Missing SCADA Data Can Skew Solar Tracker Availability Metrics

Up to 15% of the data was missing for the majority of solar projects

February 11, 2026

/ Melvin Mathew
/ Solar, Utility Scale
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A recent study has shown that missing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data could be distorting measured solar tracker availability in utility-scale projects. Larger distortions in tracker availability data could also affect perceptions of the overall project’s performance.

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