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Clean Power Hour

Tim Montague, John Weaver

The Clean Power Hour podcast is speeding the clean energy transition. Tim Montague and John Weaver highlight clean energy innovations shaping the next generation of renewable energy sources. We discuss the latest solar PV, battery storage, wind, water, wave, and other low-carbon technologies. We answer the question: How can we decarbonize the economy? We promote the economic opportunity of electrifying everything - transportation, energy, industry, and the built environment. Let"s speed up the clean

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35:27

Whole Home Backup; Battery Storage for Every Home

Clean Power Hour ·

2025/12/23

Home battery storage sits at less than 1% market penetration in America. The solar industry spent years focused on small urban systems while whole-home backup solutions remained out of reach for most homeowners. Tim Montague sits down with James Showalter, founder and CEO of EG4 Electronics, to discuss whole-home backup solutions that provide true energy independence. James shares his journey from installing off-grid systems at age 15 to building one of America's fastest-growing solar a...

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51:28

Utility Microgrids Value Stack: 8 Revenue Streams...

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2025/12/18

Microgrids offer utilities eight distinct value stacks (or streams), yet most still treat them as experimental pilots. Today on the Clean Power Hour, we reveal how microgrids are strategic network assets that deliver value every single day, not just when the grid fails. Martin Szczepanik is Director of Energy and Resources at Baringa, a global energy consultancy. He brings 11 years of utility strategy experience, including work with SolarCity, major West Coast utilities, and renewable e...

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48:37

Energy Projects Just Got Faster With AI

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2025/12/11

#EP323 Building clean energy projects faster starts with better tools. Maryssa Barron, Founder and CEO of BuildQ, joins Tim Montague to discuss how AI transforms energy project development. Maryssa Barron is the founder and CEO of BuildQ, the enterprise AI platform purpose-built for clean energy project teams to accelerate development, financing, and asset management. She brings cross-disciplinary expertise in renewable energy, project finance, and law, with experience spanning the full...

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52:51

America Crushes 40GW Storage Goal Set in 2017: Supply...

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2025/12/09

This week on Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague and John Weaver break down the biggest solar and storage headlines shaping the industry right now. The US reached 40 gigawatts of grid storage in 2025, beating the 35 gigawatt goal set in 2017. But supply chains are struggling to keep up. 100 amp-hour battery cells are sold out through 2026 as demand surges across residential, commercial, and utility projects. John discusses his company's expansion into Illinois, where new legislation adds 873 ...

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43:46

AI is REVOLUTIONIZING Clean Energy Permits

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2025/12/04

#EP322 Today on the Clean Power Hour, we dive into one of the biggest bottlenecks strangling the clean energy transition: the slow, messy world of zoning, permitting, and early-stage development. Our guests are Julia Wu and Anuj Saigal, co-founders of Spark AI, a Y Combinator-backed platform that has ingested and summarized nearly every zoning code, ordinance, and permitting pathway in the United States. Julia Wu is CEO and co-founder of Spark AI. She's a software engineer who cut her t...

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44:57

Solving NYC's Energy Crisis: 30-Year Battery Tech for...

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2025/11/27

Today on the Clean Power Hour, we explore energy storage as a service for some of the toughest markets in the country. Tim Montague sits down with Christian Farivar, founder of Karh, to discuss how his company is tackling grid congestion, load pockets, and resilience challenges in Urban Areas like New York City with next-generation battery technology designed for a 30-year asset life. Christian brings a unique background to energy storage. After a successful career in the music industry worki...

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How Electric Co-ops Drive Tennessee Solar + Battery...

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2025/11/20

#320 Today on the Clean Power Hour, Brandon Wagoner, Vice President of Strategy at Middle Tennessee Electric, explains how the second largest cooperative in America manages explosive EV adoption, deploys 32 megawatts of battery storage, and builds 113 megawatts of solar arrays while keeping rates low. His secret weapon: load factor optimization. Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) serves 350,000 meters south and east of Nashville and leads Tennessee utilities in electric vehicle adoption. As the ...

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45:23

CATL Signs Record 200 GWh Battery Deal: What It Means...

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2025/11/18

On this week’s Clean Power Hour Live, Tim and John discuss Illinois legislation bringing 3 gigawatts of battery storage to IL, the public health impacts of solar tariffs, and global energy storage market trends that are reshaping the grid. Episode Highlights: CATL signs 200 gigawatt hour energy storage deal with Beijing HyperStrong, representing nearly 60% of projected annual global capacity (Bloomberg)New research shows solar tariffs killed an estimated 105 Americans in 2022 alone by prevent...

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53:22

AI Energy Forecasting: How Machine Learning is...

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2025/11/13

#319 The modern power grid faces an existential challenge: integrating massive amounts of renewable energy while keeping the lights on. Sean Kelly, CEO and Founder of Amperon, explains how artificial intelligence and machine learning are replacing outdated forecasting methods to predict energy supply and demand with precision. This conversation explores battery optimization, demand response programs, and why traditional grid models no longer work in a world of extreme weather and distri...

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52:46

Why Alaska Is Crushing the Microgrid Game (And What...

