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Most solar projects are still built the hard way—treating structure, electrical, and software as separate scopes that have to be stitched together in the field. But the teams delivering gigawatts today know something different: solar plants work best when they’re designed as systems, not parts.
In this Tactical Tuesday, Nico sits down with three of the people shaping that shift inside Nextpower:
Jake Morin (Chief Product Officer),
Ryan Schofield (VP of Electrical Systems), and
Jyoti Jain (Head of Software Product Management).
Together, they break down what actually changes when you integrate structure, eBOS, data, and software upstream—and why EPCs, developers, and owners are turning toward system-level thinking to reduce rework, prevent failures, and build faster.
"I've always looked at eBOS kind of as the cardiovascular system of a PV plant." - Ryan Schofield
Expect practical insights like:
🔹 Why early electrical integration eliminates jumpers and avoids 80% of DC field failures
🔹 How integrated tracker + foundation design removes entire construction steps
🔹 How tools like NX Pulse speed up commissioning by 50%
🔹 How robotics and fleet data are reshaping hardware design
🔹 Why “internalizing complexity” at the OEM level is becoming a competitive advantage for builders
If you're trying to build smarter and reduce surprises, this episode gives you the playbook the most experienced teams are using right now.
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"We can change the foundation and the tracker together. We can change the eBOS and the tracker together really quickly to drive to those customer results." - Jake Morin
"We created this NX Pulse app that can be used by multiple technicians at the same time, and we brought down the cost of commissioning and improved the speed by over 50 percent." - Jyoti Jain
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Nico Johnson
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In my 20 year career, I've worked with dozens of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and professionals in transition to clarify their mission, set or stretch their goals, and work through the barriers to their growth.
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