Coming Soon To A Roof Near You: Electricity Too Cheap To Meter
Nuclear power will make electricity too cheap to meter,” a prediction made in a 1954 statement from the head of the Atomic Energy...
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Mar 51 min read
Why Is Solar Taking Over The World?
This week we’re talking about World Domination. Domination of energy production, that is. In the re-scrambled words of the wise and...
Feb 141 min read
No Such Thing as Free Lunch or Free Solar
If you’re thinking about solar there’s something important you should know. It should be obvious, but just in case: there is no such...
Oct 17, 20232 min read
IRA Incentives What’s Really Available Today?
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, became law in August 2022. It’s packed with incentives across the entire value chain, including...
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Energy Prices are Through the Roof
The Energy Show · Energy Prices are Going Through the Roof Ribbit or Croak. Which one are you? An urban myth has it that if you put a...
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Ten Energy Saving Myths
Rooftop solar is expensive Electric cars are cheaper than gas cars Buying new energy saving appliances saves money Utility companies are...
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Reducing Solar Soft Costs with GreenLancer
The Covid-19 crisis will transform many of our traditional businesses processes. Although this podcast was recorded before Shelter In...
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Converting a House to Zero Net Energy
Buildings consume 40% of our energy, most of that for heating and cooling. Almost all of this energy is supplied by fossil fuels,...
Aug 27, 20192 min read
Solar Investment Tax Credit
30% of the costs of a solar or battery storage system are paid for with the Solar Investment Tax credit. The Solar Investment Tax Credit...
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Hidden Barriers to Building Electrification
Studies show that electrifying our transportation and building sectors are the fastest ways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These...
May 15, 20191 min read
Whole House Electrification with Howard Wenger
To slow the global warming trend, a number of states have committed to the aspirational goal of 100% carbon-free energy. As a species...
May 3, 20192 min read
New Rules for Energy Storage in CA - with Josh Weiner
In the early days of solar and storage, virtually every system used lead acid batteries to store daytime energy and use this energy at...
Apr 4, 20192 min read
San Jose Clean Energy - The New Electric Utility
There is a new electricity provider serving customers in the city of San Jose: San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE). Technically they are not a...
Jan 28, 20192 min read
Legal Issues for PG&E's Bankruptcy with Angela Liponovich of Estriatus Law
PG&E’s bankruptcy will have a dramatic effect on all electricity users in northern California — as well as utility investors, California...
Jan 9, 20192 min read
Is There a MicroGrid in Your Future
You know what they say: “Video killed the radio star.” Well I’m going out on a limb and adding video to this week’s podcast. But since my...
Nov 14, 20182 min read
High Electric Bill? - Consider These Money Saving Tips
People complain about their high electric bill almost as often as they complain about the price of gas. And for two good reasons. First,...
Nov 7, 20181 min read
Utility Power Plant Economics
We have all seen those big power plants outside cities that provide power — historically from coal, oil and nuclear and now more...
Nov 1, 20182 min read
Protecting Your Rights to Go Solar with Dave Rosenfeld
We take it for granted that you can install solar on your home or business anytime, just as you can make any other energy saving...
Aug 21, 20182 min read
Real World Solar Economics with Tom Beach
Great solar policy is just as important as great solar technology. Obviously we need the technologies for these products — but we also...
Aug 15, 20182 min read
There is a New Utility in Town - Silicon Valley Clean Energy
The electric utility industry is undergoing rapid change. There used to be two types of utilities: investor owned utilities (IOUs, such...
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