Advantage Capital’s Tom Bitting on Financing Solar, Storage, and the AI-Powered Energy Transition
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On this episode of the Soliverse Podcast, Peter sits down with Tom Bitting, Managing Director at Advantage Capital, to dive into the money behind solar—and how smart financing is now central to grid resilience, battery storage, and the future of U.S. competitiveness.
As AI, data centers, and blackout risks collide with political uncertainty, Tom offers an unfiltered look at what it takes to actually build solar projects at scale—and why capital is now flowing to the countries that move fastest.
They discuss:
💰 How Advantage Capital monetizes tax credits and finances solar at scale
🔋 Why storage and synthetic baseload are essential to grid reliability
📉 The hidden impact of U.S. policy instability on renewable deployment
🇨🇳 What China’s lead in solar manufacturing really means for the West
🧠 Why AI demand could break the grid—and how to prepare for it
📊 The two biggest mistakes developers make when raising capital
🇺🇸 Why permitting—not politics—may be America’s biggest bottleneck
🏗️ What makes a “good” solar project from an investor’s point of view
Connect with Tom / Advantage Capital:
🌐 Website: https://www.advantagecap.com
🔗 LinkedIn – Tom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombitting
🔗 LinkedIn – Advantage Capital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advantagecapital/posts/?feedView=all
Referenced Resources:
📜 U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
🔋 Guide to Solar + Storage Financing Models
📊 Utility-Scale Interconnection Queues (Berkeley Lab)
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