Next year's O&M budget is easy to build around a price per acre and hard to build around what a site will actually need. Here is how to plan scope, timing, and coverage so the budget holds up through storms, seasons, and surprises.

Vegetation management is one of the most variable and most misunderstood line items in any solar O&M budget. Here's what actually drives costs on utility-scale sites — and what asset managers should realistically plan for in 2026.