Data rich, insight poor

Why energy generators struggle to turn their own asset data into value, what it costs, and the questions every board should be asking. Written for executives, with a technical appendix for your engineering and data teams.

From a recent site

55%

output on a 17 MWp solar site that could have run at 100%

The plant was doing exactly what it was told. It was told the wrong thing.

The power plant controller miscalculated its set point and held the site back. No alarm was raised, and on screen the plant looked healthy. The set point the grid sent, the set point applied and the available power were all being recorded. Nobody was comparing them.

Catching it means comparing the three values the site was already recording: the set point the grid sent, the set point applied, and the available power.

For boards and executives

Four questions your business should be able to answer

For any site and any month. Quickly, and with the same answer whoever runs the numbers.

Availability

What was it last month, by site and by asset? Do the O&M report, the board pack and the lender report agree?

Performance ratio

Temperature corrected, measured against the yield model, from irradiance sensors you trust?

Curtailment by reason

How much energy did you lose to curtailment, why, and how much of it did you claim back?

Loss accounting

Where did every lost MWh go, who owns each loss, and does it all add up to the revenue meter?

The full white paper, including the technical appendix, is not published on this site yet. Email hello@inerraimpact.com to ask for a copy.

Start with a half-day board briefing

We walk your board through what your asset data can tell you, where it falls short and what to fix first. You leave with a short written summary.

Book a briefing hello@inerraimpact.com