GAIA to Moderate Solar & Battery Panel at I.CON West 2025 with Prologis, Rexford, Hillwood, and PermaCity Foundation.
GAIA will be presenting on stage at NAIOP’s I.CON West 2025 for the third year in a row.
GAIA’s Principal and Founder Ryan McEvoy, will moderate the panel titled Solar and Battery Storage: How are Developers Making Money and Avoiding Risk?
GAIA has invited expert perspectives to share their real-world examples on compliance, financing, and investor risk mitigation.
Panelists include:
Jacob Morgan, VP of Development - Energy Storage and Solar at Prologis
Josh Cox, SVP of Development at Hillwood - A Perot Company
Richard Bogan, Director of Capital Projects at Rexford Industrial
Jonathan Port, Founder of PermaCity Foundation
📌 Date: Thursday March 27 @ 10:20am
Attendees will learn:
🔹 Navigating Title 24 Solar & Battery Requirements: What’s mandatory, what’s avoidable, and how to stay compliant.
🔹 Entitlement Challenges & Beyond-Code Mandates: How evolving regulations and environmental pressure are reshaping industrial projects.
🔹 Utility Constraints & Interconnection Hurdles: Are developers planning for grid capacity limits and delays?
🔹 Financial Impact & Investment Strategies: Does solar and battery storage pencil out? Comparing Cash vs. PPA, ESG drivers, leasing demand, and potential pitfalls in solar contracts.
📍I.CON WEST is the premier industrial real estate conference and takes place March 26-27 at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown.
With CALGreen updates, settlement agreements, and fluctuating energy costs, understanding solar and battery economics is more critical than ever for industrial developers.
Join us at NAIOP I.CON West to explore how industrial developers are meeting California solar and battery compliance while maximizing solar’s return.
Missed I.CON WEST 2024?
Last year’s ESG & Decarbonization Panel moderated by GAIA and featured panelists from Hillwood-A Perot Company, Rexford Industrial, and DIV Industrial.
I.CON WEST 2023
2023 Achieving Net-Zero Targets panel moderated by Sitelogiq and featuring panelists from GAIA, W.P Carey, Bridge Industrial, and EQT Exeter.
See you there!
If you’d like to schedule an in-person meeting with Ryan (ryan@gaiadevelopment.com) or Grant Waldron (grant@gaiadevelopment.com)
For general inquiries, send us a message hello@gaiadevelopment.com or use the form.
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