SMP 83: NJ Solar Market Overview

SMP 83:  NJ Solar Market Overview

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan, the host of the podcast, discusses the NJ Solar Market which has been top ten state for solar deployment in the United States and has an ambitious goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.  He discusses a lot of the new developments in the NJ Solar market for example new solar state level incentive and the community solar pilot.   

 

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

 

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

 

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: info@reneuenergy.com

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

 

NJ Community Solar Pilot

https://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/programs/community-solar

 

NJ Solar Transition Stakeholder Process

https://njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/program-updates-and-background-information/solar-proceedings

 

Book Recommendation from the Podcast:

FEARVANA: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness by Akshay Nanavati

https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056

  

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