Preston studies the policy and social dimensions of the energy transition, focusing on urban electrification, energy equity, and how emerging technologies shape outcomes for middle‑ and working‑class communities.
Executive Tier | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 6 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Between 2019 and 2024, the U.S. utility-scale solar industry experienced both unprecedented growth and massive project failures. Of 212 tracked projects exceeding 50MW in the Southwest desert regions, only 31
Professional Tier | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 5 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Cheap LCOE no longer guarantees survival in desert solar. The real test is endurance—through policy swings, grid bottlenecks, water scarcity, and the final sale. From two hundred project post-mortems, a
Professional Tier | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 3 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Desert solar has evolved beyond cheap electricity. A new value stack—energy, reliability, ecology, and data—has emerged as a distinct asset class. Success no longer follows national models or geographic
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Decoding the climate transition where innovation, capital, and strategy converge.
