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Your energy cost stops climbing
A fixed, contractually capped rate for the power your marina consumes under a long-term agreement — instead of a utility tariff that has risen every year and will keep rising.
Marinas & boat yards
Lock your energy cost. Make your marina a power plant.
GridLynQ funds, builds, owns and operates a bidirectional energy hub on your property. You lock in what power costs you for the term, get the dock upgrade electric boating is about to demand, and earn on every kilowatt-hour the hub moves — with a tax abatement case we help you take to the town.
The offer in four lines
What hosting a hub does for you.
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Your power system is ready for what's next
Feeder and pedestal upgrades come with the build. When electric and hybrid boats arrive in volume, your docks already carry them — funded by us, not by a capital project you carry.
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Your marina becomes a power plant
A bidirectional hub built from prefabricated battery blocks, earning grid, capacity and charging revenue — and you share in it, from a contractual floor, not a forecast.
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Savings, plus an abatement case
Demand-charge and energy savings on your own bill, and a documented resilience and tax-base case we help you take to the town for abatement on the upgrade.
New revenue
A new revenue line from dock capacity you already have
8–10 mo
Average slip occupancy with a vessel plugged in
0 CapEx
Revenue-share deployments available for qualifying harbors
Where it fits
Wet slips, working yards and town harbors.
Wet slips
Seasonal and annual wet slips
Annual and seasonal berths hold electric and hybrid vessels for most of the year. Bidirectional pedestals let those house banks support the grid while the boat sits safe in its berth.
Facility profile
- Typical size
- 60–400 slips across floating and fixed docks
- Dwell time
- 6–9 months plugged in per season
- Service upgrade
- Load management first; new feeders on older docks
What we install
- Marine-grade bidirectional pedestals rated for splash, salt and dock movement
- Per-slip submetering that replaces flat-rate electric in the slip fee
- Dock-level load management so added electrification never trips the main
- A premium V2G slip tier with energy credits back to boat owners
Most harbors start on one dock loop, prove the metering, then extend pedestal-by-pedestal as slips renew.
Boat yards
Service yards and haul-out areas
Haul-out season concentrates hulls, lifts and shop load on one meter. Metered power on the hardstand turns winter into your highest-value dispatch window.
Facility profile
- Typical size
- 40–200 hardstand spaces plus shop bays
- Dwell time
- Full winter layup, often 5–8 months
- Service upgrade
- Yard feeder work in roughly half of yards
What we install
- Hardstand pedestal rows with ground-fault protection for unattended winter storage
- Maintenance charging that keeps house banks healthy through layup
- Shop and lift demand shaving that trims the peak your yard sets each month
- Work-order-linked billing so charging is a line item, not an absorbed cost
Yards typically see demand-charge savings pay for the first phase before any grid revenue is counted.
Town & club harbors
Municipal harbors and yacht clubs
Town harbors and clubs answer to boards and taxpayers. A GridLynQ hub adds resilience for harbor buildings and a defensible revenue line without a capital ask.
Facility profile
- Typical size
- 80–300 moorings and slips with a harbormaster building
- Dwell time
- Full season, plus year-round working vessels
- Service upgrade
- Scoped alongside existing dock reconstruction plans
What we install
- Backup power for harbormaster offices, pump-out stations and fuel docks
- Board-ready reporting on demand savings, resilience hours and program revenue
- Revenue-share structures that avoid a warrant article for capital
- Phasing that fits dock replacement cycles and grant timelines
Public harbors usually lead with resilience and cost avoidance, with grid revenue as the second argument.
What the host gets
You provide the site. We fund, build, own and stand behind the system.
GridLynQ does not sell equipment and walk away. We finance and install the system on the ground we energize, we operate it, and we carry full responsibility for battery performance and replacement. Agreement structure and commercial terms are walked through privately during your site assessment.
We fund and build it
GridLynQ pays for the equipment, the interconnection and the electrical work. There is no capital ask, no borrowing and no line item in your budget.
You earn from day one
The footprint we energize earns for the property from the moment the system is live, alongside a modernized electrical service you did not have to pay to build.
Performance is our obligation
GridLynQ stands behind battery performance against contracted capacity and availability targets. If a block underperforms, we make it right — not the host.
Replacement is our cost
Every cell, inverter and control system is ours to monitor, maintain and replace at end of life. Zero capital calls, zero disposal liability for the host.
Battery performance, safety monitoring, warranty administration and end-of-life replacement and recycling sit with GridLynQ. Agreement length, renewal structure and the rest of the commercial terms are reviewed with you directly, under confidentiality.
If the relationship doesn’t work — your exit termsHost questions
What marina and boat yard owners ask us first.
Straight answers on locked energy cost, permitting timelines, interconnection readiness, and what the dock actually has to give up during construction.
How can you lock in my energy cost when utility rates keep climbing?
