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Solar Maverick Podcast
Benoy Thanjan
227 episodes
1 day ago
The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy one of the industries top companies. Benoy is known for his passion, leadership and style. Always eager to truly learn from his guests, Thanjan digs deep and provides a tangible blueprint for his listeners to put what he’s learning to immediate use - making the show not only funny but entertaining, energetic and hyper -useful.
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The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy one of the industries top companies. Benoy is known for his passion, leadership and style. Always eager to truly learn from his guests, Thanjan digs deep and provides a tangible blueprint for his listeners to put what he’s learning to immediate use - making the show not only funny but entertaining, energetic and hyper -useful.
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Episodes (20/227)
Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 225: Scaling Quality: How Civic Renewables is Supporting the Next Generation of Local Solar Installers
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, I speak with Lee Keshishian, the Founder & CEO of Civic Renewables. We dive into his 18+ year journey in residential solar—from founding Clean Currents to scaling Tesla/SolarCity’s East Coast operations and now building a national network of trusted local solar installers. Lee shares insights on what it takes to grow resilient clean energy businesses and how Civic is raising the bar for solar quality and local impact.
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1 day ago
52 minutes 48 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 224: How REC Solar Is Navigating Market Uncertainty, Load Growth, and the Next Wave of Solar Innovation
Episode Overview In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Robb Jetty, CEO of REC Solar.  Rob shares insights from his 23-year journey in renewable energy, REC’s behind-the-meter and utility-scale development strategy, and the company’s active role in greenfield projects, energy storage, and asset repowering.
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1 week ago
36 minutes 26 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 223: Farming the Sun: How Agrivoltaics is Transforming Energy and Agriculture
Benoy Thanjan welcomes back Dan French, Executive Producer of the Solar Farm Summit on the Solar Maverick Podcast and they dive deep into the emerging world of agrivoltaics—solar projects that co-exist with agriculture—and the role it will play in the energy and agricultural renaissance. Dan shares details about the upcoming Solar Farm Summit (Aug 4–7 at McCormick Place, Chicago), the largest agrivoltaics event in North America. They explore U.S. state-level leadership, global innovation, project economics, and transformative benefits such as water conservation, improved crop yields, and rural revitalization.
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2 weeks ago
37 minutes 30 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 222-The League-Episode 30-How the Big Beautiful Bill Impacts the Solar Industry?
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights!  Episode #30 Briefing Highlights: -The OBBB is signed: A summary of the high-level impacts -New executive order intends to tighten ’commencement of construction’ rules; details in 45 days -SPP updates process for faster connection of large 10MW+ loads If you have any questions or comments, our email is info@reneuenergy.com.
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3 weeks ago
6 minutes 44 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 221: The League: Episode 29-The Latest Clean Energy Trends
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights! Episode #29 Briefing Highlights:   -Heat wave impacts, up to $1000/MWhr, and NYC came very close to its all time peak -June 19th Brattle report: by 2035, 60-90GW additional peak capacity will be needed -NY Governor Hochul issues NYPA with mandate for 1GW of nuclear to be built -Latest details on the OBBB and the ’poison pill’ for BESS: the foreign entity of concern (FEOC) conditions If you have any comments or questions, email us at info@reneuenergy.com.
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3 weeks ago
7 minutes 10 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 220: The League: Episode 28-The Latest Clean Energy Trends
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing on 6/11/25! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights! Benoy was at the American Council of Renewable Energy’s (ACORE) Finance Forum last week Biggest topic was the OBBB causing uncertainty within the industry China is continuing to be ultra-aggressive with their solar and energy storage buildout While there, Benoy interviewed the COEs of ACORE and EDPR for the Solar Maverick Podcast Life after the ITC (Investment Tax Credit)? Preparing for the worst How all sectors of the solar industry will need to become more efficient Sunnova and Mosaic bankruptcies Consolidation occurring within natural gas, cost and time to build new is not economical. PPA (power purchase agreements) pricings trending higher provides opportunities If you have any questions or comments, please email us at info@reneuenergy.com.
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1 month ago
8 minutes 46 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 219: Racing to July 4th: SEIA’s Abby Hopper on the Tax Bill Threatening Solar’s Future
In this episode, SEIA CEO Abby Hopper discusses the current state of solar policy amid Congress’s reconciliation efforts, emphasizing critical priorities like preserving the “commenced construction” timeline, extending and smoothing the ITC phase‑down. Though recognizing short-term uncertainty and potential industry turbulence, Abby remains optimistic about long-term demand, technological innovation, and the growing role of solar+storage in a reliable, affordable energy future.