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2025/11/11

Peter Asmus, microgrid expert and author of the upcoming book "Alaska Microgrid Innovators," breaks down the current state of microgrids and battery storage. He explains why Alaska leads in microgrid innovation and what the rest of the U.S. needs to learn from remote communities. Peter Asmus brings over 15 years of experience covering the microgrid sector. He has authored five books on energy and provides consulting through his website https://www.peterasmus.com/. His latest work focuses on A...

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46:34

The Global Team Strategy That's SLASHING Solar...

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2025/11/06

#EP317 The solar industry faces a defining moment in Q4 2025. While regulatory challenges create uncertainty, well-capitalized players treat this period as a buying opportunity. Daniel Dus, CEO and founder of Cleantech Industry Resources (CIR), breaks down the market dynamics and explains how his company's global expertise positions it to thrive during industry consolidation. Daniel Dus founded CIR to provide development, construction, and operations services for solar and battery storage pro...

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50:14

Masdar 5.2GW Solar Plus 19GWh Storage: World's First...

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2025/11/04

In the latest Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague and John Weaver discuss major developments in clean energy markets. Learn about the world's largest solar plus storage project breaking ground in Abu Dhabi, how silver prices are transforming solar panel economics, and why residential batteries are creating a feedback loop that drives more solar installations. Tim shares insights from his recent visit to the TenneSEIA market, where LightWave Solar and other installers are building community-sc...

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47:41

Solar Grazing Saves Failing Farms: The Agri-Energy...

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2025/10/30

#316 Rebekah Pierce runs a regenerative sheep farm in upstate New York and has cracked the code on making solar farms work for agriculture. Her new book "Agri Energy" reveals how combining solar panels with farming creates a win for developers, farmers, and rural communities. The land use math is stunning. The US dedicates 30 million acres to growing corn for ethanol fuel. Solar panels are 100 times more efficient at converting land into energy. We need just 1% of US land (23 million acres) t...

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52:52

Why Industrial Real Estate is the KEY to Unlocking a...

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2025/10/28

In this week's Clean Power Hour live, Tim Montague and co-host John Weaver were joined by Wes Hersche, Director of Enterprise Sustainability at Prologis, to explore how the world's largest logistics real estate company is transforming 1.3 billion square feet of rooftop space into clean energy assets. They discuss Prologis' ambitious push toward their first gigawatt of solar, innovative approaches to enterprise sustainability including microgrids and geothermal solutions, and how on-site gener...

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43:07

How Microgrids and Batteries Future-Proof Grid...

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2025/10/23

The American grid faces a triple threat: climate disasters, explosive AI data center growth, and mass electrification. Paul Gerke, Content Director for Renewables at Clarion Events and host of Factor This podcast, breaks down how batteries, microgrids, and smart grid technology provide the path forward for grid resilience and reliability. Paul leads content strategy for Factor This, the rebranded home of three legacy energy publications: Renewable Energy World, Power Grid International, and H...

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35:15

Why Grid Power Can't Save AI Data Centers (Microgrids...

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2025/10/21

#EP314 Today on the Clean Power Hour, Michael Stadler, CTO of Xendee, reveals why the utility grid cannot support the AI data center boom and how microgrids provide the only viable path forward. Michael began researching microgrid optimization at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in 2002, spending over 20 years developing the technology before co-founding Xendee in 2018 with CEO Adib Naslé (see Ep 209). Xendee provides design and optimization software for complex microgrids, ...

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51:45

How 41 US States Are Deploying Energy Storage and...

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2025/10/16

#Ep313 Grid modernization is accelerating across America. In Q2 2025 alone, 48 states plus DC and Puerto Rico took 468 actions to modernize their grids through energy storage, microgrids, and virtual power plants. This shift is reshaping how utilities deliver reliable, resilient power. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague speaks with Vincent Potter, Policy Project Manager at NC State Clean Energy Technology Center, about the latest 50 States of Grid Modernization report. Potter tracks...

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54:30

Why Solar and Battery Storage Is Now More Valuable...

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2025/10/14

Most solar installers miss the biggest opportunity in clean energy today. Jay Marhoefer started Intelligent Generation in 2009, six years before the market was ready. Today, his company delivers 3-6x higher ROI for commercial solar projects by stacking revenue streams from batteries. This episode reveals how the "Earn, Save, Protect" model works in PJM markets, where capacity charges alone can cost customers $100,000 per megawatt annually. Key Discussion Points: The value stack explained: ear...

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50:24

FEOC Regulations Spark MASSIVE Supply Chain Disruptions

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2025/10/09

The global supply chain for batteries and solar equipment faces unprecedented complexity in 2025. If you're a developer or asset owner planning projects for 2026 and beyond, this conversation is essential listening. Christian Roselund, Senior Policy Analyst at Clean Energy Associates, breaks down the intricate web of rules, tariffs, and supply chain constraints affecting the clean energy industry. With 80% of battery cells used in the United States coming from Chinese manufacturers, developer...

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48:38

AI & Robotics Revolutionize Solar Work

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2025/10/07

This week on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague and John Weaver break down the latest in solar, wind, storage, and AI. From vertical solar in Norway to offshore solar in China, plus cable theft in Germany and layoffs in North Carolina, this episode covers the challenges and innovations shaping the clean energy transition. Episode Highlights John Weaver demonstrates using ChatGPT to create project scope documents from engineering drawings in under 30 seconds for solar installation bidsProject ...

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