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It’s not a flippant comment or a classic jazz solo — but an existential question about the devastating trend our civilization is on due to climate change.The history of Earth Day shows how the worldwide environmental movement has evolved from
Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Scott Sullivan, my friend and one of the best networked executives in the industry. Earthquake excitement has diminished in the New Jersey area, but seismic changes in solar continue around the count
Seismic changes in the solar and storage industry? Who would have thought that our friends in New Jersey would relate so viscerally? Their recent 4.8 magnitude quake in early April literally extended this metaphor across the country.Metaphors
March isn't just about shamrocks and leprechauns; it's also Women's History Month, highlighting the incredible contributions of women in various fields. But have you ever wondered about their role in the energy transition? In general, women are
The Learning Curve for understanding home batteries and solar systems is steep. Your battery system education will require mastering at least twice as much jargon, TLAs (that’s Three Letter Acronyms), specifications and industry gossip than ord
The Utility Empire is striking back. As a result, the rooftop solar industry is experiencing its first decline in growth ever. In California alone the end of Net Metering has resulted in an 80% drop in rooftop installations and 17,000 job losse
This week we’re talking about World Domination. Domination of energy production, that is. In the re-scrambled words of the wise and infamous Dr. Evil: “Why make Gigawatts when we can make…Terrawatts!”Indeed, solar is on track to completely do
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 thing as Free Solar.Getting solar — or a battery -- installed on your house is not cheap and certainly not fr
It’s no surprise that this is the most common question, since the solar panels themselves are the biggest cost component of a typical rooftop system.But I’m not going to give you the single "Best Panel" answer you may be looking for. Sorry.
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 time — but on January 1, 2024, PG&E raised electric rates by another 28.4% according to the San Jose Mercury
I’ve added electrification predictions for 2024 to my customary set of solar and storage predictions. Electrification incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are already starting to drive demand for heat pumps and electrical upgrades, j
It’s not a matter of IF your hot water heater dies – but WHEN. According to the Department of Energy, the average lifespan of a hot water heater is 13 years. So if your hot water heater is over ten years old – or if you’re planning to electrify
The goal to cap global warming to 1.5C is just a pipe dream. At the rate the earth is warming we’ll hit that threshold in 2026 or sooner. And since our consumption of fossil fuels continues to increase without any meaningful reductions of airbo
When you electrify your home – with a heat pump HVAC system, EV charger, induction cooktopor heat pump water heater – your demand for electricity will go up. Duh. Or as Tim Allen wouldsay: “I need more power.”Incentives as part of the Infla
By 2035 all new cars in California will be electric. It’s an achievable goal based on lower operating costs and rapid price declines for new EVs. But the current per kwh costs of EV charging continue to increase -- and we continue to be woefull
Inside Scoop About Heat Pump HVAC SystemsIf you can answer these three basic questions, then don’t bother listening to this podcast. The questions are tricky, so if you're the least bit uncertain I suggest you listen to this week's riveting E
There is one thing for certain as you electrify your house. You’ll need more electricity. Duh!But getting more electricity from the street to your house is not easy. Bizarrely, it often takes longer to do these electrical upgrades than it doe
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, became law in August 2022. It's packed with incentives across the entire value chain, including domestic manufacturing, energy-efficient products, and clean saving energy.But these fantastic incentives do
Batteries were everywhere at September’s RE+ Conference in Vegas. I counted over 100 different battery company and system vendors. It was more of a battery and solar tracker show than a solar show — demonstrating the rapid evolution of these cl
Proving the solar skeptics wrong, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) now expects that utilities will add 54.5 Gigawatts of solar generation capacity in 2023. And this capacity does not include 6.4 Gw of residential installations a
HEADLINE: Higher Electric Rates and More BlackoutsUnfortunately, this is the new normal for most of the U.S. In other words: SNAFUThis situation will not change. It’s a little-known fact that utilities use our money to influence politicians
Our society is moving rapidly towards electrification. Building electrification is good for the climate, good for our health, and good for our economy. We’ll all be using more electricity — it’s inevitable. Luckily, using all this extra electri
On this week’s show we’re talking about the first steps toward your home electrification project. What I call the Low Hanging Fruit. These are easy and cheap energy efficiency measures — most of which you can do yourself (DIY) or do not require
More heat pumps were sold in 2022 than gas furnaces. And that was before the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) kicked in, which provides an $8,000 rebate for most heat pump installations — on top of a $2,000 federal tax credit and city/county incen
How would you like to reduce your home energy costs, improve your health and comfort, and at the same time do your part to improve the environment?If your answer is “yes,” then listen to this week’s Energy Show episode. If your answer is “no,
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