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SunCast

Nico Johnson takes you into conversations with those at the forefront of Renewable Energy. SunCast gives an inside look into what is happening in renewable energy. From conversations with the biggest Solar Panel manufacturers in the world to the small startups creating the future of renewable energy, such as carbon capture and battery technology breakthroughs. SunCast is dedicated to providing the knowledge, research, tools and expert guidance you need to understand, grow and be ahead of the

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920: Say Less. Close More. | Fixing Solar Messaging...

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2026/04/11

If it takes more than one meeting to explain what you do, you have a messaging problem.In this live conversation from Intersolar North America, Nico Johnson sits down with Spenser Meeks of Apex Presentations to unpack why so many clean energy teams struggle to clearly communicate their value—and how that confusion shows up as longer sales cycles, more meetings, and missed opportunities.Spenser, a former engineer turned messaging strategist, breaks down a simple shift: say less, but make it

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919: Why Smart Developers Are Betting on Batteries |...

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2026/04/09

Nico had the chance to sit down in person with today’s guest — and as you’d expect, that face-to-face conversation brings a level of depth, candor, and nuance you don’t always get.Emilie Flanagan, Founder and CEO of Carson Power, has built her career across Southeast Asia, Europe, and the U.S. — from advising on energy markets at KPMG to working inside a European family office, and eventually leading more than 200 megawatts of community solar development in New York before launching her own

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918: Is Storage The Catalyst That Finally Unlocks C&I...

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2026/04/07

Every year, the industry says the same thing.“C&I solar is about to take off!”And yet, it never quite scales the way we expect.Could this year finally be the year?In this live panel from Intersolar, Nico Johnson sits down with Joe Ross (CPS America), Rob Smith (ABC Supply), Tim Montague (Clean Power Consulting), and Jim Wood (SEG Solar) to unpack what’s really happening in the commercial and industrial market.The opportunity is real—but it’s uneven, complex, and highly dependent on

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917: What Happens When Your Market Disappears? (The...

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2026/04/02

What do you do when your entire market disappears?That’s not a thought experiment for Michael Bergey. It’s the story of his career.Long before solar dominated rooftops, distributed wind was solving real problems across rural America — lowering energy costs for customers who didn’t care about climate narratives, only outcomes. Then policy support vanished. Oil prices collapsed. And later, cheap solar took over.Most companies didn’t survive.Bergey Windpower did.In this conversation, Michael

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916: Where Solar Contractors Are Losing (and Finding)...

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2026/03/31

The residential solar playbook did not just change. It got torn up.If you are still operating like yesterday’s incentives, product assumptions, and sales motions will carry you forward, this episode is a reality Margins aren’t disappearing overnight. They’re leaking — in places most contractors don’t even notice.In this live conversation from IESNA 2026, Nico Johnson sits down with Rob Smith and Eric Cieslak of ABC Supply to break down where solar contractors are quietly losing profit — and

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915: 100-Hour Batteries, State of Flow, and the...

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2026/03/28

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914: The Real Reason Farmers Are Turning to Solar |...

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2026/03/26

Most conversations about agrivoltaics stay at the surface.Rebekah Pierce didn’t set out to become a voice for solar. She was trying to solve a much simpler problem:How do you make a small farm financially viable… without giving it up?What followed was a shift — from seeing solar as a “necessary evil” to recognizing it as a tool that might fundamentally reshape how farms survive.In this conversation, we unpack what’s actually happening on the ground:🔹 What exactly is the business of solar

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01:11:45

913: The Real Toll AI Data Centers Are Taking on the...

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2026/03/24

AI isn’t just increasing demand for electricity - it’s changing how power behaves.In this Tactical Tuesday, Nico Johnson sits down with Jon Parrella of Terraflow Energy to break down a problem few people are talking about: modern AI data centers don’t draw power like traditional loads. They ramp rapidly, swing unpredictably, and introduce volatility that existing infrastructure wasn’t designed to handle.That shift is putting real strain on generators, batteries, and the grid itself -

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912: How Energy Narratives Shape Capital -A Former...

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2026/03/21

Russell Gold has spent years explaining the energy transition from the outside. First as one of The Wall Street Journal’s leading energy reporters, and now from inside one of clean energy’s fastest-growing new entrants, T1 Energy.At The Wall Street Journal, his award-winning work covered the fracking boom, Deepwater Horizon, and the investigation into the Camp Fire in California. He also wrote The Boom and Superpower, digging into the people, decisions, and forces shaping modern energy.Now,

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911: Why Most C&I Solar Projects Don’t Succeed (It’s...

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2026/03/19

Most C&I solar projects don’t fall short because of the solar itself.They struggle because deals aren’t structured correctly, markets are misunderstood, or developers take on opportunities that were never a fit to begin with.In this episode of SunCast, Nico Johnson sits down with Aaron Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Solar One, to unpack what actually separates projects that get built and deliver long-term value - from the ones that stall, get delayed, or fail to meet expectations.Aaron

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910: Clean Energy Is Winning on Cost — So Why Is It...

