Solar Is Winning on Cost. So What’s Slowing It Down? | Darren Van't Hof, SEIA Interim CEO/President скачать в хорошем качестве

Solar Is Winning on Cost. So What’s Slowing It Down? | Darren Van't Hof, SEIA Interim CEO/President

Nico sits down with Darren Van't Hof, the Interim President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), during a pivotal leadership transition. Darren explains why the solar workforce—now employing over 300,000 people compared to coal's 60,000—must drastically increase its political action (PAC) funding to outmaneuver legacy energy. Darren also breaks down SEIA's aggressive new push to champion the energy storage sector, forecasting a massive $25 billion capital need by 2026 to support the grid and supply explosive data center demand. Timestamps: 00:00 The "Brutal" Money Game in Energy Politics 00:32 Darren Van't Hof Steps in as Interim SEIA CEO 01:21 Solar & Storage Momentum Heading into 2026 02:20 The Choke Points: Permitting & Regulatory Uncertainty 04:29 SEIA's New On-the-Ground Political Strategy 05:00 The $25 Billion Energy Storage Forecast 05:46 Why the Solar Industry Must Fund its PAC 09:50 Why Storage is the Quickest Power for AI Data Centers 15:11 Will Darren Stay on as Permanent CEO? Find all of our past SunCast podcast episodes here: https://www.suncast.media/media/podcast Listen to SunCast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/393Etix... Listen to SunCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/su... This content was brought to you for FREE thanks to our sponsors, check them out here: https://www.suncast.media/ytsponsors