Solar Inverter Preventive Maintenance
Preventive maintenance on 60+ Sungrow inverters at a Texas solar site.
Maintenance
Preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance across the full range of electrical assets.
built to last.
Preventive maintenance
Spark Power is OEM aligned, with ability to complete regularly scheduled MV/HV maintenance in-house. The same field team can diagnose and conduct minor repairs on the same visit.
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MTS Inspection
Inspection and testing designed to identify deterioration before failure occurs.
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Full Asset Coverage
LV/MV/HV switchgear, transformers, breakers, relays, MCCs, VFDs, UPS, capacitor banks, inverters, DC cabling, racking and tracking systems, SCADA equipment.
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Annual Maintenance Processes
Predictable costs, pre-planned scheduling around your operations, and maintenance programs built to risk-based assessments and insurance requirements. No surprises, no unplanned downtime.
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Predictive Overlay
Infrared, partial discharge, oil sampling and DGA extend service intervals where supported.
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Same-Team Repair
Qualified teams who can diagnose, repair, and re-commission for fewer mobilizations.
done in days.
Months of work
Spark plans, mobilizes, executes, and documents to your outage window. We organize engineering, testing, and high-density crews on one team with audit-ready handover at re-energization.
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Outage Planning
Scope sequencing, lift planning, exclusion zone design, permit-to-work integration.
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High-Density Crews
Completing large maintenances with crews that are used to working together in small substations and electrical rooms while maintaining safe working conditions.
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Same-Window Testing
Commissioning directly after install, providing complete, trusted results with updating settings. Reducing downtime and the potential of additional shutdowns.
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Audit-Ready Handover
As-tested settings and corrective action logs at re-energization.
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High-Volume Outage Track Record
Tight-schedule outage work executed across utility and renewable client portfolios.
before failure.
Heat, wear, and drift
Predictive diagnostics — infrared, partial discharge, oil sampling — catch failure modes early across switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and overhead distribution, integrated with the PM schedule.
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Infrared Thermography
IR on switchgear, MCCs, transformers, terminations, and overhead distribution under load.
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Partial Discharge
PD on MV/HV switchgear, cables, and bushings via TEV, ultrasonic, and HFCT methods.
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Oil Diagnostics
Oil sampling, DGA, moisture, and dielectric strength on the recurring health program.
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MTS Reporting
Reporting against NETA MTS and NFPA 70B with prioritized corrective actions.
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PM-Integrated Findings
Findings and suggested repairs can be made during planned preventative maintenance.
found, fixed.
Power quality issues
Power quality audits identify the load and source issues that cause nuisance trips, equipment damage, process disruption, and increased utility bills. Spark measures, characterizes, and recommends mitigation for potential cost savings and much more.
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Plant-Wide Monitoring
THD, voltage sag and swell, transient capture, flicker, unbalance measurement.
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IEEE 519 Benchmarks
Measured against IEEE 519 limits and utility point-of-common-coupling requirements.
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Process Event Correlation
Event log correlation to trips, product loss, and drive faults at the plant.
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Mitigation Recommendations
Passive/active filters, capacitor detuning, source impedance modifications.
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Spark Engineering Design
Coordinated with Engineering for design and Construction for corrective install.
your schedule.
Coverage that matches
Qualified electricians and instrumentation techs embedded on-site or on-call against the plant production schedule. Single contract. One Spark supervisor. Regular performance reviews.
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All-Shift Coverage
Day, evening, night, and weekend coverage matched to plant production schedules.
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Qualified Workforce
Electricians and instrumentation techs on the same Spark certification framework.
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Common Plant Scopes
Troubleshooting, line changeovers, PLC support, VFD adjustments, equipment swaps.
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Direct Access
Electricians have direct access to Spark engineering, testing, and specialized repair teams to get your equipment up and running faster and reduce downtime.
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Single Accountability
Single contract. One Spark supervisor. Regular performance reviews.
we mobilize fast.
When storms hit,
Crews, fleet, and equipment mobilized for storm and emergency events — with the same COR-certified safety governance that runs planned work, proven on hurricane and provincial deployments.
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24-72 Hour Mobilization
Storm restoration and emergency events from regional offices across Canada and the U.S.
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Multi-Trade Deployment
Powerline technicians, transformer crews, and substation specialists come as a package.
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700+ Fleet Vehicles
Equipment inventory to support multi-day mutual aid storm operations.
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COR-Certified HSE
Stop-work authority, daily PJHA, and structured incident review on every event.
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Hurricane & Storm Track Record
Fast response for hurricanes and severe storms across our service area.
stack, one team.
