Episode 229

229 - Is Solar Ready for Merchant Markets? Sheldon Kimber, CEO Intersect Power

Published on: 18th February, 2020

This conversation took place in the Podcast Lounge live at SPI 2019 between Christian Roselund, Editorial Director of the Rocky Mountain Institute, and Sheldon Kimber, Founder and CEO of Intersect Power, a developer of utility-scale renewables.

Sheldon Kimber has almost 20 years of experience in energy finance, development, and entrepreneurship. If you have been having questions around merchant power, this is your chance to sort them out!

Key ideas explored:

  • The concept of merchant power and why does it matter?
  • Why merchant power has gotten better over the years?
  • Revenue per megawatt hour.
  • Should you get a PPA?

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