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AI and Self-Design: The Future of Residential Solar Sales with Surya Potharaju, CEO of Arka Energy (Arka360)


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On this episode of the Soliverse Podcast, Peter sits down with Surya Potharaju, CEO of Arka Energy, to unpack how AI, smart platforms, and new business models are transforming residential and small commercial solar.


Surya is a serial entrepreneur and product strategist with roots in the semiconductor world. As the driving force behind Arka360, heโ€™s building a powerful software platform that puts homeowners in control of their energy future.


They discuss:
โšก Why the future of solar is customer-led, not sales-pushed
๐Ÿง  How Arka360 is automating system design with AI โ€” no UI needed
๐Ÿ  The underrated utility value of solar (beyond just ROI)
๐Ÿ“‰ Why policy upheavals shouldnโ€™t derail the industry
๐Ÿ”‹ How smart storage, EVs, and solar systems can talk to each other
๐ŸŒ โ€ฆand why every new home should come with its own energy system

Connect with Surya / Arka Energy:
๐ŸŒ Website: https://www.arkaenergy.com
๐Ÿ’ก Software: https://www.arka360.com
๐Ÿ“ฌ Email: [email protected]
๐Ÿ”— LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arka-energy

Connect with Soliverse:
๐ŸŽง Soliverse on Spotify
๐Ÿ“จ [email protected]
๐Ÿ”— LinkedIn โ€“ Peter
๐Ÿ”— LinkedIn โ€“ Soliverse
๐ŸŒ soliverse.energy


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