Solar Maintenance (O&M) and Asset Management Best Practices

Now that solar installations have long past merged into the generation mainstream, maintenance, operations (O&M) and asset management best practices are front and center. A comprehensive solar maintenance and asset management program combines preventive, corrective and predictive best practices to minimize system down-time, maximize up-time, and optimize performance.  

Over the span of a decade, the technology has matured so rapidly that a solid body of best practices is now fully informed from the lessons learned. This course offers a comprehensive and in-depth treatment of solar maintenance (O&M), asset operational processes and management practices that solar owners, operators, EPCs, utilities and other asset stakeholders will find essential. It will:

• Emphasize the importance of actively planning for O&M in the design and build of solar systems
• Address the scope, scale and responsibilities associated with utility-scale solar projects
• Delve into key system components and how their selection influences solar maintenance
• Detail operational controls management, forecasting, performance engineering and analyses, training and risk assurance metrics
• Spell out maintenance measures and best practices by function
• Offer guidance on key contract terms

Attendees will cover materials and engage in discussions that will allow them to:

• Examine how pre-construction decisions drive lifetime ownership O&M cost as an owner or stakeholder in PV or PV+Storage facilities
• Define the solar maintenance (O&M) roles and functions with regard to various types of owners and stakeholders 
• Review the scope, scale and responsibilities of O&M for utility-scale solar installations, including those with associated storage
• Discuss operations best practices associated with…
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Corrective Maintenance
  • Monitoring
  • Forecasting
  • Performance engineering and analysis
  • Compliance and training