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Jon Powers, is a true [Solar]Warrior. When Jon returned from serving the US Army in Iraq, he had a vision for how important clean energy could be for our nation’s independence, and charted a path to help the armed forces transition away from Fossil Fuels. Little did he know this would lead him to the White House as the first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer under the Obama administration. He was able to parlay that expertise into a strong brand and portfolio in the clean economy vis a vis his company, Clean Capital. Since I first interviewed him way back in Episode 181, Jon and team have grown to one of the largest C&I developers & asset owners in the US market. And during they pandemic they parlayed their operating asset experience downstream to provide greenfield development support to their partners. Hear how his development capital is perhaps different from what you’ve come to understand as dev capital.

In this Live interview at RE+ Northeast, Jon and I discuss the value of in-person events & meetings in this new landscape we find ourselves in. Jon also discusses how his team has brought technology to the market to enable partners like Blackrock to get comfortable entering into these C&I transactions and portfolios.  It was so great to hear how companies like Clean Capital have thrived through the pandemic and are coming out stronger and well-prepared to make a huge contribution to the Energy Transition. What could hold us back? Hear Jon’s answer to that and more on this live interview direct from Boston.

As Jon says, “When you have business owners, job creators, telling their stories [in Washington] the impact is wildly greater…so we need all of our voices to tap into this debate because it’s gonna help push us forward.”

Timestamps

(3:02) The importance of meeting in person
(4:40) What's most surprising about Clean Capital
(6:19) Clean Capital's mission
(8:40) Bringing technology to market
(11:44) What will impact business in the next 12 months?
(12:33) Why Jon has insights into what's happening in Washington
(13:18) Wrap up

NOTEWORTHY QUOTE:

“When you have business owners, job creators, telling their stories [in Washington] the impact is wildly greater…so we need all of our voices to tap into this debate because it’s gonna help push us forward.”
— Jon Powers

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Nico Johnson is the creator and host of SunCast, consistently rated a top solar podcast in the clean energy sector. The content of the show is geared towards listeners looking for insights on where the markets are headed, how to position themselves or their companies, and what today's market leaders do to stay ahead of the pack.

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