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Press Release | 01.04.24

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for energy infrastructure asset owners, announced today that esVolta, LP, a leading utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and owner, awarded a contract to CAMS to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for its Santa Paula project.

Located in Santa Paula, California, the 60-megawatt hour (MWh) standalone BESS project provides critical reliability, resiliency, and peak load capacity to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid and the project locality via the adjacent Wakefield Substation.

The CAMS scope for the project encompasses a comprehensive suite of O&M services including preventative and corrective maintenance of the AC block and balance of plant equipment, facility oversight, and warranty claim management. CAMS will leverage years of operating history and best practices to ensure the project operates in a safe and efficient manner.

“CAMS is thrilled to support esVolta’s Santa Paula project which will play a critical part in strengthening the flexibility and resiliency within CAISO and ultimately to the surrounding community,” said Brian Ivany, Executive Vice President of CAMS Energy Transition Services (ETS). “We look forward to a deep collaboration with esVolta to ensure the highest availability and extend the longevity of their diverse fleet of BESS assets.”

“We are delighted to partner with CAMS as the O&M service provider for our Santa Paula project,” said Randolph Mann, founder and chief executive officer of esVolta. “CAMS’ proven approach to operation and maintenance adds value to our assets safely and reliably. We are excited to work alongside their trusted team.”

CAMS offers a comprehensive range of maintenance services across all elements of BESS projects from modules through point of interconnection, 24/7 monitoring, and performance analytics. CAMS flexible scope delineation packages ensure the entire O&M scope is covered for both integrator and non-integrator deployed projects.

Press Release | 07.06.23

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), a fully-integrated service provider for owners of energy infrastructure assets, announced today that it has further expanded its Energy Transition Services (ETS) team with the appointment of a new battery energy storage systems (BESS) director, John Mitchell. John will lead CAMS’ BESS projects and enact the company’s bold vision to improve BESS workflow capabilities for asset operations and market performance.

“John’s versatile experience will deliver on CAMS’ goal to support a clean energy future,” said CAMS Executive Vice President of ETS, Brian Ivany. “We look forward to leveraging his experience leading over 40 major energy storage projects and his proven ability to achieve impactful results as we continue to grow our renewables portfolio and enhance grid resiliency.”

With nearly a decade of battery energy storage experience, Mitchell held sales, engineering and technology roles at Indie Energy, RWE Renewables and Aggreko Microgrid & Storage Solutions (formerly Younicos). He has led multiple GWh of installed projects throughout the U.S. and Europe. John’s knowledge of the technical and commercial aspects of energy storage along with the key drivers and sensitivities of the project development life cycle will allow him to recommend optimization strategies and add value through innovation across CAMS’ BESS project pipeline.

CAMS ETS provides Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Asset Management, optimization, Strategic Control Services, which monitor and control your assets in real time through our 24/7 remote operations center, and comprehensive NERC/CIP registration and compliance services for renewable energy assets. CAMS currently manages approximately 4GW of wind, solar, and battery storage projects throughout North America for leading private equity firms, IPPs and financial institutions. In addition, CAMS ETS originates and leads greenfield and brownfield development opportunities in the areas of battery energy storage, PV, carbon capture, hydrogen co-firing and other environmentally sustainable technologies.

Event | 02.21.22

RE+ Northeast is powered by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). RE+ Northeast was designed to serve and advance the solar+storage market by bringing together buyers and suppliers in solar and energy storage to explore business solutions, new technologies, policy initiatives, and other market factors.

CAMS is one of the largest third-party battery O&M providers in the country. Contact us and setup a meeting at the conference to learn more. Li Doyle, vice president of business development will represent CAMS at this event.

RE+ Northeast

Event Date: Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 23-24, 2022

Location: Boston, MA

For further event details, click here.

Press Release | 02.09.21

HOUSTON – Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), an industry-leading asset management and operations and maintenance (O&M) services provider, and FlexGen, the second-largest U.S. energy storage technology company, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership to serve the growing battery energy storage system (BESS) market in the United States.

The partnership creates the first comprehensive services offering for BESS owners and investors, covering greenfield development and brownfield redevelopment. FlexGen’s proprietary HybridOS control system and proven ability to navigate the global procurement system, coupled with CAMS’ geographic scale and operational expertise, delivers a reliable and streamlined BESS solution.

“We are very pleased to partner with FlexGen to create this comprehensive service offering,” said Brian Ivany, co-president of CAMS Renewable Services. “As the complexity and size of BESS development grow, it is vital to embed maintenance and operational considerations into the asset design phase. Working with FlexGen to design, procure and construct the optimal physical components and software control systems in the context of O&M results in a more cost-effective and reliable project.”

“FlexGen is excited to work with CAMS to serve our clients as they work to navigate the energy transition,” said Steve Panagiotou, director of commercial operations at FlexGen.  “CAMS has a proven track record in asset management and O&M services in the power generation market. We look forward to working with them to provide energy investors end-to-end battery storage solutions.”

For more information about the combined offerings, please visit here.

About CAMS

CAMS is a privately held company providing a full range of services in the energy sector. These services include lifecycle management of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues for all facility and industry types. Our founding principle is to add value through superior management and operation of our clients’ energy infrastructure assets. To this end, we empower our employees to pursue creative and sustainable business practices in the field and at our corporate office that contribute to operational excellence, financial performance, a safe workplace, and a better community and environment.  We do not take this responsibility lightly: We treat the assets with which we are entrusted as our own. For additional information, visit www.camstex.com.

About FlexGen

FlexGen is the second-largest U.S. energy storage technology company, and first in Texas with an 80% market share. Leveraging its best-in-class energy management software and power electronics, FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally. Our customers and partners include the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, government agencies, and industrial companies in the world. For more information, visit www.flexgen.com.