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From cost constraint to maximizing production

PV asset management is getting increasingly sophisticated, says Daniel Lui, the head of commercial performance for Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables Energy Transition Group. Labor-market constraints are squeezing service providers and expectations for O&M are increasing in what is emerging as a period of maturation in how solar assets are handled post-construction.

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Jonathan Gifford

05 Oct 2022

Daniel Lui | Image: Wood Mackenzie

This chart shows hypothetical scenarios for vegetation management at typical utility-scale plants in India, the United States, and Germany. O&M spending on module washing can range from 6% for annual visits to 19% for four visits a year. Certain projects in particularly high-dust intensity regions have monthly washing frequencies, given that annual energy production losses …

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