On this week's episode, esVolta CEO Randy Mann joins Andrew Burnes to discuss some of the issues facing a well-established storage IPP in the 2025 market landscape.

The conversation includes a look into the realities of FEOC and the status of domestic and alternative supply, including alternate chemistries, as well as a look at how storage values are holding in ERCOT as new storage capacity enters the market.

Randy also discusses the logistics and risk of entering newer markets and gets specific on which ones the firm will be targeting in the next couple of years.

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Laura Pagliarulo, CEO and co-founder of SolaREIT, joins the podcast this week to discuss the rise of powered land banks to support data centers and other forms of load demand. 

Later in the program, she also discusses the forecast for US battery energy storage and what growth might look like with FEOC restrictions being implemented in January 2026.

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Alight chairman and co-founder Harald Överholm joins NPM Europe on this week’s episode to give us his take on building a Nordic solar developer into an increasingly pan-European operator of both behind-the-meter and utility-scale, grid-connected PV assets.

Harald also provides insight on how data centres could power the corporate PPA market across the Nordics for years to come, how Alight is targeting microgrids for future opportunities, as well as tips for solving the grid connection impasse present in several European markets right now.

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On this podcast, veteran energy advisor Rob Sternthal, managing partner of Expedition Infrastructure Partners and Peter Kaufman, president and head of restructuring and distressed M&A for the Gordian Group, discuss their newly formed strategic partnership.

The strategic partnership is aimed at helping renewable energy developers and owners deal with ongoing financial challenges in the sector and review what will be the likely outcomes for these developers.

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This week’s episode is the full recording of the panel discussion titled “Behind the Meter, Ahead of the Curve: Onsite Power for Data Centers,” held as part of NPM’s DG Development & Finance Forum on October 23, 2025 in New York City.

Speakers include:

• Kevin Imboden – Global Director of Competitive Intelligence, EdgeConneX
• Charlie Daum – VP of Development and Origination, Generate Capital
• Duncan Campbell – VP of Data Center Solutions, Scale Microgrids
• Hannan Happi – CEO and Co-Founder, Exowatt
• Ike Emehelu – Partner, Projects & Energy Transition Group, Akin (m)

The panel addresses how distributed generation developers are adapting their strategies to solve the challenges encountered in the development of onsite power generation for data center operators.

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Former FERC Commissioner Allison Clements joins the podcast to unpack Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s directive to bring large-load interconnections under FERC oversight. Now an advisor to the data center industry at ASG, Clements discusses the DOE initiative’s legal grounding and the wider energy policy landscape under the Trump administration.

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This week’s episode is the full recording of an NPM webinar discussion titled “Building Europe’s Digital Backbone: The Race for Data Centre Dominance,” held on September 30, 2025.

Speakers include:

• Fabio Spucches – Chief Executive Officer, Greenfield
• Margaux Harris – Investment Director, Rivage Investment
• Mika Suomi – Head of Operations, Polarnode
• Jose Luis Arnau – Chief Commercial Officer, Nostrum Data Center
• Ulan Harrison-Davies – Senior Reporter, NPM Europe (m)

The panel discusses how surging demand in the European data centre market is straining power grids, testing planning systems, and forcing developers to adapt their strategies to meet hyperscale and sovereign needs. As governments introduce new regulatory frameworks and incentives, the map of Europe’s digital infrastructure is being redrawn.

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Maria Mura from pan-European IPP Nadara is the guest on today's episode, joining NPM's Jon McNair to chat about a diverse mixture of subjects across the renewable energy landscape.

We'll hear Maria's views on the relative merits of various Southern European energy markets, how generators are dealing with deflated electricity prices, whether to go for PPAs or government-backed incentives tariffs, regulatory roadblocks, and much more. 

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On this episode, Altus Power’s Chief Investment Officer Abhi Parmar speaks with Skyler Frazer about the distributed solar energy sector during a time of federal headwinds and regulatory uncertainty.

You can hear Abhi speak more during the first panel “Powering Ahead: The Future of Community Solar & DG” at NPM's third annual DG Development and Finance Forum being held this year on October 23 at the Convene, Midtown East, New York City.

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On this episode, Mariko Meier, Chief Revenue Officer at Convergent Energy and Power, joins Michelle France to discuss growth and opportunities in the DG market amid a federally volatile market and energy storage expansion.

You can hear Mariko speak more during the second panel “Storage Under Pressure: Navigating Policy and Safety Risks” at NPM's third annual DG Development and Finance Forum being held this year on October 22 and 23 at the Convene, Midtown East, New York City.

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