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Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to the energy industry’s most pressing challenges. Go beyond high-level trends and mainstream talking points with actionable takeaways.

The Factor This Podcast grew in 2023 with the addition of This Week in Cleantech, a weekly roundup of the biggest stories in climate and clean energy in 15 minutes or less. With new episodes every Friday, Factor This content director Paul Gerke and Mike Casey, a cleantech commentator and president of Tigercomm, bring listeners the most important headlines of the week while featuring the leading journalists behind the stories.

The all-new FactorThis.com is your best source for news, commentary, and analysis of renewable energy and the power grid.

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A lifeline from President Biden Jun 20, 2022

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In Episode 4 of the Factor This! podcast, Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association trade group, shares how the solar industry swayed President Joe Biden to pause new tariffs on module imports from Southeast Asia, while also boosting domestic manufacturing.
And later in the episode, Intersect Power CEO Sheldon Kimber discusses the early days of Recurrent Energy, tariffs, and solar's path forward.
This is the fourth and final episode of the Factor This! Auxin Solar tariff petition series. The full series is available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Factor This! is a production of Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy, and is hosted by John Engel.

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Supply chain sacrifice Jun 06, 2022

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In Episode 3 of the Factor This! podcast, Rhone Resch, the CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association from 2004-16, looks back at solar’s “boom” and his regret as the former head of the industry’s leading trade group of not prioritizing domestic solar manufacturing. He explains why now is the time to invest in a domestic supply chain.

Plus, Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of North American solar manufacturer Heliene, joins the podcast to talk about the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act and how proposed incentives for domestic manufacturing would impact production in the U.S.

Finally, Michael Parr, executive director of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance discusses how focusing on solar’s carbon footprint could spur domestic manufacturing. For show notes, visit here.

This episode is the third installment of a four-part series on the Auxin Solar tariff petition. If you missed our exclusive interview with Auxin Solar CEO Mamun Rashid, listen here.
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Factor This! is produced by Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy. Connect with John Engel, the host of Factor This!, on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Solar's political risk May 23, 2022

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In Episode 2 of the "Factor This!" podcast, Lightsource bp Americas CEO Kevin Smith describes how one of the world's largest solar developers is approaching the Auxin Solar tariff petition and the threat of additional tariffs on imported modules.
Also in this episode, American Clean Power Association CEO Heather Zichal, a former Obama administration climate and energy official, takes us behind the scenes of the $5 million to oppose the Biden Administration on tariffs.

The episode is the second in a 4-part series on the Auxin Solar petition. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. If you missed the first episode, and our exclusive interview with Auxin Solar CEO Mamun Rashid, listen here.
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-Subscribe to the free Renewable Energy World newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest news in solar, wind, energy storage, green hydrogen, and more.

Factor This! is produced by Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy. Connect with John Engel, the host of Factor This!, on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Energy policy on your mind? Check out all episodes of the Factor This Policycast

Who is Auxin Solar? Exclusive interview with Auxin Solar CEO Mamun Rashid May 09, 2022

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For the first episode of the "Factor This!" podcast, Auxin Solar CEO Mamun Rashid gives his first extensive interview since filing the tariff petition that has rocked the solar industry.
The episode is the first in a 4-part series on the Auxin Solar petition.
Find more information about the Auxin Solar tariff petition, show notes, and a transcript from this episode at Renewable Energy World. And don't forget to subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts so that you don't miss an episode of the series.
Show notes:
-Subscribe to the free Renewable Energy World newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest news in solar, wind, energy storage, green hydrogen, and more.
Factor This! is produced by Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy. Connect with John Engel, the host of Factor This!, on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Energy policy on your mind? Check out all episodes of the Factor This Policycast

Introducing Factor This! Apr 21, 2022

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Factor This! is a weekly podcast that takes on solar's biggest stories with industry leaders who actually move the needle.
After launching with a four-part series on the Auxin Solar tariff petition, featuring an exclusive interview with Auxin Solar CEO Mamun Rashid, Factor This! became required listening for solar industry leaders.
Join us every Monday for a new episode of Factor This! And make sure to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts.
Factor This is produced by Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy, and is hosted by John Engel. Find show notes, transcripts and resources at RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Energy policy on your mind? Check out all episodes of the Factor This Policycast

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