About this episode
Shayle Kann interviews George Hershman about how AI and automation are transforming EPC firms in the solar industry amidst rising demand.
As the utility-scale solar market collides with an era defined by massive load growth, EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) firms are rethinking their strategy to meet the moment. In this episode, Shayle speaks to George Hershman, CEO of SOLV Energy, one of the largest solar and storage construction firms in the US. George offers a unique perspective into the state of the market as well as the logistics of building gigawatt-scale projects and insights into how automation is changing the EPC game. Shayle and George discuss: Why George believes rising demand can help solar move past boom-and-bust cycles How SOLV is taking on larger projects without needing to increase its workforce proportionally How automation helps SOLV build and install utility-scale solar faster The logistics bottleneck impacting EPCs’ ability to scale How AI-driven simulations can help optimize installations Catalyst: Can AI revolutionize EPC? Catalyst: 2026 trends: Gas turbines, Texas’ load queue, and China electrifies Catalyst: Scaling America’s domestic solar supply chain Latitude Media: Can the US bring solar installation to below $2 per watt? Latitude Media: This former solar installer is…
People in this episode
Host: Shayle Kann
Guest: George Hershman
Topics covered
- EPC firms
- utility-scale solar
- automation
- AI
- construction logistics
- market trends
Keywords
- EPC
- solar market
- automation
- AI-driven simulations
- construction logistics
- gigawatt-scale projects
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SOLV Energy, FischTank PR
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