Capital City Renewables

What Capital City Renewables does

Capital City Renewables, Inc. (CCR) is an employee-owned renewable energy services company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Belfast, Maine. The firm specializes in wind resource assessment for the wind energy industry and has more recently extended its capabilities to solar resource measurement. Its core service stack covers the full lifecycle of wind measurement campaigns: site evaluation, met tower and remote sensing equipment procurement, installation, maintenance, relocation, decommissioning, data validation, and energy yield analysis using industry-standard CFD modeling software.

CCR's technology portfolio is built around physical hardware rather than software. It is the exclusive North American dealer and installer of SME Wind European steel lattice met towers and was the first North American reseller of the Fulcrum3D SODAR (2022), a trailer-based device measuring wind up to 200 meters. It also installs and services equipment from NRG Systems, Pentalum, ZX Lidars, Vaisala/Leosphere, Double-K, and GeNet, and sells a proprietary CCR Remote Power Trailer (solar PV/diesel hybrid) for off-grid deployments. The company employs a multi-disciplined team of engineers, meteorologists, and field crews experienced in complex-terrain and harsh-climate installations of towers up to and above 120 meters.

Commercially, CCR generates revenue through professional services (per-project met tower and remote sensing engagements), hardware sales and rentals (SODAR, power trailers), and ancillary data quality control and energy assessment services. It sells through direct enterprise field sales to wind developers, equipment manufacturers, utility companies, owner/operators, and consultants, primarily across the United States (with strength in the Midwest and Northeast) and Canada. Pricing is custom and project-based with no public rate cards. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investors.

Name

Capital City Renewables

Legal name

Capital City Renewables Inc

Website

https://capitalcityrenewables.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Capital City Renewables is an employee-owned wind and solar resource assessment firm that installs met towers and remote sensing equipment, and provides data validation and energy yield analysis for wind and solar developers across the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wind Resource Assessment Services

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Owner’s Engineering, Grid Interconnection & System Studies (PVsyst/Performance Modeling, Protection Studies) (EUACAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Distributed & Commercial Renewable O&M (Rooftop Solar, C&I Wind, Small Hydro) (EUAMAGAB)

Keywords

• Wind resource assessment
• Met tower installation
• Remote sensing services
• Solar energy assessment
• Renewable energy measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Met Tower Installation, Maintenance, and Decommissioning Services: Project-based professional services covering all aspects of met tower lifecycle including site evaluation, procurement, installation, relocation, maintenance, and decommissioning. Revenue is earned per project, with services provided to wind developers and energy companies across the United States and Canada.
2. Remote Sensing Equipment Sales and Rental: CCR offers the Fulcrum3D SODAR for sale or rental, and assists with procurement and field services for other remote sensing technologies (LiDAR). Revenue generated from both outright equipment sales and rental arrangements, with supporting field deployment services.
3. Remote Power System Sales and Rental: CCR remote power trailers and custom-built modular systems are available for sale or rental. Fleet management, installation, maintenance, and relocation services are also provided as part of the offering.
4. Solar Resource Assessment Services: CCR extends wind energy assessment expertise to the solar industry, offering pyranometry practices per IEC guidelines, data collection, monitoring, and energy assessment services for solar projects.
5. Data Quality Control and Energy Assessment: CCR provides data validation, cleaning, and energy yield analysis services, utilizing CFD modeling software for complex terrain projects. This service adds analytical value on top of raw data collection campaigns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Capital City Renewables provides turnkey wind and solar resource assessment services for renewable energy projects across the United States and Canada. The company's core offerings include met tower installation, maintenance, and decommissioning; remote sensing deployment using SODAR and LiDAR equipment; data collection, validation, and energy yield analysis with CFD modeling; and custom remote power systems for off-grid measurement sites. CCR also distributes met towers (SME Wind, NRG, Double-K, GeNet) and remote sensing devices (Fulcrum3D SODAR, Pentalum SpiDAR LiDAR, ZX 300 LiDAR, WindCube LiDAR, Triton SoDAR) as exclusive or first-mover North American reseller and installer.

