Successfully Executing a Change in Operations and Maintenance Service Strategy Renewable energy asset owners are frustrated with the perceived lack of control, flexibility, and transparency they receive from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provided operations and maintenance (O&M) service solution. Owners are also faced with the challenge of lowering operational costs while maintaining or improving performance. As a r....
The implementation of solar tracking technology at utility-scale solar sites has grown exponentially over the past few years. In a recent report, Greentech Media has estimated that over 70 percent of all U.S. ground-mount projects are now being installed with trackers. This number has grown in large part due to the economic benefits tracking provides over fixed-tilt systems. For example, solar trackers typically account for 10 percent or less of ....
When Is the Last Time You Reevaluated Your Trade Ally Expectations? During a recent survey, trade allies voiced their concerns on a variety of issues and how they view utility demand side management (DSM) programs. Utilities know that trade allies are the foundation to driving increased participation in a DSM program. They give a DSM program access to the end customer and associated projects, and they may account for as much as 75 percent o....
The economics of battery energy storage already make sense in many tightly-defined use cases, such as peak shaving in places like California, where the demand charges are significantly high. As a result, most battery storage systems are engineered to be “one trick ponies” for a particular application, usually divided into a power service (rapid discharge at high power) or an energy service (slower release of energy at lower power). Some examp....
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