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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...
Jan 102 min read
Blame California Politicians for Electric Rate Increases
As in year’s past, we in California greet the New Year with yet another electric rate increase. It’s almost impossible to believe this...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Smart Environmental Policies
The Energy Show · Smart Environmental Policies Entrepreneurs are the job engine in the United States. Many of the companies founded by...
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Gas Stations Are Cheaper Than Public EV Charging
The Energy Show · Gas Stations Are Cheaper Than Public EV Charging Adoption of EVs will hit a brick wall when people realize how...
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Use the Savings from the IRA to Maximize your IRA!
The Energy Show · Use the Savings from the IRA to Maximize your IRA! I was recently a guest on the Rob Black Show. Rob is a popular TV,...
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...
Feb 7, 20222 min read
2022 Solar and Storage Predictions
The Energy Show · 2022 Solar and Storage Predictions My 2022 solar and storage predictions came into clearer focus — although I didn’t...
Dec 6, 20201 min read
Why is Electricity So Expensive?
Why is Electricity So Expensive? We can complain all we want about the absurdly high price of electricity, but this situation is likely...
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Covid-19 Impacts on the Solar Industry
The Covid-19 crisis has disrupted solar and storage supply chains across all segments of the industry, initially devastated customer...
Jun 18, 20202 min read
New Normal as we Recover from the Corona Virus
Everyone is looking forward to a return to some degree of normalcy as we recover from the corona virus pandemic. But it is very hard to...
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Economics of Fossil Fuels
From time immemorial, the fuels that have powered human development have been governed by economics. The cheaper and more available 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...
Mar 27, 20191 min read
Energy Investments with Shawn Kravetz
The yield curve for certain types of debt is inverted, suggesting that there may be a recession on the horizon. Economists are worried,...
Mar 21, 20192 min read
The Green New Deal
This week’s Energy Show is about the Green New Deal. Candidly, I’m all for the “green” parts, and not so enthusiastic about some of the...
Dec 11, 20182 min read
Manufacturing Solar in the US with Auxin Solar
Attention U.S. Department of Commerce: your well-intentioned efforts to help the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry are not working....
Jul 5, 20182 min read
Planning for an All Electric Future
There is no doubt in my mind that the “All Electric future” is inevitable. The only question is how fast…20 or 50 or 75 years? Electric...
Dec 19, 20171 min read
Natural Gas - Our Most Popular Fuel
Here’s a trivia question… What do you think is our most commonly used energy source? Is it solar, wind, nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas?...
Nov 29, 20171 min read
The Economics of Commercial Energy Storage Systems
There is no doubt in my mind that Energy Storage Systems (ESS) will be as ubiquitous as solar – in all market segments. Utility companies...
Mar 27, 20171 min read
Getting your Solar Investment Tax Credit
It’s that time of the year…tax time, that is. Every year we get questions from customers about filling out their solar investment tax...
Mar 13, 20172 min read
Coal, Nuclear and Oil are Losing Steam - Can They Compete?
Our sources of electrical power are quickly shifting. In 2016 there was 26 gigawatts of new electrical-utility capacity added in the U.S....
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