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🗓️ 29 September 2015

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week, we present a special episode from our new podcast series, called "The Interchange." The Interchange is a brand-new podcast available to GTM Squared subscribers. For one month, we’re giving away the show for free. Visit gtmsquared.com to find out more about our premium content. Solar costs are on a strong downward trajectory. But competitiveness is a moving target. High levels of PV on the grid forces wholesale prices downward, potentially making the technology less competitive over time. At the same time, subsidies for the industry will likely continue to fade away. So what will it take for solar to become resistant to these forces? In the first episode of The Interchange, Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann talk with solar expert Varun Sivaram, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the technology and rate design improvements needed to keep PV growth strong. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello Energy Gang listeners. This week you are getting a special episode from Green Tech Media.
0:06.0	In fact, you'll get a few more over the coming weeks. It's a preview to our new show called The Interchange.
0:11.7	On this weekly show, my co-host Shale Khan and I will dig into one topic in order to get beyond the headlines
0:18.0	These topics could include company financials projects mergers and acquisitions, policy changes, and technology shifts.
0:25.0	Right now, the podcast is coming to you through your Energy Gang feed,
0:29.0	but the interchange is a little different than the Energy Gang.
0:31.0	The show is actually part of a new service we just launched
0:34.0	called GTM squared. GTM squared is our new premium editorial service that gives
0:39.4	you insider access to our team of energy experts.
0:42.7	So in addition to this podcast, GTM squared subscribers will get more exclusive content, including
0:47.9	in-depth article series, research highlights, and multimedia extras. Everything you see on the site currently,
0:54.3	including the Energy Gang, is still free, but Square will give you much more bonus
0:58.5	content. For the month of September, we're previewing the interchange right here. If you like what you hear then head
1:03.9	over to GTM squared.com to learn more about what.T.M. Squared on the changing business of energy and
1:24.6	clean tech.
1:25.6	I'm GTM Senior Editor Stephen Lacy, and I'm joined by my regular co-host, GTM Research Senior Vice
1:31.0	President, Shale Khan.
1:32.4	Shale, how are you?
1:33.0	How's it going in Boston?
1:34.0	I'm doing well.
1:35.0	It's hot in Boston, though probably not as bad as it is there in DC.
1:39.0	It's always hot here in DC.
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