Challenges

Put your knowledge to work with short, real-world renewable energy scenarios designed to test judgment, reinforce concepts, and make learning more practical.

CURRENT CHALLENGE

Beat the Deadline

You inherit a 2 MWdc rooftop project on October 15. Ten decisions, a $100,000 recovery reserve and a December 31 deadline.

Test whether you can get a solar project to substantial completion before year-end without cutting corners.

Solar Construction · About 10 minutes · $100 Amazon eGift Card + custom-branded YETI Rambler · Entries close October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT

Past Challenges

PROJECT FINANCE · SEPTEMBER 2026

Does the Project Pencil?

Twenty-four project assumptions, eight of them wrong. Spot the errors that make or break a project’s economics.

Winner: Cara Thuringer

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ORIGINATION · JULY 2026

Can You Close the Deal?

Twenty negotiating moments from real power purchase agreement discussions. Pick the response a seasoned originator would make.

Winner: Lucia Yu

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CONSTRUCTION · JULY 2026

What Would You Do? Construction 101

Field decisions from real construction sites. Choose what you would do, then see how your call compares.

Winner: Aye Phyu

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