Nick Blitterswyk - CEO, UGE International | Community Solar | Solar Podcast Ep.114

On the Solar Podcast today we dive into the world of community solar with Nick Blitterswyk, the CEO and founder of UGE International. UGE was an early adopter of DG wind then solar and now community solar is their mainstay. Great conversation about how UGE is very selective and also opportunistic when pursuing new markets. Nick Blitterswyk founded UGE International in 2010 with a focus on distributed renewables to address the world’s energy and environmental challenges. Under his leadership, UGE has grown from an early mover in a young industry to a publicly traded leader in commercial and community solar energy. Over the past decade, he has built a collaborative, productive and enjoyable company culture, and ambitiously forged new paths for the company, including acquisitions and financing in the US and internationally in the Philippines, Canada, and beyond. Raised on a provincial park in British Columbia, Nick is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries with previous experience at JPMorgan and AIG, and winner of the Graduate of the Last Decade award from his alma mater, the University of Calgary. **Please subscribe to the channel **Likes, shares and comments are awesome - do it! **Hit that bell for the energy transition Let’s grow solar! -Tim Montague, host & creator, @TGMontague on Twitter #solarpv #solarpower #solarenergy #pv #energystorage #ESS #storage #cleanenergy #cleanpower #cleanpowerhour #Montague #Weaver #EV #EVs #EVnews #trackers #solartrackers #solardeveloper #solarEPC #floatingsolar #energytransition #renewableenergy #solar #solarnews #greenhydrogen #solarpodcast ** www.CESnrg.com/podcast ** www.CESnrg.com/events The Solar Podcast is brought to you by Continental Energy Solutions with host Tim Montague, NABCEP PV Technical Sales. Continental is the largest commercial & industrial solar installer (solar EPC) in Illinois with over 100 projects and 60 MW of rooftop, ground mount and utility scale solar installations in the Midwest. We interview solar professionals, manufacturers, developers, financiers and other subject matter experts on renewable energy, energy storage and the energy transition. We dive into how solar creates ROI for facility owners, how solar finance works, solar economics, pollinator friendly solar, and solar equipment and technology trends. Whenever possible we put a Midwest spin on your solar and storage news. The Solar Podcast is produced and created by Tim Montague, Solar Expert. Please like, comment and subscribe to our channel. Thank you for watching! Please post comments and suggestion for future shows on the channel or contact Tim Montague [email protected] | @tgmontague on Twitter - follow me! Check out our podcast live interviews: www.cesnrg.com/podcast Check out John's blog: https://commercialsolarguy.com/news/ John on twitter:   / solarinmass   Tim on twitter:   / tgmontague