Your slips are served under a fixed, contracted rate schedule for the term rather than the utility's escalating tariff. Onsite storage lets us buy and store energy off-peak and discharge during the expensive hours, so the price you charge boaters stops tracking every rate case. If the utility raises rates, that spread grows in your favor instead of eating your margin.
What does the locked rate actually cover — and what is excluded?
It covers the energy delivered through the GridLynQ-enabled pedestals and any storage-served load on the dock loop. Utility fixed customer charges, taxes, and load outside the enabled circuits stay on your existing bill. Every exclusion is written into the term sheet before you sign, not discovered later.
How long does permitting take for a marina project?
Typical harbors run 3–6 months from signed site plan to construction start: electrical and building permits in weeks, with the longer pole being shoreline, floodplain, or coastal-zone review where it applies. Your tailored plan lists the exact authorities for your address, and we file and carry the applications rather than handing you a checklist.
Is my grid service ready, or am I facing a service upgrade?
Most first phases are staged to fit the service you already have — enabled pedestals with managed charging, plus storage that shaves the peak instead of raising it. When a feeder, transformer, or panel does need to grow, we flag it in the assessment with the cost and the utility lead time up front, and the hub carries its own service so it does not ride on your panel.
What is interconnection readiness and how long does the utility take?
Readiness means your one-line, meter configuration, and export limits satisfy the utility's rule for storage and bidirectional assets. Applications commonly land in the 4–9 month band from filing to permission to operate, depending on state and whether export is enrolled. We file the application, run the witness test, and keep you posted at each utility milestone.
Will construction cost me a season or shut down slips?
Work is phased dock by dock and scheduled around your season — most harbors take the first loop in shoulder season. Slips come offline in small groups for days, not the whole marina for months, and the sequence is agreed in writing before mobilization.
What does this cost me up front?
Qualifying harbors deploy at zero CapEx under a revenue-share structure: GridLynQ funds the equipment and installation and shares the grid revenue and energy margin with you. If you would rather own the asset, we price a straight purchase or a hybrid, and both paths are modeled side by side in your plan.
What if electric boat adoption is slower than expected?
The economics do not depend on it. Storage earns grid revenue and peak savings on day one from your existing load, and the pedestals serve today's conventional shore power. Bidirectional capability is headroom you already paid for once the fleet arrives, not the thing carrying the pro forma.
Can this help with property tax abatement or local incentives?
Often yes. Storage and resilience assets qualify for state incentives and, in many towns, negotiated abatements tied to the upgraded infrastructure and emergency backup value. Our municipal resilience materials are built for exactly that conversation with your assessor and council.
What happens if the grid goes down?
Configured for islanding, the storage block keeps critical dock loads — pumps, lifts, refrigeration, office, fuel — running through an outage. That is a service you can price for transient boaters and a talking point with your town during storm season.
Segment brief
Take the marina brief to your board
One page covering how bidirectional slips work, where the revenue comes from, what a site assessment covers and what we need from you. Requested materials are reviewed by our team and sent under confidentiality.
Marina & boat yard one-pager
Segment one-pagers, planning board packet, avoided-cost analysis and the presentation materials we bring to a board or council decision.
- Revenue and metering model for wet slips and dry-stack bays
- Interconnection and permitting path
- What a GridLynQ site assessment includes
Dock assessment
Price your dock loop.
Send your slip count, service size and season length. We come back with a phased pedestal plan and the revenue each dock can carry.
See your dock's numbers
Send your slip count, pedestal mix and season length below and we model your dock's specific economics — the figures are released after review, under confidentiality.
- Modelled grid revenue and demand savings for your slip count and service
- Payback and sensitivity ranges specific to your dock
Fast charging as a service
Every project includes fast charging as a service, with bidirectional fast-charge service pedestals installed as part of the project — fast-charge rated and bidirectional, and sited on your highest-dwell docks, loops or bays. The pedestals are the revenue-facing edge of the site: your guests plug in, and the same hardware sells energy retail and sends it back for grid services.
- • Installed, commissioned and maintained as part of the project — no host capex.
- • Bidirectional, so charging revenue and grid revenue share one asset.
- • Submetered per port, so charging income is reconciled with your statement.
Released with your tailored plan
- • Number of fast-charge pedestals included at your property
- • Siting and circuit layout — which docks, loops, racks or bays they land on
- • Charge rate per pedestal and total installed fast-charge capacity
Pedestal count, siting and charge rate are engineered for your property and released with your tailored plan after your assessment request, under confidentiality.
Fast charging FAQ
What the fast-charging offer covers
The service pedestals are the part of the hub boaters and slip holders actually touch. Here is how they are installed, paid for and maintained.
What is fast charging as a service?
Every project includes fast charging as a service, with bidirectional fast-charge service pedestals installed as part of the project — fast-charge rated and bidirectional, and sited on your highest-dwell docks, loops or bays. We own, install, commission and maintain the hardware, and boaters and slip holders plug straight into it.
What does it cost me to install?
