Hervé sits down with Barrett Silver, a 20-year solar industry veteran, for a candid look back at what it really takes to build (and survive) a solar business. Fresh off retirement, Barrett shares his journey from founding Silver Lining Solar to navigating the chaos of COVID, along with hard-earned lessons on sales, marketing, and setting honest expectations with customers. What follows is a practical, relationship-driven playbook on growth, trust, and using innovative PPA structures to scale without losing your footing.

In this episode, Hervè speaks with Erik Holvik, Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at EnergySage, about how the solar market is evolving and what installers need to do to keep up. Erik breaks down EnergySage’s role in connecting homeowners with contractors, why diversifying into heat pumps and other energy solutions matters, the real challenges contractors face as the market shifts, and more.

In this episode, Joe Marhamati sits down with Tim Montague, host of Clean Power Hour, for a wide-ranging conversation on where the solar industry is headed and what installers need to understand to stay ahead. Tim shares his journey into solar and offers a clear-eyed look at today’s market challenges, from margin pressure to shifting customer expectations. Together, they unpack why battery storage is becoming central to solar economics, how rising electricity prices may accelerate adoption, what recent lessons from Texas and Florida reveal about grid resilience and market dynamics, and more.