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Why Most Battery Developers Fail at Zoning? #346
Eighty-five towns across New York state sit under battery storage moratoriums right now, and two of three Westchester County towns where Joe Tassone …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
California Batteries Just Killed Negative Daytime Solar Prices
John Weaver calls California's daytime pricing shift the story of the year. Battery demand has pushed wholesale solar prices from negative five cents…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Women in Solar Construction: Why the Industry Is Failing Them? #345
One large solar company reported less than 1% of its field employees were women. The solar industry overall sits at 25 to 30% women across all roles,…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why is USA Residential Solar So Expensive? The Real Reason U.S. Solar Is So Expensive #344
Solar modules once cost $8 per watt. Geoff Greenfield bought his first panels from a classified ad in Home Power magazine. Twenty-six years later, he…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How AI Agents Are Reshaping the Solar Industry Right Now? #343
A 10-person, three-month estimating process. Compressed into 12 hours by a single AI agent. That is what Jesse Anglen, co-founder of Ruh AI, is build…
5 months ago
The $65/kWh Incentive Making US Batteries Compete with China
US battery manufacturing capacity is set to hit 145 gigawatt hours by the end of 2026, enough to cover 100% of domestic grid storage demand. Tim Mont…
5 months ago
Community Microgrids Are Proven. So Why Aren’t They Everywhere? #342
Billion-dollar weather emergencies hit the United States every 19 days. In the 1980s, they came every 90 days. The grid is still running, but communi…
5 months, 1 week ago
Old Solar Panels Are a Gold Mine (Here's the Math) #341
Revenue from aging solar assets can now more than double through redevelopment. Matt Murphy, CEO of Flux Energy, joins Tim Montague on the Clean Powe…
5 months, 1 week ago
LG Ditches EV Batteries for Grid Storage. Big Signal.
LG Energy Solution and GM are converting their Tennessee EV battery plant to LFP production for the US grid storage market. The $70 million retooling…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
FEOC, ITC Phase-Out, and Storage: InterSolar 2026 Dispatch #340
FEOC compliance is the number one question solar buyers ask in 2026, and the answer determines which module manufacturers survive. In this episode, T…
5 months, 3 weeks ago