Your whole asset
Your full electrical asset stack, under one team.
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Substations & Switchgear
LV/MV/HV breaker testing, busbar maintenance, ground grid integrity, IEEE 80.
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Transformers
Oil sampling, DGA, LTC service, bushing diagnostics, turnkey repair/replacement.
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Breakers & Relays
Primary and secondary injection, timing, contact resistance, NERC PRC-005 docs.
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Motors & MCCs
Bearings, insulation resistance, surge testing, vibration analysis, predictive overlays.
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VFDs
Drive parameter audits, harmonic measurement, cooling system maintenance.
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UPS & Batteries
Discharge testing, impedance measurement, capacity verification.
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Capacitor Banks
Detuning verification, fuse and contactor service, harmonic analysis.
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Renewables Assets
Inverter electrical testing, BESS BMS/EMS/PCS maintenance, wind electrical scope.
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EV Charging
Level 2, DC Fast, Supercharger maintenance. ABB E-mobility GTA 4-hour response.
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Cables & Grounding
VLF withstand, tan delta, partial discharge, grounding integrity testing.
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PLC & Automation
PLC programming, SCADA integration, HMI configuration, control panel commissioning.
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Poles & Towers
Overhead line inspection, structural assessment, hardware replacement, reconductoring.
Full lifecycle.
One team.
Spark manages the full performance lifecycle of solar, wind, and BESS assets under long-term service agreements — preventive and corrective maintenance, performance optimization, ROC monitoring, and dispatch, all under one accountable team.
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Utility-Scale Solar O&M
Preventive and corrective maintenance, mobile services, and performance optimization across utility-scale solar portfolios under LTSA.
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C&I Solar O&M
Scheduled maintenance, monitoring, and corrective response for commercial and industrial solar assets. Single-site or multi-site programs.
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BESS O&M
BMS/EMS/PCS maintenance, cell-level diagnostics, and corrective scope across all major OEMs. 1 GW+ serviced, 2+ GWh under LTSA.
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Wind O&M
Turbine electrical troubleshooting, pitch and yaw systems, top-box and generator scope, retrofits, and BOP maintenance under long-term programs.
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Performance Optimization & Reporting
Monthly KPI tracking, availability and MTTR against contractual targets, quarterly reviews, and corrective backlog management.
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ROC Monitoring & Dispatch
24/7 NERC-compliant monitoring from Dallas: SCADA/DAS dashboards, alarm management, fault response, and mobile crew dispatch.
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ROC Monitoring & Dispatch
LTSAs are structured around KPIs, MTTR, and monthly reporting reviews.
Remote Operations Center
24/7 Dispatch
24/7 NERC-compliant monitoring and dispatch for 40+ utility and 500+ commercial assets, integrated with SCADA, alarm management, and partner relationships.
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NERC-Compliant Governance
NERC-compliant control room governance, cybersecurity, and encryption
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40+ Utility, 500+ Commercial
Monitoring solar, wind, BESS, and substation assets across Canada and the U.S.
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Real-Time Dispatch
Fault response, alarm management, SCADA/DAS dashboards, and mobile crew dispatch.
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Partner Relationships
NERC, Texas RE, Transmission Operators (TOs), and QSEs work hand-in-glove.
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Custom Reporting
Asset performance, availability, and corrective action tracking on demand.
Real questions,
real answers
The questions we hear most often, answered directly.
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Within 24 to 72 hours for emergency response, dispatched from 16+ regional offices across Canada and the U.S.
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Yes. Many providers specialize in either identifying problems or performing labor. Spark covers both, with highly skilled technical resources for complex diagnostics and a dedicated general labor group for cost-sensitive, high-volume remediation under one engagement.
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Asset availability and corrective work backlog are tracked monthly. Customer-reported uptime improvements are a recurring talking point in weekly performance reviews.
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350+ renewables team plus a flexible mix of highly skilled technical resources and dedicated general labor, adjustable to scope and budget. 600+ electrical tradespersons operate across 27 U.S. states and 8 Canadian provinces.
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Yes. The Dallas-Fort Worth centre operates under NERC-compliant governance, cybersecurity, and encryption, with Texas RE registration and Transmission Operator partnerships. Monitoring covers 40+ utility assets and 500+ commercial assets 24/7.
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Yes. Spark services Level 2, DC Fast, and Superchargers.
Expertise across
every industry
Nine industries — Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Data Centers, Manufacturing & Industrial, Food & Beverage, Material Handling, Mining & Aggregates, and EV & Automotive, served by the same in-house team. Backed by 16+ regional offices across Canada and the U.S., our experts offer full support across the product lifecycle.
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