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1 month ago
46 minutes 26 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 218: How EDPR Is Powering the Growth of Distributed Generation and Community Solar in the U.S.
In this episode, Benoy Thanjan speaks with João Barreto, CEO of EDPR NA Distributed Generation, at the ACORE Finance Forum. They explore the rapid evolution of distributed generation (DG) in the U.S., community solar market trends, and how EDPR is deploying capital to meet growing clean energy demand.
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1 month ago
25 minutes 17 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 217: Powering the Future: ACORE’s Ray Long on Renewables, Energy Policy & the Long‑Term Outlook
In this episode, recorded live at the ACORE Finance Forum in NYC, host Benoy Thanjan sits down with Ray Long, President & CEO of ACORE. They discuss the evolving clean energy finance landscape, grid permitting challenges, policy battles around the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the exponential demand for power driven by AI and electrification. Ray also shares the history and mission of ACORE—from its origins connecting Wall Street to developers in 2001, to its current role as a leading voice in renewable energy policy and finance.
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1 month ago
33 minutes 40 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 216: The Solar Policy Crossroads: Federal Challenges and State Rollbacks
This episode dives deep into the evolving solar landscape—covering key state-level policy battles, rising resistance to distributed solar, the latest federal tax package in Congress, and the long term trends in the solar industry. Fox Swim, Senior Solar Industry Researcher at Aurora Solar, shares expertise on policy, utility rates, and resiliency-minded markets.
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1 month ago
42 minutes 32 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 215: The League: Episode 27-The Latest Clean Energy Trends
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights! Episode #27 Briefing Highlights: -Four executive orders signed to boost nuclear power -Empire Wind’s stop work order has been lifted -One Big Beautiful Bill impacts on IRA and renewable energy -Potential major changes to the bill after deliberations in the Senate, an important time now to petition your senators and representatives before it is too late.
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1 month ago
7 minutes 10 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 214: The League: Episode 26-The Latest Clean Energy Trends
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights! Episode #26 Briefing Highlights: Benoy was at a great new conference, the Mid-Atlantic Solar and Storage Conference. -The main topics were IRA, tariffs, how credit transferability may work in the future, impacts of the 2024 PJM capacity auction, SREC values in NJ being lowered, potential removal of grandfather provisions in California net metering program. $12 billion sale of generation assets from LS Power to NRG was completed bringing NRG’s total capacity to 25GW Quanta was awarded a $1.5 billion contract to provide EPC services for Invenergy’s Grainbelt Expressway transmission project.
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1 month ago
6 minutes 43 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 213: Unlocking Energy Storage Value: PJM Market Reforms with Brattle Group’s Serena Patel
In this special live episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, recorded at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Solar & Storage Industries Association (“MSSIA”) Solar & Storage Insight Conference in New Brunswick, NJ, host Benoy Thanjan sits down with Serena Patel, Energy Research Associate at The Brattle Group, to unpack critical energy storage market reforms in the PJM interconnection. The conversation focuses on a groundbreaking report from Brattle, commissioned by the American Clean Power Association, that lays out a roadmap for unlocking the full value of energy storage across U.S. energy markets.
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2 months ago
16 minutes 25 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 212: How Tigo Is Powering the Next Wave of Smarter Solar
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with JD Dillon, Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer at Tigo Energy. This conversation dives into how Tigo is transforming residential solar with a smarter, service-driven approach. JD shares insights from his unique career journey — from West Point and semiconductors to helping lead the turnaround at Enphase, and now steering Tigo’s growth as a public company. The discussion explores the growing importance of software and service in solar, the booming market for repowering legacy systems, and why bipartisan support makes solar a winning issue across the political spectrum. JD also highlights lessons from semiconductor manufacturing, the value of veteran leadership in clean energy, and how Tigo’s open ecosystem and installer-first mindset are setting the company apart.
