Josh Plaisted, Co-Founder of EchoFirst, Joins Solvari's Advisory Board

Solvari is proud to announce the addition of Josh Plaisted to its Advisory Board. Mr. Plaisted brings 25-years of solar industry experience, including a successful exit for his startup, EchoFirst. As the co-founder and CTO, he was instrumental in raising $20M in equity funding to develop and bring to market a unique solar hybrid technology. Mr. Plaisted helped secure the first of its kind contract for solar as a standard feature in new home construction with one of the nation’s largest homebuilders. Through this partnership, over 2,500 system were installed across a dozen states proving the commercial viability of net zero home construction.

Mr. Plaisted also brings extensive executive level experience as a former VP of Product Development at Flex, the 4th largest electronics manufacturing services company in the world, and at SunEdison which was the world’s largest renewable energy developer during his tenure. At SunEdison, he managed over 45 engineers globally and led the development of power electronics, controls & monitoring, solar structures for residential applications, and system integration efforts for solar, storage, and home energy management.

“I am very excited with the addition of Mr. Plaisted to Solvari’s Advisory Board” said Samuel Truthseeker, CEO of Solvari. “We believe his product and industry knowledge coupled with his executive experience will be helpful in areas of operations, supply chain, systems integration, market fit, and upstream and downstream partnerships.”

When asked about Solvari's role in the evolving solar market, Mr. Plaisted remarked: “There is a big price difference between the US, EU and AU rooftop solar. I believe Solvari’s technology can help close this gap by minimizing customer acquisition costs through enabling roofers and other contractors that have existing customers and are already in the home to offer solar. In my experience, Roofers see the possibility of growing their business with solar, but are waiting for a high margin low complexity solution that is simple, fast, and easy to operationalize before they will commit. I believe Solvari is that solution.”

When asked why he decided to join Solvari’s Advisory Board, Mr. Plaisted replied: 

"Throughout my years working with Mr. Truthseeker, he consistently demonstrated his problem-solving ingenuity through his engineering expertise, deep market insight, and sharp business acumen. Recognizing early the true promise of direct-to-deck mounting and advanced polymeric racking, he applied relentless determination and grit to turn those visionary concepts into reality through Solvari."

Mr. Plaisted will advise on our supply chain, fundraising, future product development, and operations. In addition, he will provide guidance on strategic relationships and commercial opportunities for Solvari and its products.

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