Episode 803

803: Is C&I The Solar Market Savior In 2025? With John Carroll Of Solaredge

Published on: 8th April, 2025

Residential solar may still be a long way from recovery —but the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market is heating up. In this power-packed episode recorded live at RE+ Northeast, Nico sits down with John Carroll of SolarEdge to explore why the commercial market could be the biggest growth driver in clean energy this year.

From training installers to navigating the evolving incentive quagmire, John unpacks the forces reshaping the C&I landscape in 2025..

📜 The IRA’s surprising ripple effects on project development and jobs

⚙️ Top challenges facing new C&I installers—and how to overcome them

🔌 How module-level power electronics are changing the economics of scale

🏭🇺🇸 Why SolarEdge is doubling down on U.S. manufacturing and domestic content

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SunCast
Your resource for developing a clean energy or climate tech career
Nico Johnson takes you into conversations with those at the forefront of Renewable Energy.

SunCast gives an inside look into what is happening in renewable energy. From conversations with the biggest Solar Panel manufacturers in the world to the small startups creating the future of renewable energy, such as carbon capture and battery technology breakthroughs.

SunCast is dedicated to providing the knowledge, research, tools and expert guidance you need to understand, grow and be ahead of the curve in the fastest-growing markets in the world.

Featuring over 600 conversations, Nico has interviewed people from Tesla, SolarCity, Trina Solar, Meyer Burger, Conergy, SunEdison, Energy Vault and even the US Government... to name a few. Covering topics such as Solar Power, Wind Energy, Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Carbon Capture, Finance, Hydrogen, and more.

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