# SMP 270:  AI-Powered Solar Development: The Rise of the 10x Developer

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Podcast: [Solar Maverick Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045)
Published: 2026-03-26T11:27:21+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Benoy Thanjan sits down with Nobel Chang, Co-Founder & CEO of Palladium Energy, to discuss how AI is transforming solar and infrastructure development. Nobel shares how Palladium built Scout IQ, an AI-driven development engine that has enabled a 3-person team to originate 2.7 GW of projects and dramatically compressing timelines, reducing costs, and redefining scalability in solar development. The conversation explores the future of AI in renewables, the convergence of solar, storage, and data centers, and what it takes to become a “10x developer” in today’s market.

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