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2 months ago
38 minutes 59 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 211: The Legislative Outlook for U.S. Solar: Insights from CleanCapital
In this episode, Scott Elias, Vice President of Policy & Market Development at CleanCapital, shares expert insights on CleanCapital’s investment strategy, his background in clean energy policy, and the fast-moving developments in Washington, D.C. surrounding the fight to protect the Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Scott breaks down the potential implications of proposed changes to the Inflation Reduction Act, highlights which states are leading the charge in clean energy growth, and explores the growing investor interest in solar + storage portfolios.  Read Scott’s latest take on the proposed tax bill that could significantly impact clean energy investment in the U.S.: Defending American Energy Dominance – CleanCapital https://cleancapital.com/resources/defending-american-energy-dominance/?utm_source=CleanCapital+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2c1d8beaf8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_04_19_08_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56aaa66430-2c1d8beaf8-92232109
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2 months ago
44 minutes 45 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 210: The League: Episode 25-The Latest Clean Energy Trends
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights! Episode #25 Briefing Highlights: Montana Community Solar passed with Bill 188 and the market is excited by the irradiance New Jersey increased their community solar program by 250MW Benoy was at SolarPlaza Asset Management Summit in San Diego. The scaling down of tax credits in the IRA was the main topic Finding skilled labor and high turnover is increasingly a challenge for O&M If you have any questions or comments, you can email us at info@reneuenergy.com.
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2 months ago
6 minutes 15 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 209: The League: Episode 24-The Latest Clean Energy Trends
Welcome to our weekly Renewable Energy Briefing! Stay informed on the latest industry trends. Join us for a comprehensive analysis that combines expert commentary with up-to-the-minute news, offering you a strategic overview of the renewable energy market. Don’t miss out on the crucial details that can impact your investment decisions. Tune in weekly for your essential dose of Renewable Energy insights! Episode #24 Briefing Highlights: CCSA came out with a study about how an average community solar project brings $14 million into its community Benoy was in Puerto Rico installing solar and storage with Let’s Share The Sun Foundation MISO market looks dire according to the latest NERC report, in large part due to interconnection delays and bottlenecked transmission from north to south. Maryland has put a ban on solar bans If you have any questions or comments, email us at info@reneuenergy.com.
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2 months ago
7 minutes 39 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 208: Empowering Communities Through Solar: The Let's Share the Sun Story
In this inspiring episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, host Benoy Thanjan sits down with Bernie Jordan and Lucas Barreto from the Let’s Share the Sun Foundation to discuss their recent solar installations in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Recorded on-site after a powerful week of hands-on work, this conversation highlights the transformative impact of bringing solar and storage to families with critical 24-hour medical needs. Benoy, Bernie, and Lucas reflect on the mission-driven approach of Let’s Share the Sun, the collaborative spirit of the solar delegation, and the real-world outcomes of providing clean, resilient energy in vulnerable communities. From logistical challenges to emotional moments with families, this episode sheds light on how solar energy can directly improve lives—and how listeners can get involved. Don’t miss this heartfelt and motivating discussion on how renewable energy is changing lives one rooftop at a time.
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3 months ago
30 minutes 11 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 207: The Road to 2050 – What’s Next for Renewables?
In this replay episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, host Benoy Thanjan kicks off the debut episode of Sunvoy’s new podcast series, What Solar Installers Need to Know? With over 20 years of experience in the energy industry, Benoy joins Joe Marhamati, co-founder of Sunvoy, for a candid and insightful conversation covering the real-world challenges and opportunities shaping solar today. Topics Covered: The ongoing headaches of interconnection and how to navigate them How community solar is opening up new possibilities Why project financing is evolving—and what you need to know now The overlooked potential of renewable energy credits (RECs) How tariffs are disrupting the solar supply chain What’s next: battery tech, blockchain, and vehicle-to-grid innovation Whether you’re deep in solar development or just passionate about clean energy and grid transformation, this episode is packed with practical insights and future-focused takes.
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3 months ago
50 minutes 50 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 206: The Future of Utility-Scale Solar: Wood Mackenzie on Market Trends and Tariff Pressures
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, host Benoy Thanjan speaks with Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Principal Analyst and Senior Research Manager at Wood Mackenzie and host of The Interchange: Recharged podcast. Sylvia specializes in utility-scale solar and shares valuable insights on the evolving landscape of the solar industry.
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3 months ago
45 minutes 20 seconds

Solar Maverick Podcast
The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy one of the industries top companies. Benoy is known for his passion, leadership and style. Always eager to truly learn from his guests, Thanjan digs deep and provides a tangible blueprint for his listeners to put what he’s learning to immediate use - making the show not only funny but entertaining, energetic and hyper -useful.