolina 20.0

Cottage Grove Minnesota 5.0 Flat Meeks North Carolina 5.0

Fox Minnesota 5.0 Bradley North Carolina 5.0

Feely Minnesota 5.0 Mattress Factory North Carolina 3.0

Gold Camp California 1.0 Thorton North Carolina 3.0

Hearst Castle California 0.48 Little River North Carolina 5.0

Manning North Carolina 5.0 Benthall Bridge North Carolina 5.0

Carter North Carolina 5.0 Turkey Creek North Carolina 15.0

Langley North Carolina 5.0 Vaughns Creek North Carolina 20.0

Meadows North Carolina 20.0 American Legion North Carolina 20.0

Baker North Carolina 5.0 Pecan North Carolina 5.0

Centinela California 8.0 Calipatria California 8.0

Grandy North Carolina 20.0 Folsom California 2.0

Arcadia Wisconsin 5.0 Elroy Wisconsin 1.5

Argyle Wisconsin 0.8 Fennimore Wisconsin 3.0

Cashton Wisconsin 2.0 New Lisbon Wisconsin 2.5

Cumberland Wisconsin 2.5 Forest City Iowa 3.0

St. Charles Minnesota 2.0 Lanesboro Minnesota 2.0

Temperance Michigan 20.0 Bingham Michigan 20.0

Allium Minnesota 1.0 Aster Minnesota 1.0

Bellflower Minnesota 1.0 Camelia Minnesota 1.0

Coral Bells Minnesota 1.0 Geranium Minnesota 1.0

Honeysuckle Minnesota 1.0 Hyacinth Minnesota 1.0

Iris Minnesota 1.0 Kerria Minnesota 1.0

Lantana Minnesota 1.0 Marigold Minnesota 1.0

Polaris Minnesota 1.0 Primrose Minnesota 1.0

Westport Minnesota 1.0

RECENT COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL SOLAR PROJECTS

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