Wildfire Risk &
Vegetation Fire Prevention

The US experienced 64,897 wildfires in 2024 — a 14.7% increase from the prior year. Solar assets can lose up to 6% of annual revenue from major smoke events, even when fires occur hundreds of miles away (NOAA-funded research). At the facility level, fire losses are significantly driven by overgrown vegetation around inverters, transformers, and combiner boxes.

Darker PV modules absorb heat and raise ambient temperatures, increasing ignition risk in arid and semi-arid climates. Properly managed sites experience 89% fewer fire-related incidents — yet many operators lack systematic fire risk assessment and vegetation fuel management.

Earthflow combines soil moisture, vegetation density, wind patterns, precipitation history, and temperature extremes to produce composite fire risk scores. Monthly satellite monitoring tracks vegetation fuel accumulation around critical infrastructure, turning reactive fire management into proactive prevention.

The economics are clear: proper vegetation and fire risk management costs a fraction of a single fire event while delivering 89% fewer incidents. Monthly satellite monitoring catches fuel accumulation before it becomes dangerous.