In 2015, I was sitting with representatives of Strata Solar, Southern Company and the Arkansas Utility Commission, waiting to go onstage . We were the last session of the last day of the conference in question—a tough time slot. The speakers were talking about that bit of bad luck, and joking that utility solar doesn’t get any love. Then someone chimed in, “Demand response, EVs, flow batteries — those are cool subjects. But the four of us know utility solar makes the real impact.