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New Project Media (NPM) Interconnections

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3 weeks ago

On this week's episode, esVolta CEO Randy Mann joins Andrew Burnes to discuss some of the issues facing a well-established storage IPP in the 2025 market landscape. The conversation includes a look into the realities of FEOC and the status of domestic and alternative supply, including alternate chemistries, as well as a look at how storage values are holding in ERCOT as new storage capacity enters the market. Randy also discusses the logistics and risk of entering newer markets and gets speci...

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On this week's episode, esVolta CEO Randy Mann joins Andrew Burnes to discuss some of the issues facing a well-established storage IPP in the 2025 market landscape. The conversation includes a look into the realities of FEOC and the status of domestic and alternative supply, including alternate chemistries, as well as a look at how storage values are holding in ERCOT as new storage capacity enters the market. Randy also discusses the logistics and risk of entering newer markets and gets speci...

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 175: Randy Mann | esVolta

On this week's episode, esVolta CEO Randy Mann joins Andrew Burnes to discuss some of the issues facing a well-established storage IPP in the 2025 market landscape. The conversation includes a look into the realities of FEOC and the status of domestic and alternative supply, including alternate chemistries, as well as a look at how storage values are holding in ERCOT as new storage capacity enters the market. Randy also discusses the logistics and risk of entering newer markets and gets speci...

1 month ago

35 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 174: Laura Pagliarulo | SolaREIT

Laura Pagliarulo, CEO and co-founder of SolaREIT, joins the podcast this week to discuss the rise of powered land banks to support data centers and other forms of load demand. Later in the program, she also discusses the forecast for US battery energy storage and what growth might look like with FEOC restrictions being implemented in January 2026. *This podcast is sponsored by Meter. Meter provides full-stack, integrated networking. They design, deploy, and manage wired, wireless, and c...

1 month ago

27 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (EUR) – Episode 173: Harald Överholm | Alight

Alight chairman and co-founder Harald Överholm joins NPM Europe on this week’s episode to give us his take on building a Nordic solar developer into an increasingly pan-European operator of both behind-the-meter and utility-scale, grid-connected PV assets. Harald also provides insight on how data centres could power the corporate PPA market across the Nordics for years to come, how Alight is targeting microgrids for future opportunities, as well as tips for solving the grid connection impasse...

1 month ago

34 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 172: Rob Sternthal & Peter Kaufman | XIP-Gordian

On this podcast, veteran energy advisor Rob Sternthal, managing partner of Expedition Infrastructure Partners and Peter Kaufman, president and head of restructuring and distressed M&A for the Gordian Group, discuss their newly formed strategic partnership. The strategic partnership is aimed at helping renewable energy developers and owners deal with ongoing financial challenges in the sector and review what will be the likely outcomes for these developers. NPM is a leading data, intellige...

1 month ago

37 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 171: Onsite Power for Data Centers | PANEL

This week’s episode is the full recording of the panel discussion titled “Behind the Meter, Ahead of the Curve: Onsite Power for Data Centers,” held as part of NPM’s DG Development & Finance Forum on October 23, 2025 in New York City. Speakers include: Kevin Imboden – Global Director of Competitive Intelligence, EdgeConneXCharlie Daum – VP of Development and Origination, Generate CapitalDuncan Campbell – VP of Data Center Solutions, Scale MicrogridsHannan Happi – CEO and Co-Founder, Exowa...

2 months ago

52 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 170: Allison Clements | ASG, Former FERC Commissioner

Former FERC Commissioner Allison Clements joins the podcast to unpack Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s directive to bring large-load interconnections under FERC oversight. Now an advisor to the data center industry at ASG, Clements discusses the DOE initiative’s legal grounding and the wider energy policy landscape under the Trump administration. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development led coverage of the US & European power, storage & da...

2 months ago

30 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (EUR) – Episode 169: Race for EU Data Centre Dominance | PANEL

This week’s episode is the full recording of an NPM webinar discussion titled “Building Europe’s Digital Backbone: The Race for Data Centre Dominance,” held on September 30, 2025. Speakers include: Fabio Spucches – Chief Executive Officer, GreenfieldMargaux Harris – Investment Director, Rivage InvestmentMika Suomi – Head of Operations, PolarnodeJose Luis Arnau – Chief Commercial Officer, Nostrum Data CenterUlan Harrison-Davies – Senior Reporter, NPM Europe (m)The panel discusses how surging d...

2 months ago

58 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (EUR) – Episode 168: Maria Mura | Nadara

Maria Mura from pan-European IPP Nadara is the guest on today's episode, joining NPM's Jon McNair to chat about a diverse mixture of subjects across the renewable energy landscape. We'll hear Maria's views on the relative merits of various Southern European energy markets, how generators are dealing with deflated electricity prices, whether to go for PPAs or government-backed incentives tariffs, regulatory roadblocks, and much more. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events compa...

2 months ago

32 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 167: Abhi Parmar | Altus Power

On this episode, Altus Power’s Chief Investment Officer Abhi Parmar speaks with Skyler Frazer about the distributed solar energy sector during a time of federal headwinds and regulatory uncertainty. You can hear Abhi speak more during the first panel “Powering Ahead: The Future of Community Solar & DG” at NPM's third annual DG Development and Finance Forum being held this year on October 23 at the Convene, Midtown East, New York City. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events compa...

