Capra Energy Solutions - Helical Piers

WHY UsE HeLiCaLs oN a SUBSTATION? BeTTeR QuEsTiOn is: WHY NOTTT??? #renewables #renewableenergy #batterystorage Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Nathan Downing Josh Burnett

MY POOR LITTLE BABIES... UNLOADED in a SNOW STORM on the Gulf Coast...and now they think I have forgotten them, not knowing that soon, VERY soon, the sun will come out, and they will be screwed into the ground, and they will come to light as yet another BESS and SubStation powering the grid! #gothelicals #callmoose #renewables #renewableenergy #batterystorage Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Nathan Downing

CAPRA's FIRST PROJECT EVER! 345kV SUBSTATION 600MW BESS 2 MONSTER DEAD END STRUCTURES AND GRILLAGE 7 STATIC MASTS AND GRILLAGE How Do I EVER thank everyone for helping me pull off this project and getting Capra Energy Solutions - Helical Piers to the finish line, in the middle of a rainy, muddy mess of a job site??? Probably can't be done LOL... hashtag #WhatAreYouGuysCrazy Video Production by: Daniel Yates #renewableenergy #renewables #batterystorage #Battery #BESS Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Wise Field Solutions, LLC Aj Prewitt Shane Wise Nathan Downing Ricky Wills Brandi Pittaro

YOU MEAN THAT YOU LIKE TO DIG HOLES. RUIN THE PAD. REMOVE THE SPOILS. BUILD A CAGE. DROP THE REBAR IN. POUR THE CONCRETE. WAIT 5 DAYS FOR IT TO CURE? #NotReally? #GotHelicals??? #DoYouLoveConcreteThatMuch??? Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Nathan Downing Gina Huelsman Wise Field Solutions, LLC

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SPECIAL REPORT: PIERS BETTER THAN CoNCreTE!!! #GotHelicals??? #Got98%LessCO2??? #renewableenergy #batterystorage Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Christi Nedd

I THINK THIS POST IS ONLY FOR ME LOL... Way back when, we hear about a project, and then we work just to get to bid it, and then we get an RFP, and then we actually bid it, and then we negotiate price, and then we get a PO, and then we go thru engineering, and then multiple revisions, and months of Teams Calls, and then the civil guys start, and then, of course, it rains cats and dogs, and then we get a date to start, and then it gets pushed back, and FINALLY the first truck arrives, and my guys send me a pic of our first load, on site, and I feel like a dad running around wanting to show the picture to somebody- anybody - who can understand the meaning and excitement and emotion and anxiety and faith behind what got us to this point.... #renewableenergy #renewables #substation #battery #batterystorage Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Nathan Downing

#WhyIDoWhatIDo WHY DO YOU GUYS ALWAYS CUT, CAP, AND WELD? WHY NOT USE BOLT ON CAPS? ISN’T IT EASIER? #renewableenergy #renewables #renewablepower #BESS #batteryenergystorage #battery #batteryenergystorage Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Shane Wise Wise Field Solutions, LLC Nathan Downing

WE Surveyed...and Then It RAINED...We put our Helical Piers in, in a muddy mess, and then it RAINED AGAIN...They Installed the ACC/DCC Cabinets, and it RAINED AGAIN...then the Batteries showed up, and they Installed them, and then it RAINED AGAIN...with nowhere to store the equipment, they were able to unload directly onto the piers, and NOT have to have two sets of crane costs... Somehow, on a site that you could barely walk on, with no matting, Helical Piers went in, the equipment arrived, and it all got installed on time in one of the rainiest periods in the Gulf Coast in years... OH, BTW, we were estimated to be 98.5% LESS CARBON FOOTPRINT over Concrete... #GotHelicals??? #renewables #renewableEnergy #batteryStorage #LessCarbonFootprint Photo Credit: Daniel Yates Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Wise Field Solutions, LLC Shane Wise Brandi Pittaro Nathan Downing

Daniel Yates brings it home!!!

- FEEL LIKE IT IS GROUNDHOG DAY, EVERY DAY, EVERY TIME A NEW SUBSTATION PROJECT GETS STARTED? - TIRED OF ASKING YOUR BOSSES WHEN YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GET INTO THE 21st CENTURY? - YOU ARE WATCHING THE RAIN FORECAST AND YOU KNOW YOUR CONCRETE WORK IS JUST GONNA SLAM YOUR SCHEDULE? - YOU KNOW THAT HELICALS ARE TYPICALLY 3X FASTER & 50% CHEAPER, BUT YOUR BOSS STILL SAYS "NO"? I feel your pain... Alcohol's not gonna help any, because the rain's a commin' LOL... hashtag #GotHelicals??? #renewableenergy #substations #BESS #batterystorage #transmissionanddistribution #batterystorage #renewables Timothy P. Volk Bill Warren, PMP, CEP Brandi Pittaro Nathan Downing Shane Wise Aj Prewitt