According to data from Intertek CEA, a staggering 72% of BESS failures occur within the first 24 months of operation. If you aren’t dialed into front-end risk mitigation, you’re essentially gambling with your portfolio’s return on investment.

In an exclusive webinar, Bree Brouwer, Senior Content Strategist at Omnidian, sat down with Adam Alvita, Senior Product Manager at Omnidian, and Trevor Williams, Founder and President of Solar Connect. Together, they broke down why standard energy storage inspection practices don’t cut it, how to handle fragmented manufacturer protocols, and the tactical operational steps required to survive the critical two-year “infant mortality” failure window.

What You’ll Learn:

• The Anatomy of the 72% Failure Window: Why cell defects are rare (only accounting for 11% to 15% of incidents), meaning a massive 89% of initial failures are driven by balance-of-system components like HVAC systems, environmental seals, and integration quality.
• The Real Cost of Inaction: How poor thermal management practices trigger a severe degradation cliff, creating up to a 30% capacity loss by year 10 and translating into a $4.2M replacement hit for a standard 10 MW system.
• Why QA/QC and “Year Zero” Benchmarking Are Non-Negotiable: The impetus for conducting thorough QA/QC post-commissioning and establishing top-line capacity baseline metrics via a full site round-trip efficiency test within the first 90 days to protect future warranty claims.
• The Advanced Risk Management Playbook: How deploying predictive off-gas detection can buy a critical 48-to-96-hour safety shutdown window, why thermal imaging is vital to spot high-current termination resistance before it causes localized fires, and how HVAC verifications can prevent BMS alarms and faster asset degradation.
• Navigating Manufacturer and Chemistry Nuances: Operational strategies to handle the “Wild West” of fragmented OEM requirements, specialized tech certifications, and the emerging challenges of various battery chemistries.
• Tackling the LTA Accountability Problem: Deconstructed findings from the State of Solar O&M 2026 report showing why 73% of sites utilize Long-Term Service Agreements but still struggle to get thorough, actionable reporting from suppliers.

Perfect For:

• Asset Managers and Portfolio Managers looking to safeguard multi-million dollar BESS investments and align operational realities with baseline financial models.
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Leaders aiming to centralize highly fragmented data streams from BMS, EMS, and HVAC systems into a single, cohesive software stack.
• EPC Partners and Project Developers looking to streamline the messy handoff phase from building to long-term operations by delivering integrated assets rather than open punch lists.
• Field Service Engineers and Operations Managers seeking to understand the deep technical intersections of HVAC airflow metrics, coolant levels, and other specialized impacts.

Watch the full recording to get the insights you need to protect your BESS portfolio’s long-term ROI.

Originally recorded May 2026