Clayco launches solar and storage-focused business unit

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<p>Real estate development and design-build construction company <a href="https://claycorp.com/">Clayco</a> has announced the launch of its <a href="https://claycorp.com/power-energy-storage">Clayco Power and Energy</a> business unit, which will focus on moving Clayco&#8217;s integrated delivery model into the energy space.</p>

<p>Focusing on utility-scale solar and <a href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/energy-storage-system-buyers-guide/">energy storage solution (ESS)</a> projects at launch, the new business unit will provide design and EPC services to &#8220;accelerate the delivery of reliable, cost-effective energy infrastructure nationwide,&#8221; the company says.</p>

<p>Anthony Johnson, the company&#8217;s CEO, says Clayco&#8217;s involvement will span from early planning stages to installation, and cover everything in between. </p>

<p>&#8220;Clayco is committed to supporting the country&#8217;s evolving modern infrastructure needs, and utility-scale power like solar and battery storage are central to America&#8217;s economic and industrial future,&#8221; Johnson says. &#8220;With the launch of Power and Energy, we are bringing Clayco&#8217;s hallmark speed, cost-efficiency, and technical execution to the energy sector at a moment when the nation needs increased delivery and capacity at an unprecedented scale. </p>

<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-pivotal-moment">&#8220;A pivotal moment&#8221;</h3>

<p>Johnson adds that the company is proud to put its full weight behind the renewable energy movement in America, saying that Clayco&#8217;s involvement in the energy sector comes not a moment too soon. The business unit&#8217;s launch &#8220;comes at a pivotal moment&#8221; for the American energy industry, as electricity demand is projected to grow by up to 20% by 2030.</p>

<p>&#8220;Much of that demand is being met by newly available renewable power sources,&#8221; Clayco officials say, &#8220;with 85% of all new U.S. electric generating capacity brought online in 2025 comprised of utility-scale solar and battery storage sources, underscoring the urgent need for reliable delivery partners capable of building projects at scale.&#8221;</p>

<p><a href="https://solarbuildermag.com/utility-scale-solar/solar-continues-domination-of-new-energy-capacity-additions-per-ferc-data/">Solar and storage are major keys</a> to addressing the straining grid, as PV systems have accounted for north of 70% of recent U.S. energy capacity additions, per by the <a href="https://ferc.gov/">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)</a>. The real estate giant is striking while the iron is hot, officials say, and has already appointed a new headman.</p>

<p>Led by newly appointed Power and Energy VP Ryan Johnson, the Power and Energy business unit is expected to generate about $300 million in revenue by 2027, employing nearly 1,000.</p>

<p>&#8220;I am excited to bring Clayco&#8217;s leading design-build expertise, precision, innovation, and speed-to-market to the energy sector,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Our fully integrated delivery model – which brings design, engineering, procurement, and construction under one roof – minimizes risk, accelerates schedules, and maximizes value for clients like utilities, independent power producers, financial sponsors, and customers delivering power to data centers and advanced manufacturing facilities.&#8221;</p>

<p>Clayco is already under contract and in the design phase for a solar and battery project in the state of Illinois, officials say. The project, scheduled to fully mobilize sometime this year, is the first of Clayco&#8217;s anticipated large-scale opportunities.</p>
<p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>