Episodes

  • Solar Spotlight: Building a domestic content strategy

    Solar Spotlight: Building a domestic content strategy
    Oct 14 2025
    The Trump Administration has reversed Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives that have bolstered solar’s domestic manufacturing and installation footprints. While they technically are still active, these credits are operating with a shorter runway. On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Liz Reicherts, global head of government affairs, and Kleber Facchini, Director of CC&I Products & Applications at SolarEdge, discuss the state of domestic solar subsidies and how to use them while they’re still intact. Additionally, SolarEdge has partnered with solar mounting company Enstall and its subsidiaries, IronRidge and Panelclaw, to help PV contractors qualify for domestic content incentives.
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    21 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: Covering PV electronics from substation to accessories

    Solar Spotlight: Covering PV electronics from substation to accessories
    Aug 19 2025
    Josh Dorfman, president of American Wire Group, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss the ins and outs of operating a national supplier of cable and electronic components for the renewable energy market in 2025.
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    8 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: Navigating supply chain bottlenecks in the commercial PV market

    Solar Spotlight: Navigating supply chain bottlenecks in the commercial PV market
    Jul 2 2025
    James Mason, VP of renewable energy for ABC Supply, a national roofing and solar product supplier, talks global and domestic factors impacting solar industry’s growth, insights on federal and state incentives, unique challenges in commercial and industrial solar installations and more.
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    28 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: An introduction to string sizing optimization with Sungrow

    Solar Spotlight: An introduction to string sizing optimization with Sungrow
    Feb 27 2025
    On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Benjamin Heitmann, marketing manager, and Madeline Acri, applications engineer with Sungrow North America discuss the company’s history of manufacturing solar inverter technologies and dive into some of the specific features of string inverters.
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    17 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools

    Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools
    Feb 11 2025
    While there is greater oversight for installing solar projects on school grounds, M Bar C Construction has found success in this segment of the market and has done so through building solar carports. Bobby Bonfanti, eastern division manager, and Erik Krivokopich, VP of business development at M Bar C, are on this episode of Solar Spotlight to shed some light on why carports are the ideal solar solution for schools.
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    13 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home

    Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home
    Nov 11 2024
    The value of energy resiliency is increasing in the face of stronger weather events and natural disasters, and the electrical grid isn’t always prepared to withstand these adverse environmental pressures. Rex Liu, VP of product management, clean energy, at Generac, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to share how residential solar customers can keep ample backup energy to power everything necessary during a grid outage.
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    15 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: Using energy load management to avoid service upgrades

    Solar Spotlight: Using energy load management to avoid service upgrades
    Aug 20 2024
    The American power grid is electrifying through renewable energy proliferation, and homeowners are following suit by replacing gas powered vehicles and appliances with electric-powered options. However, certain homes are encountering the conundrum of having too high of an electrical load and not enough electrical service to back it. Savant is a recognized leader in both smart home and smart power solutions, developing solutions for balancing electrical loads in the age of in-home solar and storage. Ian Roberts, VP of sales excellence at Savant, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss the viability of energy load management.
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    11 mins
  • Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing

    Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing
    Aug 13 2024
    Trina Solar US, the domestic arm of the global PV module manufacturer, is ramping up production in the United States. On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Adam Macaluso, national accounts manager for US channel business at Trina Solar, shares an update on Trina’s U.S. manufacturing footprint, as well as the company’s near future plans.
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    8 mins