Banking on Solar

Banking on Solar

Solar and storage developers, investors, and lenders risk losing projects when they bog down during financing. Banking on Solar is the podcast community where renewable energy project financing stakeholders share lessons learned so that more projects get built.

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Recent Episodes

EP.6 Bringing Agrivoltaics to the World with Iain Ward of Solar Agricultural Services
June 18, 2024

EP.6 Bringing Agrivoltaics to the World with Iain Ward of Solar Agricultural Services

Welcome to Banking on Solar. On Today’s episode: My chat with Iain Ward, Founder & CEO of Solar Agricultural Services, Inc. (SolAg) In addition to owning his own 1st generation cranberry and livestock farm for 15 years, Iain ...
EP.5 Behind the Scenes of Community Solar Revenue Optimization with Sana Jameel of Ampion
May 23, 2024

EP.5 Behind the Scenes of Community Solar Revenue Optimization with Sana Jameel of Ampion

Welcome to Banking on Solar. On Today’s episode: My chat with Sana Jameel, Vice President of Account Management at Ampion. Sana is the Vice President of Account Management at Ampion Renewable Energy, where she leads the account management team, the ...
EP.4 The 20 Podcasts to Be in the Know on Solar and Energy Transition with Bart Frischknecht
June 1, 2023

EP.4 The 20 Podcasts to Be in the Know on Solar and Energy Transition with Bart Frischknecht

Welcome to Banking on Solar. On Today’s episode: I'm answering a question that I hear more and more. People are curious about what podcasts will help them stay up to date and learn more about solar, project financing, and the energy transition. You’l...
EP.3 Do You Plan Enough Time For What Can Go Wrong, with Beth Goldstein of Sherin and Lodgen LLP
May 10, 2023

EP.3 Do You Plan Enough Time For What Can Go Wrong, with Beth Goldstein of Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Welcome to Banking on Solar. On Today’s episode: My chat with Beth Goldstein, Partner in Sherin and Lodgen LLP’s real estate department and chair of their Renewable Energy Practice Group. Beth has provided counsel to both lenders and developers and b...
EP.2 Is Your Solar Project Bankable, with Russell Cramer of 1st Source Bank
April 26, 2023

EP.2 Is Your Solar Project Bankable, with Russell Cramer of 1st Source Bank

Welcome to Banking on Solar. On Today’s episode: My chat with Russell Cramer, Vice President of Solar Financing at 1st Source Bank. 1st Source is a regional bank headquartered in South Bend Indiana that has made a name for itself in the Midwest and N...
EP.1 Building Solar Project Financing Relationships Early, with Adam Shor of Shor Power
April 12, 2023

EP.1 Building Solar Project Financing Relationships Early, with Adam Shor of Shor Power

Welcome to Banking on Solar. On Today’s episode: Solar industry vet, Adam Shor, shares how the timing of building relationships can make or break solar projects.  You’ll learn how his varied background across multiple stakeholders in the solar indus...

About the Host

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Bart Frischknecht

Banking on Solar Host

What do you call someone with a graduate degree in mechanical engineering, 13 years of experience advising businesses on marketing strategy, and a previous software startup founder? Confused? Let's try Energized.

I created Banking on Solar podcast because I’m one of those people starting as an outsider in renewable energy development and working on moving to insider status. We’ll learn together with the interview guests. My goal for the podcast is to be a resource for professionals new to the solar industry so they get up to speed quickly on financing solar projects. It’s also a resource for experienced professionals seeking to tap into an increasing network of project financing stakeholders across the US and the world.