Austin Perea is an independent policy consultant for Arcadia and Perch. He was the chair of the NYSEIA committee on CDG billing and crediting and the primary author of the solar industry proposal on the CDG NRA. Prior to his community solar advocacy role, he worked at SunPower and Greentech Media covering the distributed solar market.
His music project, deathblow, released a climate rock anthem streaming on all platforms.
The state PSC is taking utilities to task for delaying community solar payments — but the move has much bigger regulatory implications.