Welcome to Episode 92 of Suncast! Stephen Smith is an entrepreneur and solar developer from the SF Bay Area who had the good fortune of being able to walk to work back in the early 2000's when he was hired on to a then-unknown Berkeley-based solar company - Powerlight. Stephen has since managed Gigawatts of solar installations, and provides his customers and the market generally a path to predictable & effective project execution. Listen in to hear: The 2 biggest hurdles developers encounter early in a project  Risks inherent in solar development and how you can mitigate them  Some strong opinions around project component selection, including what module application Stephen thinks is destined to rule the utility market  Stephen's advice on how to become financially successful in solar  For resources from today's episode and more information on how you can support Suncast, head over to www.mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes to the blog. (the direct URL is ...episodes/092) Join the Tribe? Check out Episode 86, in which I explain how YOU can become an Energy Tribe member and support the growth and stability of SunCast moving forward! www.mysuncast.com/member to join today! If you like what you see and hear, please SHARE it with this pre-filled tweet! Thanks again for setting aside THIS time in your day. Enjoy this episode of SunCast