Solar Technology

Oct 151 min read

The Revolution in Home Battery and Solar Electronics - Enphase Interview Part 2

This podcast episode, Segment 2 of our Enphase interview, delves into Module Level Power Electronics (MLPE) and the rise of advanced...

Oct 71 min read

The Revolution in Home Battery and Solar Electronics. An Interview with SolarEdge - Part 2

This podcast episode, The Revolution in Home Battery and Solar Electronics - Part 2 , the second segment of our SolarEdge interview, is...

Sep 101 min read

Ten Tips For The Best Home Solar and Battery System

Unfortunately, there are a few "quick buck" solar companies that take advantage of unsuspecting homeowners. These ten tips will help you...

Aug 201 min read

The Revolution in Home Battery and Solar Electronics - An Interview with FranklinWH

I bet you didn’t know that the “WH” in FranklinWH stands for "Whole Home." The Jersey Boys from Franklin designed their battery system...

Aug 61 min read

The Revolution in Home Battery and Solar Electronics - Enphase Interview Part 1

Who would have thunk that you could put a 240 volt split phase inverter on the back of every solar panel? The gurus at Enphase and Akeena...

Jul 251 min read

The Revolution in Home Battery & Solar Electronics. An Interview with SolarEdge - Part 1

You don’t have to be a Boomer to remember the days of simple DC wire connections to string inverters. For the most part, these times are...

Jan 251 min read

Which Solar Panels Should I Buy?

It’s no surprise that this is the most common question, since the solar panels themselves are the biggest cost component of a typical...

Sep 14, 20222 min read

Solar for Commercial Buildings

The Energy Show · Solar for Commercial Buildings Every time I fly into a city the glare from bright white commercial rooftops screams out...

Apr 19, 20221 min read

Which Solar Panels Should I Buy?

The Energy Show · Which Solar Panels Should I Buy? The most common question people ask about rooftop solar is: “What solar panels should...

Mar 14, 20222 min read

Streamlining Solar Design with Aurora Solar

The Energy Show · Streamlining Solar Design and Installation with Aurora Your friendly local solar contractor has to contend with two...

Aug 6, 20212 min read

Battery Storage Safety with Matt Paiss

The Energy Show · Battery Storage Safety with Matt Paiss About 15 years ago the solar and fire protection industries worked together to...

Jul 15, 20201 min read

Meeting Customer’s Changing Energy Needs - Renova Energy

The solar industry is used to rapid changes, hence the moniker “The Solar Coaster.” But this year the changes are at their most extreme...

Mar 30, 20201 min read

Solar System Upgrade

With the gradual improvements in solar technology over the past 15 years, many early solar customers are considering a solar system...

Jan 7, 20201 min read

SolarEdge-Perspective for a Distributed Grid

People talk about solar panels and batteries a lot (at least the people I talk to). The reasons are that solar panels are conspicuous on...

Nov 8, 20192 min read

A Power Shutoff Is Scheduled - How Does My Solar and Battery Work?

Almost everyone in California is aware of the Public Safety Power Shutoff Program — when the utility turns off power to customers in...

Jan 24, 20191 min read

Solar Innovation Lifecycle with Jamey Johnston

According the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) there are about 70 million residential and commercial buildings in the US that are...

Sep 4, 20181 min read

Solar Monitoring - the Most Common Solar Problem

This week’s Energy Show is for solar power customers, contractors and inverter manufacturers who appreciate the need for reliable solar...

Jul 31, 20182 min read

Ten Electric Utility Company Myths

Electric utilities got their start in the U.S. in the 1880s. Thomas Edison began transmitting DC power as he literally illuminated the...

May 15, 20182 min read

Best Ways to Heat Hot Water for your Home

We’re talking about hot water this week. No — I’m not in trouble with my local utility again — just discussing the best ways to heat...

May 3, 20181 min read

Can the Battery Storage Industry Avoid the Same Mistakes as the Solar Industry?

The battery storage industry is roughly where the solar industry was in the early 2000’s. It’s a tiny market now, with fewer than 1,000...