3 months ago

21 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 166: Mariko Meier | Convergent Energy and Power

On this episode, Mariko Meier, Chief Revenue Officer at Convergent Energy and Power, joins Michelle France to discuss growth and opportunities in the DG market amid a federally volatile market and energy storage expansion. You can hear Mariko speak more during the second panel “Storage Under Pressure: Navigating Policy and Safety Risks” at NPM's third annual DG Development and Finance Forum being held this year on October 22 and 23 at the Convene, Midtown East, New York City. NPM is a leading...

3 months ago

19 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 165: Chris Elrod | Treaty Oak Clean Energy

On this episode, Treaty Oak Clean Energy’s CEO Chris Elrod joins Andrew Burnes to discuss the firm's near-term pipeline in the Southeast, efforts to raise USD 1bn of debt capital during the calendar year, issues with interconnection timelines in MISO, and the impacts of the end of tax credits and start of FEOC requirements for solar and storage projects. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development led coverage of the US & European power, storage...

3 months ago

31 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (EUR) – Episode 164: Anthony Doherty | NTR

On this episode, NPM Europe editor Peter Kneller catches up with NTR CIO Anthony Doherty to discuss likely outcomes from Ireland’s current RESS 5 competition, ongoing corporate PPA appetite in the country, how asset valuations have held up and the energy transition fundraising environment. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development led coverage of the US & European power, storage & data center markets for the development, finance, M&A a...

3 months ago

38 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 163: Thomas Warren and Frank Comparetto | Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland’s Thomas Warren, Partner and Co-Head of Global Energy and Frank Comparetto, Counsel in the US Tax Practice Group, join Jon Berke on the podcast this week. The duo discuss some of the impacts from the IRS guidance released on August 15th regarding safe harboring, how storage developers are going to map out their game plan despite getting favorable treatment under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and later how clean energy developers will tap the capital markets in th...

4 months ago

34 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 162: John Stroud | Limes Renewable Energy

John Stroud, managing director of Limes Renewable Energy, joins the NPM podcast this week to discuss the future of distributed energy growth under the Trump administration and what aid is being provided at the state level for both incentives and legislation. The Italian domiciled Limes established a US presence this year to develop community solar projects in Illinois and Maryland. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development led coverage of the US &...

4 months ago

26 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 161: Putting the Scale in Hyperscale | PANEL

This week’s episode is the full recording of an NPM webinar discussion titled “Putting the Scale in Hyperscale,” held on August 12, 2025. Speakers include: Craig McKesson - Chief Commercial Officer, TakanockBill Thomas - Chief Energy Officer, CleanArc Data CentersSyed Ahmed - Head of Digital Infrastructure, Apterra Infrastructure CapitalKyle Younker - Senior Editor, NPM (m)The panel tackles utility constraints and policy shifts, the rise of behind-the-meter strategies, changing siting logic f...

4 months ago

57 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 160: Roy Xu | Peninsula Clean Energy

On this week’s episode, Roy Xu, Senior Director of Power Resources at Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) joins Jillian Ward to discuss the shifting landscape that new energy projects are facing in the wake of the US budget reconciliation bill passage. Xu also shares his view on how the energy market for California could evolve over the next few years as a result. Roy oversees long-term resource planning, strategic supply-side procurement, and portfolio management and operation at PCE. Prior to join...

5 months ago

22 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 159: Jon Rodriguez | Wärtsilä

On this week's episode, Andrew Burnes is joined by Jon Rodriguez, Energy Business Director for Engine Power Plants at Wartsila to discuss the huge lead times the natural gas industry is facing in the wake of a massive spike in demand driven by data center load growth. Jon discusses Wartsila's reliance on RICE technology and how they are able to get 300 MW projects in the ground in a 2-year timeframe, as well as some of the bottlenecks the data center industry is facing and how that may impact...

5 months ago

34 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 158: Hannan Happi | Exowatt

NPM's Kyle Younker is joined on this week's podcast by Hannan Happi, co-founder and CEO of Exowatt, a startup delivering modular, dispatchable solar power solutions tailored to meet the exploding energy demand from AI and data centers. Hannan explains how Exowatt’s flagship product, the P3, uses custom optics and long-duration heat batteries to convert solar energy into on-demand electricity—without relying on government subsidies or rare minerals. Hannan also explains the company's ambitious...

6 months ago

23 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (EUR) – Episode 157: Ingmar Helmke | Tion Renewables

On this episode, NPM Europe editor Peter Kneller is joined by Tion Renewables CEO Ingmar Helmke to discuss the flexibility that being an IPP provides and strategies for incorporating BESS into the renewables generation mix. Helmke also shares his views on how power demand will eventually chart higher, and why the German government probably shouldn't be supporting the roll-out of a new wave of gas peakers. Headquartered in Munich, Tion Renewables focuses on building and operating onshore wind ...

6 months ago

45 minutes

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NPM Interconnections (US) – Episode 156: Abby Hopper & Eric Goodwin | SEIA & OMCO Solar

Abby Hopper, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and Eric Goodwin, Vice President of Business Development for OMCO Solar, join the NPM podcast this week. The duo discuss the latest proposed changes to energy tax credits under the tax-and-spending bill currently being debated in the US Senate and how it impacts solar-and-storage developers and domestic supply chains. Founded in 1974, SEIA is the national trade association for the solar and solar + storage indus...

6 months ago

26 minutes