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About the Episode:

The IRA gave solar manufacturers a huge incentive to manufacture on U.S. soil. 

Companies like FTC Solar are taking full advantage. Today, their Vice President of Sales, Eric Frazier, shares how they’re bringing higher-paying manufacturing jobs back to American communities.

He also shares his career lessons in mitigating project underperformance, navigating complex project sites, and empowering rural economic development.

Expect to learn:

• How The Inflation Reduction Act(IRA) is transforming U.S. solar manufacturing 
• FTC Solar’s plan to take its manufacturing from 50% domestic to 85% U.S.-based
• The challenges we need to overcome to manufacture complex components in the U.S.
• How Agrivoltaics can create multiple revenue streams for landowners 
• The impact that re-shoring manufacturing is having on small American communities. 

Interested in the creative ways solar is reviving American communities? Press play!

Helpful RESOURCES:

Connect with Eric Frazier:

• LinkedIn

Check out FTC Solar, INC:

• Website | LinkedIn | YouTube | X | Facebook

NOTEWORTHY QUOTE:

“There’s a huge drive to take all of this manufacturing capacity that existed primarily in Asia, and bring it into the United States.”

— Eric Frazier

“These structures are mainly made out of steel. What’s fantastic about steel structures is that we can manufacture them here in the United States at the exact same price point that they would normally have been manufactured from an Asian source.”

— Eric Frazier

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Nico Johnson is the creator and host of SunCast, consistently rated a top solar podcast in the clean energy sector. The content of the show is geared towards listeners looking for insights on where the markets are headed, how to position themselves or their companies, and what today's market leaders do to stay ahead of the pack.

Nico is an Investor, Executive Coach, and 16-year veteran of the solar industry, having led development in the US and Latin America for global companies like Trina Solar and Conergy.

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