Avoiding Bad Practices in Energy O&M: 100 Real Lessons from Power Plant Operations

By Beatriz Calzada Fernández, EOM Energy O&M Services, José Enrique Montero Pérez

What separates a well-run power plant from one that fails prematurely? The answer lies not in expensive technology, but in the daily decisions, habits, and practices of the people who operate and maintain it.

Avoiding Bad Practices in Energy O&M: 100 Real Lessons from Power Plant Operations is a practical field guide compiled from real operational experiences across energy assets worldwide. Written by the expert team at EOM - Energy O&M Services, this casebook distills over 100 documented incidents, near-misses, and operational failures into clear, actionable lessons for O&M professionals, plant managers, engineers, and asset owners.

Each of the 100+ case studies follows a structured format (problem, negative consequence, lesson learned, improvement-solution, positive consequence and best practice) making it easy to extract value quickly and apply it directly to your plant or team.

Topics covered include:

General O&M management and EPC-to-operations transitionsPreventive and condition-based maintenance failuresControl room operations and alarm managementCMMS governance and documentation practicesRotating equipment, electrical systems, and instrumentationChemical handling, lubrication, and long-term preservationDigital tools, AI integration, and data qualityOrganizational culture, training, and cross-functional communication

Whether you manage a solar PV farm, a wind plant, a thermal power plant, or a battery storage system, the failure patterns in this book will feel familiar, because they happen everywhere.

Fix one issue and you solve a problem. Understand the pattern and you prevent it from happening again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H3NW98PZ
• ISBN13: 9798257141676
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"