Raptor Maps Expands Solar and Storage Risk Management With New BESS Inspections and Performance Data

Raptor Maps, a solar analytics and asset management provider, used the past week to underscore its expanding role in risk management across solar and battery storage infrastructure. The company highlighted new data on performance losses in solar assets while also unveiling an inspection service for battery energy storage systems, or BESS.

Two LinkedIn posts spotlighted findings from Raptor Maps’ Global Solar Report, which analyzes 373 GW of solar assets to understand the “anatomy of power loss.” The data indicate that string-driven underperformance has risen steadily to become the leading cause of power loss, pointing to growing need for granular diagnostics at the string level.

These insights may influence procurement and maintenance strategies as developers and operators focus on yield optimization over the full asset lifecycle. By leveraging a large proprietary dataset, Raptor Maps appears positioned as a key provider of performance intelligence, supporting recurring revenue opportunities tied to software and analytics.

In parallel, the company announced a comprehensive BESS Yard Inspection offering, targeting operational risks in rapidly deployed storage assets that are increasingly paired with solar. With 57 GWh of BESS installed in 2025 and projected annual installations above 110 GWh by 2030, Raptor Maps is seeking to address a risk profile that has included high-profile fires and costly downtime.

The inspection service aims to identify issues such as thermal imbalances, wiring faults, and component degradation that are difficult to detect manually. As BESS shifts from a premium add-on to standard infrastructure, systematic inspections could become a core expectation for asset owners, lenders, and insurers looking to mitigate safety and performance risks.

Raptor Maps also used its Raptor Report podcast to emphasize long-term resilience in solar projects, calling for more rigorous verification of features such as auto-stow and high-angle tilt. The discussion broadened the risk lens beyond hail to include transformer health, vegetation management, inverter fires, and insurance structure mismatches over 20–30 year project horizons.

By promoting shared data among insurers, OEMs, developers, operators, and researchers, the company underscored the value of transparency for better underwriting and more reliable cash flows. Collectively, this week’s announcements and commentary reinforce Raptor Maps’ strategic positioning as a lifecycle risk and performance partner across the solar-plus-storage ecosystem.