Ep347: The Role of Distributed Solar in a High‑Demand Grid
From Currents by Norton Rose Fulbright
May 7, 2026 · 26 min
About this episode
Zaid Ashai discusses the impact of distributed generation and community solar on electricity demand and grid resilience.
Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp, discusses how distributed generation and community solar can support rapidly growing electricity demand, improve grid resilience, and adapt to changing policy, financing and interconnection challenges.
People in this episode
Guest: Zaid Ashai
Topics covered
- distributed solar
- electricity demand
- grid resilience
- community solar
- policy challenges
Keywords
- distributed generation
- community solar
- electricity demand
- grid resilience
- policy challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nexamp
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