# The Community Solar Standard with Eric Partyka of Standard Solar

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Podcast: [Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742)
Published: 2026-06-07T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://whitehousesolar.podbean.com/e/the-community-solar-standard-with-eric-partyka-of-standard-solar/
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## Resource

Eric Partyka, Director of Business Development at Standard Solar, explains how community solar works and why it matters. The conversation covers how renters, low-income households, and small businesses can subscribe to solar energy without rooftop panels, which states have adopted community solar programs and why others have not, and how utility deregulation shaped today's market. Standard Solar operates commercial projects ranging from one to five megawatts across more than twenty states. Topics Covered Standard Solar www.standardsolar.com Standard Oil Oil Community Solar Utility DG = Distributed Generation Fossil Fuel Sean’s trips: Going back to two dimensions Only land owners should vote Trickle down economics Rich people rights Reach out to Eric Partyka here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/eric-partyka Email: eric.partyka@standardsolar.com Website: www.standardsolar.com Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean solarsean.com/pvipexam

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