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2026/03/17

Clean energy is winning on cost.Solar and storage are cheaper than ever. Deployment is accelerating. The economics are undeniable.So why does it still feel like the industry is losing the broader public narrative?In this live conversation, Nico Johnson sits down with journalist Sammy Roth to explore the gap between technical success and cultural influence. After more than a decade covering energy and climate for the Los Angeles Times, Sammy now writes the independent newsletter

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909: The Energy Signals the Industry Is Missing |...

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2026/03/14

If you want to understand where the energy industry is heading, pay attention to the journalists tracking it every day.Thankfully, we get to sit down with three of the most plugged-in reporters covering the energy transition: Sammy Roth of Climate-Colored Goggles (formerly w/ LA Times), Julian Spector of Canary Media, and Darrell Proctor of POWER Magazine.What signals are shaping the market right now — from capital flowing into new energy projects to grid bottlenecks, AI-driven electricity

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908: How Real Energy Investors Think About Risk,...

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2026/03/12

What does serious capital actually look for in the energy transition?In this episode, Nico sits down with Brendan Bell, Co-Founder of Aligned Climate Capital and a former member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, to discuss how experienced investors evaluate energy companies, infrastructure projects, and management teams.Brendan shares a practical look at:• why raising capital has become more selective• the common mistakes founders make when pitching investors• what

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907: Amy Harder on the New Rules of Power

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2026/03/10

From Davos to data centers, Axios reporter explains the new rules of power.Amy Harder is one of the most widely read and respected reporters covering the intersection of energy, climate, and policy. As the national energy correspondent for Axios and author of the Harder Line newsletter, she helps industry leaders understand what’s actually happening inside the energy system.In this conversation with Nico Johnson, Amy breaks down the forces reshaping the global energy landscape.Artificial

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906: Solar Revolution: Abby Hopper's Transformative...

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2026/03/05

For nearly a decade, Abby Hopper served as President and CEO of SEIA, the Solar Energy Industries Association, representing the U.S. solar industry through one of its most transformative periods.From trade wars and policy battles to the rise of domestic manufacturing and record industry growth, Abby had a front-row seat as solar moved from the margins of the energy system to the center of it.In this conversation, Abby reflects on the challenges she inherited, the progress the industry made,

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905: SEIA’s Next Chapter | Darren Van’t Hof on Solar,...

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2026/03/03

Every year, there is a new “crisis” in solar.And yet… the industry keeps growing.With leadership transition underway at the Solar Energy Industries Association, Darren Van’t Hof steps in as Interim President and CEO at a pivotal moment. Policy uncertainty. Permitting bottlenecks. Election year noise. And a projected $25 billion flowing into storage in 2026 alone.So where do we really stand?In this candid conversation recorded live at Intersolar & Energy Storage N.A., Darren shares why

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904: How the Biggest EPCs Keep Energy Projects on...

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2026/02/26

Most energy projects look solid on paper. Fewer stay on track in the field.Brandon Moss sees the difference every day.Energy demand is rising. Load growth is real. Timelines are tightening.So what actually keeps large energy projects on track?In this conversation, Brandon Moss, CEO of Shoals, shares what he sees from the center of utility-scale deployment. Shoals touches a significant portion of U.S. solar projects, giving Brandon a rare vantage point into how projects are planned, where

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903: T.J. Rodgers’ 13-Minute Management Masterclass

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2026/02/24

Listen to the full 2.5 hour episode here: https://suncast.media/episodes/900Most companies don’t fail because of strategy.They fail because standards slip.In this 13-minute vignette, T.J. Rodgers breaks down the management system he’s used across more than 25 acquisitions to build and scale billion-dollar companies — and why discipline, not charisma, determines whether a business survives.Inside:• Why 19 out of 20 decisions in your company are made without you• Why quality must be enforced,

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902: Why Most Grid-Scale Batteries (BESS)...

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2026/02/21

Battery storage is scaling fast.But scaling portfolios exposes weaknesses most owners never see coming.As projects move from single sites to gigawatt-hour fleets, many IPPs discover something uncomfortable: they have dashboards - but not decision-grade visibility.In this Episode, Lennart Hinrichs, EVP and General Manager of the Americas at TWAICE, explains what actually changes once batteries begin operating at scale.We discuss:Why state of charge (SOC) is foundational — but insufficientHow

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901: Google Didn’t Buy Intersect for Solar. Here’s...

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2026/02/17

“This is not an offensive play. It’s a defensive play. It’s a must win.”That’s how Sheldon Kimber describes AI for companies like Google.If your business depends on organizing and serving information, AI isn’t optional. It’s existential.And if AI is existential, power becomes strategic.In this conversation — recorded before Google’s acquisition of Intersect Power — Sheldon lays out the durable thesis that led here:The U.S. grid isn’t collapsing.It just can’t scale.Transmission is

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