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 

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