Serving NY Community Solar

O&M and Asset Management
for Community Solar
in Upstate New York

We partner with solar developers and asset owners to keep projects performing, compliant, and financially optimized — so you can focus on what's next.

200+
MW under management
15+
NY counties served
98.5%
Fleet uptime average
<4hr
Response SLA
Active in Monroe County Orleans County Genesee County Erie County Ontario County Niagara County + more

Everything your solar asset needs to perform

From day-to-day maintenance to financial reporting, we handle the operations so your projects generate returns on schedule.

Operations & Maintenance

Proactive, scheduled maintenance and rapid-response corrective work to maximize uptime and energy production across your portfolio.

  • Preventive maintenance scheduling
  • <4-hour emergency response SLA
  • Inverter, tracker, and combiner service
  • Vegetation and site management

Asset Management

Financial and operational oversight that aligns day-to-day site performance with your investment thesis and reporting requirements.

  • Monthly and annual performance reports
  • Budget management and variance tracking
  • Regulatory and interconnection compliance
  • Lender and investor reporting support

Performance Monitoring

Continuous remote monitoring with anomaly detection, loss analysis, and proactive intervention before production losses compound.

  • 24/7 SCADA and data logger monitoring
  • Performance ratio and PR benchmarking
  • Automated fault detection and alerting
  • Curtailment and clipping loss analysis

Onboarding a new site takes 2 weeks

Step 01

Site Assessment

We visit the site, audit existing documentation, and establish baseline performance benchmarks.

Step 02

Data Integration

We connect to your monitoring platform and configure alerting thresholds calibrated to your equipment.

Step 03

O&M Plan

We deliver a site-specific maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory, and emergency contact protocol.

Step 04

Ongoing Operations

You receive monthly reports and have a single point of contact for all site activity, no chasing required.

Deep roots in upstate New York

We are based in western New York and operate across the region's growing community solar footprint. Local presence means faster response times and real relationships with local AHJs and utilities.

Monroe Orleans Genesee Erie Niagara Ontario Wayne Livingston Wyoming Oswego Jefferson Onondaga Oneida Tompkins Chemung + statewide on request
200+
MW under management
15+
NY counties
98.5%
Fleet uptime
<4hr
On-site response

Built for the NY community solar market

Ridge Solar Services is a specialized operations and asset management firm focused exclusively on community and commercial solar projects in upstate New York.

Our team understands the local regulatory environment, utility relationships, and seasonal operating conditions that affect project performance in this region. We don't manage projects in a dozen states — we know this market deeply.

We work with independent developers, fund sponsors, and institutional asset owners who need a reliable, accountable O&M partner they can trust with their operating assets.

Accountable by design

Every site has a named account manager. You always know who to call and they always know your project.

Response you can count on

Sub-4-hour on-site response SLA for critical faults across our entire upstate NY service area.

Transparent reporting

Monthly performance packages with no surprises — production data, maintenance logs, and financials in one place.

What our partners say

From developers to fund managers across NY.

"Ridge Solar took over O&M on three of our Monroe County sites and immediately identified a combiner fault that had been suppressing production for weeks. The reporting cadence is exactly what our lenders require."

Solar Developer
Portfolio of 5 NY community solar sites

"We were looking for someone who actually knows upstate NY — the weather, the utilities, the local crews. Ridge delivers on that. Response times have been excellent."

Asset Manager
Fund-backed portfolio, western NY
Talk to our team

Ready to talk about your NY solar portfolio?

Book a 15-minute call. We'll learn about your sites and tell you exactly how we'd approach them.

Prefer email? Reach us at gus@ridgesolarservices.com