Day 1 of the Solar Summit covered the role of software in solar. Speaking on the panel yesterday I reflected a bit about what software I use to be successful at my day job. The answer is not nearly as clear as I thought. Solar is complicated and requires people to make decisions that implicate their future in big ways. I failed to mention one stat that I wanted to make people aware of. The best VC in the space is DOE SunShot which has invested $138mm into companies that innovate which has resulted in over $3bb in follow on investments. That’s quite the track record in my opinion and we should do more to help them.
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Have a great day!
Yann