About this episode

The episode discusses the financial impact of design errors in commercial solar projects and the importance of quality design and engineering.

A single design error on a commercial solar project can cost $60,000 to $70,000 to fix. Scott Wyssling and Catherine Kelso of Wyssling Consulting explain what quality design actually looks like, why AI cannot replace a licensed engineer reviewing plans, and how battery integration really fits into commercial solar today. In this episode, Tim Montague sits down with Scott Wyssling, founder and principal at Wyssling Consulting, and Catherine Kelso, Director of Commercial Design and electrical e...

People in this episode

Host: Tim Montague

Guests: Scott Wyssling, Catherine Kelso

Topics covered

• solar energy
• engineering
• design quality
• AI in engineering
• battery integration
• commercial solar

Keywords

• solar companies
• design error
• commercial solar
• AI
• battery integration
• engineering gap

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wyssling Consulting

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