Delivering engineering-grade infrared thermography in Montana and across the Northern Rockies. We don’t just capture thermal images—we understand grid mechanics, structural loads, and diagnostic physics.
ITC Master Thermographer
Spotlight Thermal provides premier infrared thermography in Montana, built on a simple principle: high-resolution radiometric imagery is only as valuable as the field engineering knowledge behind the lens.
Our founder brings a 15+ year career spanning power distribution, electric transmission, outside plant (OSP) fiber optic engineering, underground locating, joint-use auditing, and enterprise GIS asset management.
Having managed grid-scale field inventory programs encompassing over 100,000 utility assets and executed over 1,000 miles of transmission wildfire risk inspections across rugged corridors, our operational foundation is rooted in real-world grid mechanics. When inspecting a substation transformer, commercial roof, solar array, or wildfire boundary, we bring practical understanding of electrical phase loading, thermal friction, and structural asset health to every assignment.
We hold Level I Electrical, Level II Electrical, and Level III Master Thermographer certifications through the Infrared Training Center (ITC). Our operations adhere strictly to national compliance standards:
Radiometric aerial drone thermography flown post-sunset to capture solar heat retention in saturated insulation, establishing exact boundary lines for commercial roof repairs without invasive teardowns.
High-resolution thermal mapping of commercial and utility solar arrays to pinpoint bypassed diodes, cell micro-cracks, string imbalances, and vegetation shading before power degradation occurs.
Non-contact thermal auditing of energized switchgear, substations, and main breakers under peak load to catch high-resistance electrical connections (ΔT) before catastrophic thermal runaway.
High-sensitivity aerial IR monitoring through smoke and ash to locate deep-seated ground embers, stump fires, and active burn perimeters across timberlands, ranches, and utility corridors.
Structured diagnostic services built for electric co-ops, municipal systems, solar developers, and commercial facility managers.
A thermal scan is only as valuable as the actionability of its report. Because of our extensive background in mobile ESRI workflows and field data collection, Spotlight Thermal delivers inspection data ready for immediate operational use. Every audit includes precise thermal quantitative math, severity fault grading, dual-spectrum imagery, and structured data deliverables (including custom Excel attribute tables and ESRI ArcGIS spatial mapping) so your crews can locate and resolve anomalies fast.
Serving commercial facilities, electric cooperatives, solar O&M providers, and property owners across Billings, Red Lodge, Bozeman, and the regional Northern Rockies.
