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547: How To Master The Solar Coaster: Utility-scale Insights From 2 Expert Analysts, Special guests from Wood Mackenzie & SEIA
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547: How To Master The Solar Coaster: Utility-scale Insights From 2 Expert Analysts, Special guests from Wood Mackenzie & SEIA
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27 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Sylvia Leyva Martinez, a senior analyst in Wood Mackenzie's Power and Renewables team, and Shawn Rumery, senior research Director at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), discuss significant trends in the U.S. solar market in this timely Tactical Tuesday.The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market Insight is the longest-running solar industry trends report. It has been tracking deployments across all four market segments — residential, commercial, utility-scale, and community solar — since 2010.The U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2022, released in September, provides an early look at how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will transform America's energy economy. Forecasts suggest the IRA will help the U.S. solar market grow 40% over baseline projections through 2027, equal to 62 gigawatts (GW) of additional solar capacity.Wood Mackenzie predicts the utility-scale sector will lead the solar industry's growth during the next five years with 162 GW of new capacity. Cumulative solar installations across all market segments will nearly triple, growing from 129 GW today to 336 GW by 2027.Today's episode is a rebroadcast from the RE+ PowerUp Media Zone, a live production of SunCast Media. And you can watch ALL the live broadcasts from the Media Zone at www.suncast.live!If you want to connect with today's guest, you’ll find links to their contact info (linkedin, twitter, etc) in the show notes over on the blog.SunCast is presented by Sungrow, the world’s most bankable inverter brand.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you, here: www.mysuncast.com/sponsors.Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today’s guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 500 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on Twitter, LinkedIn, or email.
Released:
Dec 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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