Cypress Creek Renewables opened up a new solar control center in its flagship Research Triangle Park, North Carolina office. The opening of its new control center marks a significant milestone for Cypress Creek as the company expands its operations and maintenance services for third-party customers, operate secure solar sites and maximize production. The company operates 232 utility, distribution and rooftop-scale solar facilities out of the Cypress Creek Control Center (C4), totaling nearly 2 gigawatts in 14 states across the country.
“We are thrilled to announce our Cypress Creek Control Center in our flagship Research Triangle Park office,” said Matthew McGovern, Chief Executive Officer, Cypress Creek. “Operations and maintenance is an important and growing business for the solar industry and for Cypress Creek. We now have the team, infrastructure and technology to deliver exceptional customer service and system performance.”
The C4 is just one of a handful of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) – Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliant control centers in the country operated by a solar-only company. The C4 was designed to meet NERC’s most stringent cyber security and reliability requirements. To meet the new compliance level, Cypress Creek hired 22 people over the past three months.
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Services offered by Cypress Creek’s 60-Person Operations and Maintenance team include:
• 24/7/365 Operations. From the C4, operators quickly identify and initiate corrective actions in coordination with our field technicians and operation engineers. Cypress Creek has combined a real-time operations platform provided by PowerFactors with an enterprise SCADA system designed and engineered by Nor-Cal Controls and GridSME.
• Predictive Maintenance. Dedicated engineers and technicians work to optimize daily performance at sites, utilizing aerial thermography and state-of-the-art technology to identify and correct site level anomalies. Cypress Creek’s O&M team has a nationwide network of technicians and engineers capable of maintaining and repairing solar components.
• Vegetation Management. A team of vegetation technicians and managers work to mitigate safety risks while optimizing system performance. Whether the site requires standard grass mowing, pollinator friendly habitats or sheep grazing, Cypress Creek caters to the unique demands of each solar site and region.
— Solar Builder magazine
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