Welcome to the Solar O&M Insider, the first podcast series dedicated to Solar PV operations maintenance and asset management. This series is brought to you by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. I'm Glenna Wiseman of Identity3, your host. In this episode of the Solar O&M Insider, we address utility-scale solar asset management in the United States. In 2016, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) issued its first resource guide for a utility-scale solar operation called “Utility Solar Asset Management and Operations and Maintenance.”The guide provides an overview of the industry's current siloed O&M model and its problems, and how a comprehensive delivery model would optimize plant performance.Guests for this segment include Dr. John R. Balfour, president of High Performance PV, co-author of the SEPA guide, and Bob Holsinger, PV Solar and Fuel Cell supervisor for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features:• PG&E Solar Fleet and O&M, AM Review• High Performance PV and its Role in the SEPA Guide Development• Implications of Tracking Solar Capacity Performance as a KPI• Developing a Spare Parts Strategy• Siloed Operations and Maintenance, and Asset Management versus Integrated Systems Model• Emerging Industry Standards • PAM: Pre-Emptive Analytical Maintenance• Utility-Scale O&M and AM Trends• Solar Power Asset Management & Performance Event, January 19-20, 2017