Regalo Press acquires new solar industry business memoir
Regalo Press and New York City-based publisher Simon & Schuster have acquired the solar industry’s latest retrospective memoir, ‘SOLAR COASTER: The Untold Story of the Solar Industry One Man’s Journey Leading with Soul.’
Authored by TurningPoint Energy founder and clean energy executive Jared Schoch, the book is scheduled for publication on Nov. 10, 2026. SOLAR COASTER offers an insider’s account of the solar industry, the publisher says, as well as a wider look at leadership tactics, purpose, and decision-making in evolving markets like renewable energy.
In the book, Schoch draws on more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry’s infrastructure division. The work tracks the solar market from its origins as a niche solution to the dominant energy generation force it is today, making stops along the way to discuss market volatility, political uncertainty, and electrical execution challenges.
As a “business memoir,” SOLAR COASTER also serves as a broader project on the state of the industry, according to its publisher. While completing the work, Schoch contacted universities, companies, and organizations for their input on the nature of leadership. The groups spoke on the solar industry’s most overarching goal of building a cleaner and safer world, and the business and leadership lessons they learned from their time in the energy space.
Since founding TurningPoint Energy, Schoch has led the development of solar projects nationwide, and has been key in scaling the company across a number of markets. He stepped down from presidency of the company in 2023. Prior to that, the debut author held leadership roles at SOLON Corporation, SunEdison, and Johnson Controls.
Proceeds from SOLAR COASTER: The Untold Story of the Solar Industry One Man’s Journey Leading with Soul will support for-profit and nonprofit investment efforts that align with Schoch’s mission. These initiatives include educational nonprofits, homelessness, and climate change, the publisher says.
