A Solar Installer’s Nightmare: What If Your Main Supplier Goes Bankrupt?
An Interview with Vince Battaglia - Part 1 What happens when your largest solar equipment supplier suddenly files for bankruptcy? And...
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Sep 241 min read
Sam Liccardo’s Plan To Slash Our Electricity Costs
Anyone who pays an electric bill in California knows we’re in the midst of an energy crisis. The stark reality is that this crisis is...
Sep 171 min read
Here’s Why California’s Electricity Policy Is Broken
An Interview with Ahmad Faruqui FINALLY, someone who actually understands our crazy-complicated electric bills! His name is Dr. Ahmad...
May 82 min read
Elon Musk Is Right About The SuperCharger Business
I read an avalanche of media criticism when Elon Musk fired his entire SuperCharger team a few weeks ago. In spite of all the whining, it...
Apr 221 min read
Earth Day… So What?
It’s not a flippant comment or a classic jazz solo — but an existential question about the devastating trend our civilization is on due...
Apr 161 min read
Seismic Changes in the Solar and Storage Industry – Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Scott Sullivan, my friend and one of the best networked executives in the industry....
Apr 91 min read
Seismic Changes in the Solar and Storage Industry
Seismic changes in the solar and storage industry? Who would have thought that our friends in New Jersey would relate so viscerally?...
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...
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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...
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Smart Environmental Policies
The Energy Show · Smart Environmental Policies Entrepreneurs are the job engine in the United States. Many of the companies founded by...
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California's Power Problems
The Energy Show · Solutions to California's Power Problems Mr. Burns of Simpson’s fame — the personification of utility greed and...
Aug 15, 20226 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act
The Energy Show · The Inflation Reduction Act This week’s Energy Show podcast is about the IRA. Even if you’re retired or Irish, the...
May 23, 20221 min read
Don’t Tax the Sun Rally
The Energy Show · Don't Tax the Sun This week’s Energy Show is a special Public Service Announcement for the “Don’t Tax the Sun Rally”...
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Outlook for Solar and Storage in 2022
The Energy Show · Outlook for Solar and Storage in 2022 The outlook for solar and storage in 2022 is pretty clear. Because of...
Dec 28, 20212 min read
What Does Net Metering 3 Mean To Me?
The Energy Show · What Does Net Metering 3.0 Mean To Me? I’ve been bombarded with customer questions about the change from Net Metering...
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Why Are Gas Prices So High?
My wife complained to me last week that it cost $80 to fill up her car (I was oblivious since I drive an EV). But I wasn’t surprised...
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Stop the Utility Profit Grab
The Energy Show · Stop the Utility Profit Grab 6/30/21 News Story: "PG&E just asked regulators for a $3.6b rate hike to reduce fires from...
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