Introduction: Water logistics, site-specific soiling, and realistic crew capacity now shape how utility solar operators plan panel cleaning across large arrays. Why Cleaning Strategy Has Become an Operating Decision For a utility-scale solar plant, panel cleaning is not simply a housekeeping task. It is an operating decision that connects energy yield, labor deployment, water availability, equipment utilization, and the condition of the module surface. A cleaning pass has value only when the generation it helps recover and the operational risks it reduces justify the cost of the work. That calculation becomes more consequential at remote sites, where water may need to be delivered, stored, filtered, or pumped across long distances. In these locations, a wet-cleaning program can carry costs beyond the wash itself: truck movements, water handling, crew hours, scheduling constraints, and coordination with other maintenance activities. Dry cleaning removes much of this water-handling bur...
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