Residential solar may still be a long way from recovery —but the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market is heating up. In this power-packed episode recorded live at RE+ Northeast, Nico sits down with John Carroll of SolarEdge to explore why the commercial market could be the biggest growth driver in clean energy this year.

From training installers to navigating the evolving incentive quagmire, John unpacks the forces reshaping the C&I landscape in 2025..

📜 The IRA’s surprising ripple effects on project development and jobs

⚙️ Top challenges facing new C&I installers—and how to overcome them

🔌 How module-level power electronics are changing the economics of scale

🏭🇺🇸 Why SolarEdge is doubling down on U.S. manufacturing and domestic content

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