Find viable energy sites anywhere in Western Australia

Check every lot around a substation for zoning, environmental, heritage and grid constraints. See the approvals each site needs and how long they really take.

See it on your site

Send us a lot number and we'll run it before we talk.

The map: a search around Sawyers Valley substation for a 4 MW battery. Each lot is coloured by its result. — Sawyers Valley, 4 MW battery: 1,704 lots checked. 732 possible with work, 960 weak, 12 blocked.

Built on data from Landgate, Western Power, PlanWA, DWER, DBCA, DFES, DPIRD, DMIRS, Main Roads and AEMO

A bad site can cost you 18 months

Zoning, wetlands, heritage, bushfire and grid data all sit in different places, and official timeframes rarely hold. Teams often find the problem after a year or more of design.

103 daysmedian development panel decision60 or 90 days on paper. 65% run past 90.

27.4 monthsaverage wait for a Western Power access offer244 projects in the queue at June 2026

$3.9 millionenergy revenue lost to one year of delay on a 20 MW solar farmAt the Q1 2026 wholesale price and a 25% capacity factor

How it works

Find sites around a substation

Choose a substation and what you want to build. Every lot nearby gets a result, and lots with the same approvals are grouped together. Save a search and watch it.

The satellite map with lots coloured by result around Sawyers Valley substation, and the slider that sets the year.

See grid capacity by year

Spare capacity for load and generation at each Western Power substation out to 2035, with planned upgrades and large loads lodged nearby.

Spare capacity for load at Sawyers Valley for each year from 2026 to 2035, and hosting capacity for generation.

Get a fatal flaws assessment in a minute

Click any lot to see fatal flaws, red flags and things to check, with the law behind each one. Compare sites and send your board a one-page report.

A site page: the lot outlined on satellite imagery, likely operating by November 2030, January 2032 at worst, and what sets the date.

Know when it could be operating

Every step in order, using real decision times by council, survey seasons and the Christmas shutdown. You get a likely date, a worst case and what's driving the date.

A schedule of every step by milestone from 2027 to 2031, with survey seasons marked.

Track approvals in one register

Replace the approvals spreadsheet. Each step shows who decides, whose move it is and how long that authority usually takes.

The register: each step with who decides, why it applies, its status, and a likely date with a worst case.

Built for energy developers

Solar farms, batteries, microgrids and power for data centres.

Business development

Start from the grid, shortlist lots and compare sites across councils and substations.

Development managers

See what's waiting on you and download the register for the Monday meeting.

Consultants

Type in a lot and plan, read the steps and survey seasons, and quote from them.

Boards and investors

Get a date and a range with the basis printed, in one document.

Coverage

137WA local governments

About 40constraint layers

2,504decided applications behind the timelines

See it on one of your sites

Send us a lot number or the nearest town and what you'd build there. We'll run it before we talk, then go through what came back with you. It takes about 30 minutes.

See it on your site

Questions

How much is it?: It's priced per company. We'll give you a number after the walkthrough.
Can other companies see my sites?: No.
Does this replace our consultants?: No. It tells you which sites are worth paying them to look at.
Where do the dates come from?: The official clock plus what each authority has actually taken, by council. Every date shows its basis.
Do we need to install anything?: No. It runs in your browser.