Once a wind power facility is commissioned, Blue Chip Solar and Wind provides ongoing operation and maintenance (O&M) services. This responsibility assures maximum production of electricity while maintaining an appropriate balance between short and long-term operating costs. High plant performance and availability require constant surveillance, web access monitoring, and methodical preventative and scheduled maintenance services for high turbine availability and reliable operation.

Routine Checks 
    1. Rope and hook condition
    2. Pulley condition
    3. Turbine past history
    4. Spares
    5. Testing equipment
    6. Communication equipment 

Periodic Maintenance
Each machine should be inspected regularly (at least monthly). The specific maintenance period and the items covered by the checklist are machine specific and set by the manufacturer, but would include:

1. A check of the gearbox and hydraulic system oil levels
2. Inspection for oil leaks
3. Inspection of the cables running down the tower and their supporting system
4. Observation of the machine while running to check for any unusual drive train vibrations
5. Inspection of brake disc
6. Inspection of the emergency escape equipment.

Periodic Testing
The over speed protection system should be tested at regular intervals to ensure it will function correctly should the need arise. If there are independent over speed detectors, as there should be, then each will have to be disabled in turn to enable the triggering of the other to be verified. Lightning protection systems and web access systems are in place for immediate protection and notification.

Blade cleaning
The gradual build up of dirt on the blades due to atmospheric pollution will lead to loss of turbine performance, although blade designers seek to utilize airfoils which are less susceptible to this effect. At some point the loss of performance will justify blade cleaning, but in view of the high cost of lorry mounted high level access platforms, the timing needs to be judged with care.

High Voltage Equipment Maintenance
NFPA 70 E standards apply, shall be accomplished only by qualified personnel.

Safety and Risk Assessment
It will not be possible to completely eradicate all accidents, but the risk assessment must allow the management to assess the level of acceptable risk. The hazards at each stage may need to be rated according to the likely severity of injury. Some hazards may be extremely unlikely, but may have very severe consequences. In this case the management may decide that any risk is unacceptable.

At each stage of the development and operation of a wind farm, or a single turbine, the risks to all who may be on the site must be assessed. For each stage the hazards will be identified, those at risk will be noted and how they might be harmed. Any existing control measures shall be noted and if these do not fully control the risks that have been identified, further control measures need to be designed. The assessment will then be reviewed at regular intervals.