Photovoltaic Operating and Maintenance Cost Model With Insurance

Andy Walker; Jal Desai; Adam Shinn; Sonja Berdahl; Alexa Carrera

doi:10.66816/tp5208125

Photovoltaic Operating and Maintenance Cost Model With Insurance

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Abstract

This paper describes an analysis of life cycle cost of photovoltaic (PV) power plants including the cost of damage caused by use and severe weather events; the cost and efficacy of design measures and equipment hardening measures to resist damage, and optimization of insurance coverage to manage risk of damage.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.66816/tp5208125
State	Published - 2026

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NLR/TP-7A40-98313

Keywords

damage
hail
hardening
insurance
photovoltaic
resilience
risk

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