Nothing. The pedestals are installed as part of the project under the host lease — no host capex, no financing to arrange, and no equipment for your dock crew to own or replace.
How do the pedestals make money for the site?
The same hardware works two ways: it sells energy retail to the vehicle or vessel plugged in, and it sends stored energy back for grid services. Both streams run through the host agreement, so charging income is not a separate deal to negotiate.
How is charging usage measured and reconciled?
Each port is submetered. Sessions are recorded per port and reconciled on your statement, so you can see exactly what was delivered, what was returned to the grid, and what it earned.
Are the pedestals bidirectional?
Yes. They are bidirectional by design, which is what lets a vehicle or vessel battery act as a grid resource while it sits parked or berthed instead of just drawing power.
Who maintains and services them?
We do, through certified electrician partners in your region. Servicing, firmware, parts and replacement over the life of the lease sit with us, not with the host.
How many pedestals go on my dock, and where?
Pedestal count, siting and charge rate are engineered for your property, not quoted off a list. Pedestal count, siting and charge rate are engineered for your property and released with your tailored plan after your assessment request, under confidentiality.
Will they disrupt operations during install?
Trenching, conduit and foundations are staged around your season. We sequence the work with your dock manager so boaters and slip holders keep their access while the pedestals go in.
Permitting & interconnection timeline
Answer six questions and we will lay out the phased schedule — utility study, permits, procurement, construction and permission to operate — for your site.
69 wks
Kickoff to permission to operate (~15.9 months)
39 wks
Kickoff to construction start
National baseline
Full study path: feasibility plus system-impact study
Phase 1 — Site data & feasibility
Weeks 0–4 · GridLynQ + property team · critical path
- Collect 12 months of interval data and utility bills for every meter.
- Field verification: service size, main switchgear, transformer and pad locations.
- Produce the existing single-line and marked-up site plan (none on file today).
- Confirm site control documentation for the utility and incentive programs.
Phase 2 — Utility pre-application & AHJ pre-submittal
Weeks 4–7 · GridLynQ interconnection lead · critical path
- Order the utility pre-application report / hosting-capacity read for the service point.
- AHJ pre-submittal meeting to confirm review track, fees and inspection sequence.
- Set the export mode with the utility: limited export with a control-system limit.
Phase 3 — Interconnection application & study
Weeks 7–21 · Utility + GridLynQ · critical path
- File the DER interconnection application — full study path: feasibility plus system-impact study.
- Submit UL 1741-SA / IEEE 1547-2018 certification sheets and the proposed single-line.
- Respond to screen failures or study data requests within the tariff clock.
- Order the metering upgrade (bidirectional meter / CT cabinet) at application time.
- Execute the interconnection agreement and any cost-sharing for upgrades.
Phase 4 — Permits & environmental review (parallel)
Weeks 7–25 · Electrical contractor of record + GridLynQ · critical path
- NEC Article 555 marina electrical review (shore power, GFPE, equipotential bonding).
- Flood-zone siting review — switchgear and enclosures above BFE with AHJ freeboard.
- Fire-marshal review of the battery enclosure under NFPA 855 / IFC Chapter 12.
- State waterway / wetlands permit and, on navigable water, USACE Section 10 coordination.
Phase 5 — Long-lead procurement
Weeks 19–39 · GridLynQ supply chain · critical path
- Release the 5.00 MW prefab block, inverters and switchgear on the approved single-line.
- Confirm transformer and metering lead times with the utility's equipment desk.
- Lock EVSE / pedestal counts and the shore-power distribution package.
Phase 6 — Construction & installation
Weeks 39–62 · Electrical contractor of record · critical path
- Civil work: equipment pad, conduit runs and trenching across the site.
- Set enclosures and inverters, pull feeders, install pedestals and EVSE.
- AHJ rough and final electrical inspections.
Phase 7 — Commissioning, witness test & PTO
Weeks 62–69 · Utility + GridLynQ commissioning · critical path
- Factory-witnessed functional test of protection settings and export limits.
- Utility witness test and permission to operate (PTO).
- Market / program enrollment and dispatch telemetry verification.
- Operator training and handover of the O&M runbook.
Schedule drivers
- In-water and shoreline work adds a state waterway permit and USACE coordination on navigable water.
- No pre-application report yet — ordering it now de-risks the study scope by several weeks.
- Missing as-built drawings and interval data are the most common cause of a stalled Phase 1.
- Add your city and state for the exact tariff, grid operator and environmental review path.
Planning estimate only. GridLynQ confirms every date against the serving utility's tariff clock and the local AHJ during the assessment.
Get started
Find out what V2G is worth at your property
Marinas, boat yards, and campgrounds: take the 2-minute eligibility quiz and get a tailored V2G plan with equipment, revenue, and interconnection steps.
No GridLynQ block is energized yet. Every figure shown is a modelled profile of a candidate site's conditions — speculative, not measured, and not a quote or a guarantee of results.