Product overview

Capital City Renewables is an employee-owned wind measurement and renewable energy assessment company offering turnkey field measurement services throughout North America. The company operates a portfolio of physical products and field services rather than a software platform. Core offerings include met tower equipment (SME Wind Steel Lattice Tower, NRG 60m XHD TallTower, Double-K Aluminum Lattice Tower, GeNet 84m Aluminum Lattice Tower) and remote sensing devices (Fulcrum3D SODAR, Pentalum SpiDAR Wind LiDAR, ZX 300 Wind LiDAR, Leosphere WindCube V2 LiDAR, Second Wind Triton SoDAR). These products are supported by the CCR Remote Power Trailer and custom remote power solutions, along with field services including installation, maintenance, relocation, and decommission. The company also provides data services (collection, monitoring, validation, energy assessment) and solar resource measurement services following IEC guidelines. The company does not offer a public API, AI/ML capabilities, or certifications on their website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Met Tower Field Services Complete met tower installation services covering site evaluation, procurement, installation, maintenance, removal, and site restoration. Provided to wind energy developers and equipment manufacturers for tilt-up, climbable, and tubular tower types across the United States and Canada.
• Remote Sensing Field Services Full remote sensing deployment services including transport to site, installation, maintenance, winterization, and relocation of SODARs and LiDARs across the United States and Canada. Provided to wind developers, equipment manufacturers, utilities, and owner/operators.
• Solar Resource Measurement Services Solar resource data collection and energy assessment services following IEC guidelines for pyranometry practices, including data collection, monitoring, and energy assessment for solar projects. Provided to solar energy developers leveraging CCR's wind measurement experience.
• Data Validation and Energy Assessment Services Met tower and remote sensing data cleaning, validation, and energy yield analysis using industry standard CFD modeling software for projects in complex terrain. Designed to maximize wind farm energy production and produce bankable assessments for project financing.
• SME Wind Steel Lattice Tower Tilt-up, climbable, recommissionable European steel lattice met tower capable of withstanding extremely high wind speeds and available in North America exclusively through CCR as dealer and installer. Mounts on a small shallow steel/concrete block rather than a large deep cement pad for easier relocation and cost savings. Installed by CCR up to and above 120 meters hub height for wind resource assessment.
• NRG 60m XHD TallTower Highly versatile tilt-up meteorological tower by NRG Systems designed specifically for wind resource assessment. Ice-rated for cold climates and exceeding EIA-222-F standards, featuring strong steel tube construction mounted on a steel base plate with no concrete foundation necessary. Installed by CCR in North America.
• Double-K Aluminum Lattice Tower Tilt-up aluminum lattice tower available in 80 and 100-meter heights, allowing anemometers and wind vanes to be installed while the tower is on the ground for more accurate instrument placement. Climbable for easier repairs.
• GeNet 84-meter Aluminum Lattice Tower Aluminum lattice tower engineered specifically for wind measurement with all the benefits of tubular towers without requiring a cement foundation. Climbable design enables accurate data collection and easier maintenance.
• Fulcrum3D SODAR Rugged and cost-effective SODAR technology for wind measurements up to 200 meters, trailer-based for quick and easy relocation with advanced frequency tuning for echo mitigation and higher data recovery. Data collection streams to Fulcrum3D's FlightDECK cloud platform. Available for sale or rental through CCR as the first North American reseller.
• Pentalum SpiDAR Wind LiDAR LiDAR device designed to capture wind data from 20 to 200 meters in height, providing accurate and easy-to-use wind resource measurements. CCR has one unit available for rental and can install, maintain, and relocate customers' SpiDAR units.
• ZX 300 Wind LiDAR LiDAR manufactured by ZX Lidars capturing the vertical wind profile from 10m to 200m for both power performance testing and pre-construction wind resource campaigns. CCR provides procurement assistance, installation, maintenance, and relocation services for this LiDAR.
• Leosphere WindCube V2 LiDAR LiDAR device capturing vertical wind profile from 40m to 200m for power performance testing and pre-construction wind resource campaigns. CCR assists customers with procurement and field services including installation, maintenance, and relocation.
• Second Wind Triton SoDAR Sonic Wind Profiler measuring wind profile between 40m and 200m. Cost-effective trailer-mounted SoDAR offering easy relocation. CCR provides field maintenance, winterization, and relocations for existing Triton SoDARs.
• CCR Remote Power Trailer Integrated trailer-based solar PV and diesel generator hybrid remote power system for remote sensing applications. Features 2,500W solar PV capacity, 1,020Ah 48V DC battery capacity, and 11 kW Kubota diesel generator with multiple winterization levels and intelligent monitoring. Available for sale or rental with fleet management, installation, maintenance, and relocation services.
• Custom Remote Power Solutions Custom-built site-specific remote power systems for sites with difficult terrain or challenging access where the CCR Remote Power Trailer cannot go. Smaller modular-based systems carried via ATV for the most remote measurement sites.
• Data Collection and Monitoring Services Remote sensing data monitoring and assessment services ensuring high data recovery rates and quality wind assessment campaigns. Fulcrum3D SODAR data streams to the FlightDECK cloud platform for ongoing analysis and verification.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Fulcrum3DcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022CCR became the first reseller of the Fulcrum3D SODAR in the North American market in 2022. The Fulcrum3D SODAR is a rugged, cost-effective, trailer-based wind measurement device measuring up to 200 meters. CCR offers the device for sale or rental, and is building a North American support network for deployment, maintenance, and relocation. Data streams to Fulcrum3D's FlightDECK cloud platform.
• SME WindcoreTechnology or IntegrationCCR is the exclusive dealer and installer of SME Wind met towers in North America. SME Wind's European steel lattice towers (tilt-up, climbable, recommissionable) are now available in North America through CCR. The towers mount on a small shallow steel/concrete block rather than a deep cement pad, enabling easier relocation and cost savings.
• NRG SystemsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCR installs NRG Systems equipment including the 60m XHD TallTower and associated sensors. Additionally, NRG Systems now administers Pentalum's SpiDAR Wind LiDAR in the US and services/distributes ZX Lidars' ZX 300 Wind LiDAR, with CCR providing installation, maintenance, and relocation services for these technologies in North America.
• VaisalaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVaisala has taken up the servicing and distribution platform for Leosphere's WindCube LiDAR (V1 and V2) and previously supported Second Wind's Triton SoDAR. CCR can assist customers with procurement and field services including installation, maintenance, and relocation for WindCube V1 and V2, and provides field maintenance, winterization, and relocations for existing Triton SoDARs.
• ZX LidarsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCR provides procurement assistance and field services including installation, maintenance, and relocation for the ZX 300 Wind LiDAR (manufactured by ZX Lidars), which is serviced and distributed in the US by NRG Systems.
• PentalumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCR has one Pentalum SpiDAR Wind LiDAR unit available for rental and can install, maintain, and relocate customers' SpiDAR units. The SpiDAR is now administered in the US by NRG Systems.
• Double-KminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCR installs Double-K aluminum lattice towers (80m and 100m height) which are tilt-up, climbable towers allowing anemometers and wind vanes to be installed while the tower is on the ground for more accurate instrument placement.
• GeNetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCR installs GeNet 84-meter aluminum lattice towers, which have all the benefits of tubular towers without requiring a cement foundation and are climbable. These towers were specifically designed for wind measurement for more accurate data collection.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DNV: Global energy advisory and certification firm (formerly DNV GL/Garrad Hassan) that performs wind resource assessment, energy yield analysis, and met tower services for wind developers worldwide. Directly competes with CCR on bankable wind measurement campaigns but operates at vastly greater scale and across a broader energy portfolio.
• Vaisala: Global measurement instruments and environmental intelligence company that services and distributes Leosphere WindCube LiDAR and previously Second Wind Triton SoDAR in North America. Comparable to CCR as a LiDAR/SoDAR channel and service provider, though Vaisala is the manufacturer rather than a competing services firm.
• RES (Renewable Energy Systems): Global renewable energy developer and services provider with North American wind development and asset management operations. Comparable to CCR indirectly through its need for — and occasional internal provision of — wind resource measurement and operational monitoring services.
• UL Solutions (DEWI): Through its DEWI/Oldenburg heritage, UL operates a global wind energy consulting practice offering wind resource assessment, power performance testing, and due diligence. Directly competes with CCR on technical measurement and consulting engagements for wind developers and financiers.
• SgurrEnergy (Wood Group): Wind and solar resource assessment consultancy now part of Wood, providing energy yield forecasting, CFD modeling, and bankable wind studies. Competes with CCR on assessment and modeling engagements, especially for utility-scale and offshore wind projects.

