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Why Wall Street Fears Solar with Bill McKibben | Plugged In: the Full Conversation



EnergySage

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Nov 7, 2025

What if solar power could liberate us—from high bills, dirty energy, and corporate control? In this episode of Plugged In: The Full Conversation, Kristina Zagame sits down with Bill McKibben, one of the world’s most influential climate voices and founder of Third Act and 350.org.

Bill wrote the first book on climate change for a general audience back in the 1980s, and his newest, Here Comes the Sun, argues that we’re at a once-in-a-generation turning point for solar energy.

We dig into the big questions homeowners are asking right now:
  • Why does solar cost 3x more in the U.S. than in Europe?
  • What’s behind the permitting bottleneck slowing installations?
  • And does solar still make financial sense after losing the federal tax credit?
If you’re thinking about going solar, or just want a hopeful take on where clean energy is headed, this conversation is a must-listen.

Read the full article: energysage.com

Chapters:

0:00- 0:40 Intro
0:41- 1:41 Here comes the sun
1:42- 2:53 Why Wall Street & billionaires hate solar
2:54- 5:11 Is Solar still affordable without the federal tax incentive?
5:12- 6:19 The permitting bottleneck
6:20- 7:12 Changing the system
7:13- 7:57 Will Solar prices drop?
7:58- 8:35 Should you wait for prices to drop?
8:36- 10:00 Solar is liberating
10:01- 11:30 Grid reliability
11:31- 12:32 Battery storage
12:33- 13:56 Becoming your own utility
13:57- 15:02 AI data centers
15:03- 16:06 How the Solar industry needs to evolve
16:07- 16:42 Why Solar is the Costco of energy
16:43- 18:28 Third Act
18:29- 19:35 Solar still makes sense
19:36- 20:46 Outro

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