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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