Homeowners and businesses considering installing a solar energy system are often concerned about the cost. While the solar panels can pay for themselves before long, there is a significant upfront cost that can seem daunting. Fortunately, there are alternatives to large cash outlays. Businesses and homeowners can both take advantage of loans and other financing solutions to make installing solar for more affordable.
Join this webinar with experts from the financial services industry to learn about alternatives for financing a solar energy system. Two experts from the financial services industry will share their insights on how homeowners and businesses can finance a solar energy system installation in ways that can make it more easily accessible.
Our Panelists:
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Katerina Kuznetsova, SVP, Capital Markets Officer, Heritage Bank
- Katerina is originally from Russia and has lived in the Puget Sound region since 2000. She graduated from Moscow Institute of Science in Technology and is also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. Throughout her career in banking, Katerina worked with small business owners to help them with financing tools that can support their growth, including various government guaranteed programs. Most recently she has been working on creative solar energy and energy efficiency solutions for the businesses within the Kitsap/Heritage Bank Specialty Banking team.
- Katerina is originally from Russia and has lived in the Puget Sound region since 2000. She graduated from Moscow Institute of Science in Technology and is also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. Throughout her career in banking, Katerina worked with small business owners to help them with financing tools that can support their growth, including various government guaranteed programs. Most recently she has been working on creative solar energy and energy efficiency solutions for the businesses within the Kitsap/Heritage Bank Specialty Banking team.
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Ravi Mikkelsen, Co-Founder, CEO, Atmos Financial, PBC
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Ravi Mikkelsen has been in the clean energy sector for over two decades. Starting in materials science and engineering at the University of Washington, he transitioned to deploying clean energy assets, and spent the first decade in the clean energy community of Seattle. Ultimately, moving into financing — a sector he describes as “the Archimedes Lever” needed to move the world to an advanced energy economy. In 2020, Mikkelsen cofounded Atmos Financial to unlock credit union & bank loans for residential and small commercial solar and electrification, and he currently serves as CEO.
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Ravi Mikkelsen has been in the clean energy sector for over two decades. Starting in materials science and engineering at the University of Washington, he transitioned to deploying clean energy assets, and spent the first decade in the clean energy community of Seattle. Ultimately, moving into financing — a sector he describes as “the Archimedes Lever” needed to move the world to an advanced energy economy. In 2020, Mikkelsen cofounded Atmos Financial to unlock credit union & bank loans for residential and small commercial solar and electrification, and he currently serves as CEO.
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Dustin Rohde, CLO, Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union
- Dustin is the chief lending officer at PSCCU, where he leads consumer, mortgage and business
lending strategies. With more than 22 years of experience in credit union lending, risk
management and financial product development, he is dedicated to helping members access
affordable financing solutions while supporting sustainable organizational growth. He enjoys
sharing practical insights on lending, financial wellness and the evolving role of credit unions.
- Dustin is the chief lending officer at PSCCU, where he leads consumer, mortgage and business
When: Tuesday August 11th | 12:00 PM
Where: Zoom (Link provided upon registration)
Cost: Free
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