Services
Project delivery, operations and emergency response, on the owner's side.
For developers, builders and EPCs, owners and operators, and C&I facility owners. Every engagement is scoped up front, grounded in documents, data, interviews and the field, and finished with clear findings and a prioritized plan.
Develop Build → Commission and turn over → Operate
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Operations Readiness Review
A fixed-fee, 30-day independent, field-level review of how ready one operating or soon-to-operate site really is, and what to fix first.
Who it's for: Owners and operators of a PV or BESS site that is newly operating, approaching COD, or hasn't had an independent look since turnover.
Timing: About 30 days, one site
Engagement: Fixed fee
You get: Findings report with evidence, a prioritized 30/60/90-day action plan and a 60-minute readout
What's included
• Kickoff call and document request
• Review of O&M and service agreements, OEM warranties, the emergency response plan, the turnover package and 12 months of performance and outage data
• 4 to 6 interviews: asset management, site or O&M lead, O&M contractor and EHS
• One escorted site visit (observation only)
• Six areas rated ready / needs attention / gap: contracts and contractor governance, maintenance and work management, emergency response and fire safety readiness, performance and outage tracking, commissioning and turnover, staffing
Project delivery
From design review to turnover.
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Owner's representation and project management
Experienced owner's-side project management through construction, so you know where the project really stands and issues surface early.
Who it's for: Developers and owners building PV, BESS and C&I projects.
Timing: Through construction, scaled to need.
Engagement: Monthly retainer or hourly.
You get: A reliable owner’s view of progress, cost and risk, with clean records for closeout.
What's included
• Notice to proceed through substantial completion
• Schedule baseline review, look-aheads and milestone tracking
• EPC oversight: scope, submittals, RFIs, change orders and pay applications
• Field quality inspections, with issues and punch items tracked to closure
• AHJ and utility coordination where the owner needs a presence
• Clear reporting for leadership, lenders and partners.
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Constructability review
Drawings and site plans reviewed by someone who has built and operated these projects, while design issues are still inexpensive to fix.
Who it's for: Owners before issuing for construction or awarding an EPC contract, and EPCs that want an operator's view.
Timing: 1 to 3 weeks per design package.
Engagement: Fixed fee or hourly.
You get: Marked-up comments and a prioritized issue log.
What's included
• Access, laydown, sequencing and logistics
• Civil, stormwater and vegetation considerations
• Equipment placement for safe maintenance and responder access
• Permit conditions and AHJ requirements that affect the build.
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Commissioning, closeout and turnover
Gets a project from mechanical completion to a site operations can run on day one.
Who it’s for: Owners and EPCs approaching mechanical completion, COD or handover to an O&M provider.
Timing: 2 to 3 weeks for a turnover review; longer around COD.
Engagement: Fixed fee or retainer.
You get: A complete turnover package and open items with an owner and a date.
What's included
• O&M readiness, staffing, spares and training before COD
• Test plan review, observation of key tests and issue tracking
• Turnover package review: as-builts, test records, manuals, warranties and start dates
• Punch list tracked to closure, and the EPC / owner / O&M handover meeting.
Operations
Independent reviews of how sites and teams run.
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O&M and operations management review
One review of the O&M program and the organization that runs it: what the contracts and OEM require, who decides, how work flows and where time and money leak.
Who it’s for: Owners with a third-party O&M contract or self-perform program, especially before a renewal or re-bid, and teams growing a fleet.
Timing: 3 to 5 weeks
Engagement: Fixed fee
You get: A gap list, recommended scope, KPI and structure changes, and the first standard work to adopt
What’s included
• O&M and LTSA scope, KPIs, response times, availability terms and exclusions
• Preventive maintenance plan against OEM and warranty requirements
• Work-order flow, backlog, CMMS use and critical spares
• Org structure, roles, decision rights and on-call coverage
• Reporting cadence and the KPIs that drive decisions
• Lean review of rework and single points of failure.
Add-on: agrovoltaics and vegetation management. Solar grazing, pollinator habitat and vegetation scopes reviewed and coordinated with O&M: access, fencing, gates and water, contractor roles and permit commitments.
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System optimization review
Finds where an operating asset is losing availability or energy, and why, then ranks the fixes by value.
Who it’s for: Operating PV and BESS assets underperforming expectations or carrying repeat failures.
Timing: 2 to 4 weeks
Engagement: Fixed fee
You get: A ranked list of losses, corrective actions with owners, and a simple tracking method
What’s included
• Availability definitions compared across contracts and reports
• Unplanned outage logs: cause, duration and lost capacity or energy
• Repeat failures, root-cause follow-through and alarm handling
• Quick wins separated from capital items.
Emergency response
Plans that work when they're needed.
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Emergency response planning and readiness
Site-specific emergency response planning from someone who managed it on the BESS owner/operator side and led the response to critical incidents.
Who it’s for: Owners and developers of PV and BESS sites, from permitting through operations.
Timing: Review 2 to 3 weeks; new plan 3 to 6 weeks
Engagement: Fixed fee; post-incident support hourly or retainer
You get: A plan your team and local responders know, a pre-incident package and drill records
What’s included
• Emergency response plan development or review, aligned with OEM documentation and permit conditions
• Pre-incident planning with the local fire department and AHJ: site walk-throughs, access and contacts
• BESS incident readiness: notification paths, roles and after-hours coverage
• Tabletop exercises and drills
• Post-incident coordination, documentation and return-to-service planning.
Embedded support
Capacity without a full-time hire.
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Fractional owner’s-side support
Senior owner’s-side capacity when you need it, without a full-time hire.
Who it’s for: Teams that need a senior operator or owner’s rep for a project, a season or a specific problem.
Timing: Ongoing, scaled to need
Engagement: Monthly retainer or hourly
You get: An experienced person on your side who follows through and reports clearly
What's included
• AHJ permitting coordination and meetings
• Vendor and contractor management, bid reviews and scopes of work
• Owner's-side representation from inspections through execution
• Operations advisory and short-term interim coverage.
I don't provide professional engineering, fire protection engineering, stamped drawings, legal advice or code-compliance determinations. When a job needs them, I coordinate with the right licensed professional.
Engagement models
Three ways to work together.
Fixed-fee reviews
A defined scope, a set fee and a clear deliverable. Best for reviews, assessments and emergency response plans.
Monthly retainers
Owner's representation and ongoing support, scaled to the hours and site time you need.
Hourly advisory
Targeted help on a specific question, document, bid or decision.
Pricing is set per engagement once the scope is clear. Travel for site visits is agreed up front.