Chris Calavitta
Chris Calavitta
Speaker
Vice President, Structured Finance

Lightsource bp

United States

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Power & Renewables

You Light up My Life: Solar Report

Meghan Comiskey
Senior Vice President,
Pine Gate Renewables
Stephanie Caragher
Partner,
CohnReznick
Andrew Giudici
Global Head of Corporate, Project, and Infrastructure Finance,
KBRA
Daniela Shapiro
Managing Director,
HASI
Chris Calavitta
Vice President, Structured Finance,
Lightsource bp
Moderator
Laura Sheldon
Partner,
Bracewell

The US installed roughly 14.1 GW of solar in 2022, up 34% from 2021. In 2022, solar assets logged 146B kWh into the total generation mix in the US, representing less than 4% of the total generation of renewables on the grid. What does the future of solar energy look like in the US for the coming years? What is the appetite, and will it continue to grow? 

  • Future of solar - always solar plus moving forward? 

  • Solar + Battery storage - a match made in heaven

  • How can sponsors mitigate cost increases to keep project economics viable for solar projects?