Direct peers

• ArcVera Renewables: Independent renewable energy technical advisory firm (formerly AWS Truepower) providing wind and solar resource assessment, energy yield forecasting, and CFD analysis. Closest direct competitor to CCR's assessment and modeling services for both wind and solar developers.
• Natural Power: Independent renewable energy consultancy offering wind resource measurement, met mast installation, ecological surveys, and asset management across North America and Europe. Highly comparable to CCR on field measurement and wind consulting services for developers.
• StormGeo (formerly Vortex): Provides wind and solar resource assessment, energy production forecasting, and operational analytics for renewable energy projects. Comparable to CCR on the data and energy yield side, though more software/forecasting-oriented and less focused on physical met tower installation.

Others

• NRG Systems: Manufacturer of met towers (e.g., 60m XHD TallTower), LiDAR sensors, and wind measurement equipment — and a major supplier/partner of CCR. Comparable as part of the same value chain: while not a service competitor, NRG's distribution and direct service arm (including ZX LiDAR and Pentalum SpiDAR) overlaps with CCR's dealer/installer role.

Emerging players

• EAPC Wind Energy: North American engineering firm with a dedicated wind energy practice providing wind resource assessment, due diligence, and engineering services. Comparable to CCR's technical assessment work but with broader engineering scope and Midwest operational base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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