In this episode: Emily’s conversation with Andrew Birch, the co-founder of Sungevity.

Sungevity was an early success story in residential solar. But after 10 years in business, it went bankrupt in 2017. 

In this interview, recorded five months after the company’s collapse, Birchy joined us on stage to talk about what happened. His story tells us a lot about the turbulence that defines the solar industry. 

This conversation was recorded in 2017 in front of a live audience at Powerhouse’s headquarters in Oakland, CA. 

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