Who hosts the Watt Matters podcast?

Ana Conde is a seasoned product marketing leader with over 15 years in renewable energy... As host of Watt Matters, she explores the ideas, people, and breakthroughs moving solar forward.

What topics are covered in the Watt Matters podcast?

We get to the root of why projects fail and share the recipe for building a more resilient foundation for success... We talk with industry experts about overcoming the biggest hurdles in solar development, from early-stage planning to system design.

Solar resilience and where power is going, with Gerard Reid

In this episode of Watt Matters, Gerard Reid discusses the evolution of solar energy from skepticism to becoming the foundational, lowest-cost, and most adaptable solution for resilient energy infrastructure, emphasizing the necessity of pairing solar with storage, embracing holistic system design, decentralization, and systemic reforms in economics, policy, and market models to modernize grids and accelerate clean energy growth.

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S1E6 episode overview

The global energy transition has shifted from a technological to an infrastructure and financial matter. In this episode of Watt Matters, Ana sits down with Gerard Reid, co‑host of the award‑winning Redefining Energy podcast and a globally recognized authority at the intersection of finance, energy, and technology.

Together, they explore the change from solar skepticism to optimism in solar plus storage as the lowest-cost and most adaptable path to a resilient energy future. Gerard shares his personal insights on economics, grid resilience, decentralized power, and the systemic reforms needed to unlock the next phase of clean energy growth.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

How solar evolved from a niche technology to the bedrock of energy infrastructure.
Why pairing solar with storage is no longer optional to create real infrastructure.
Why the industry must move past debating individual technologies to embrace holistic system design.
What the recent outages signal about the urgent need for modernization.
How the shifting economics and business models are shaping solar and storage markets.
The critical role of decentralization and customer engagement in future grids.
Practical policy and market design changes that can accelerate the transition.

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00:00 Introductions and guest background

02:00 From solar skepticism to system bedrock

05:30 Solar + storage economics

09:00 Why storage is critical

13:30 Systemic energy transition thinking

17:45 Grid resilience and real incidents

22:30 Power decentralization and microgrids

26:00 Market risks and opportunities

30:15 Policy and market design for flexibility

34:00 Final insights

Meet our Guest

Gerard Reid is a founding partner of Alexa Capital and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Future Energy Council. With over 20 years in corporate finance, he is a global expert on the energy transition, blending deep experience in investment banking and strategic advisory to help organizations understand.

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Meet the Host

Ana Conde is a seasoned product marketing leader with over 15 years in renewable energy. Known for her strategic mindset and passion for innovation, Ana brings clarity, curiosity, and deep industry knowledge to every conversation. As host of Watt Matters, she explores the ideas, people, and breakthroughs moving solar forward.

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About the Watt Matters podcast

On Watt Matters, a podcast from PVcase, we speak with industry leaders about the major challenges they run into daily. We get to the root of why projects fail and share the recipe for building a more resilient foundation for success.

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Solar resilience and where power is going, with Gerard Reid

Solar resilience and where power is going, with Gerard Reid

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