From The Desk of Jon Abe. Blue chip teams, NIL, and transfers dominated March Madness. There were several great games; Karaban could be the last of his kind. In Solar Madness, though, small but mighty organizations, our deep roster of Cinderellas, are the heart of our industry from innovation and workforce development to making projects happen. I encourage everyone to make an assist, in the form of a donation, to a local program that boosts solar, such as workforce coach, Browning the Green Space or top-dog PPA scorer, MSPCA. Cut the nets for small victories, and bring it in with your solar teams, friends, and family. I am grateful for the full-court hustle of the Sunwealth team and partners; huddles with solar OGs, HCB, DL, WT, CN, HW, RM, and CC; and the love of family, TNKA, SKA, and HKA – we have each other’s backs. And remember, every day tips off with SolarWakeUp.com. Kind regards, J. Abe
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