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Clean Power Hour
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…
Episodes
Clean Power HourYour Solar Asset Is Underperforming. Here's Why. #335
Most solar asset owners still manage performance data the same way they did 10 years ago. Dan Leary, founder of Denowatts, says that needs to change. In this…
Clean Power HourThe ITC Is Ending. Here Is How Solar Adapts #334
The 30% investment tax credit is going away. The safe harbor window closes July 3, 2026. After that, commercial solar stands on its own. So what separates the…
Clean Power Hour4 Storytelling Rules Solar Pros Need Right Now #333
One LinkedIn post. Almost 400,000 impressions. Aaron Nichols has earned 1.8 million impressions on LinkedIn in one year, and he did it by breaking every rule…
Clean Power HourWind Farms Beat Trump 5-0: Offshore Construction Resumes
Wind farms are defeating the Trump administration's stop-work orders 5-0 as federal judges allow offshore construction to resume, while data centers drive…
Clean Power HourEvery Blackout in America Traces Back to This One Problem #332
Storm Fern just knocked out power for nearly a million Americans. But here's what the media won't tell you: this wasn't a freak accident—it's the new normal…
Clean Power HourMissouri Wants to Ban All Solar Construction for Two Years
A Missouri state senator wants to ban all solar construction for two years, threatening a 430 MW project already under construction. On the Clean Power Hour…
Clean Power HourWhat 16 Years of Solar Development Taught Me | Brad Stutzman #331
What separates solar projects that get built from those that die in development? Brad Stutzman has spent 16 years figuring out the answer. Brad is the Founder…
Clean Power HourHow Clean Energy Companies Can Get Real ROI from AI #330
Most businesses are stuck in AI demo mode, watching impressive one-off showcases that never become daily operations. In this episode, Tim Montague welcomes…
Clean Power HourBatteries: The Missing Piece of the Energy Transition Puzzle #329
Energy storage is not a green technology. It's grid infrastructure. That reframe from Shawn Shaw, CEO of Camelot Energy Group and author of "Energy Storage…
Clean Power HourBridge Loans Are Saving Tribal Clean Energy Projects #328
#EP328 Federal funding for tribal clean energy projects has been rescinded. Tribes that invested millions in solar and microgrid projects now face stalled…
Clean Power HourChina Installed More Batteries in 1 Month Than the US Did All Year
In this week's Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague and co-host John Weaver examine the widening gap between China and the United States in clean energy deployment…
Clean Power HourClimate Restoration: The $2B Plan to Return to 300 ppm #327
#EP327 What if we could remove a trillion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere for $2 billion a year? Peter Fiekowsky, author of "Climate Restoration" and founder…
Clean Power HourThe Clean Power Hour: Best of 2025 #326
#EP326 Happy Holidays! Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague breaks down his top 5 episodes of 2025, featuring conversations that shaped how we think…
Clean Power HourWhole Home Backup; Battery Storage for Every Home
#EP325 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…
Clean Power HourUtility Microgrids Value Stack: 8 Revenue Streams Explained
#EP324 Microgrids offer utilities eight distinct value stacks (or streams), yet most still treat them as experimental pilots. Today on the Clean Power Hour, we…
Clean Power HourEnergy Projects Just Got Faster With AI
#EP323 Building clean energy projects faster starts with better tools. Maryssa Barron, Founder and CEO of BuildQ, joins Tim Montague to discuss how AI…
Clean Power HourAmerica Crushes 40GW Storage Goal Set in 2017: Supply Can't Keep Up
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…
Clean Power HourAI is REVOLUTIONIZING Clean Energy Permits
#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…
Clean Power HourSolving NYC's Energy Crisis: 30-Year Battery Tech for Urban Grids
#321 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…
Clean Power HourHow Electric Co-ops Drive Tennessee Solar + Battery Storage Growth
#320 Today on the Clean Power Hour, Brandon Wagoner, Vice President of Strategy at Middle Tennessee Electric, explains how the second largest cooperative in…
Clean Power HourCATL Signs Record 200 GWh Battery Deal: What It Means for Storage
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…
Clean Power HourAI Energy Forecasting: How Machine Learning is Transforming the Grid
#319 The modern power grid faces an existential challenge: integrating massive amounts of renewable energy while keeping the lights on. Sean Kelly, CEO and…
Clean Power HourWhy Alaska Is Crushing the Microgrid Game (And What We Learn)
#318 Peter Asmus, microgrid expert and author of the upcoming book "Alaska Microgrid Innovators," breaks down the current state of microgrids and battery…
Clean Power HourThe Global Team Strategy That's SLASHING Solar Project Costs
#EP317 The solar industry faces a defining moment in Q4 2025. While regulatory challenges create uncertainty, well-capitalized players treat this period as a…
Clean Power HourMasdar 5.2GW Solar Plus 19GWh Storage: World's First 24/7 Solar Plant
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…
Clean Power HourSolar Grazing Saves Failing Farms: The Agri-Energy Revolution
#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…
Clean Power HourWhy Industrial Real Estate is the KEY to Unlocking a Cleaner Future
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…
Clean Power HourHow Microgrids and Batteries Future-Proof Grid Resilience
#315 The American grid faces a triple threat: climate disasters, explosive AI data center growth, and mass electrification. Paul Gerke, Content Director for…
Clean Power HourWhy Grid Power Can't Save AI Data Centers (Microgrids Can)
#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…
Clean Power HourHow 41 US States Are Deploying Energy Storage and Smart Grids?
#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…
Clean Power HourWhy Solar and Battery Storage Is Now More Valuable Than Solar Alone
Most solar installers miss the biggest opportunity in clean energy today. Jay Marhoefer started Intelligent Generation in 2009, six years before the market was…
Clean Power HourFEOC Regulations Spark MASSIVE Supply Chain Disruptions
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…
Clean Power HourAI & Robotics Revolutionize Solar Work
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…
Clean Power HourHow Virtual Power Plants Save Millions in Energy Costs
#EP310 Power grids across America face mounting challenges from extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising costs. But a revolution is underway. Jeff St…
Clean Power HourHow Solar, Batteries, and Microgrids Are Reshaping the Grid
#309 Solar energy now dominates 80% of new grid additions globally. But what comes after solar becomes the cheapest energy source on Earth? Tim Montague joined…
Clean Power HourSolar Hits $500/kW - 27 Years Early (Full Breakdown)
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague is joined by John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy) and Evan Upshur (CPS America) for a roundup of the…
Clean Power HourCommunity Solar and Battery Economics with 18-Month Payback
#EP308 What if you could slash your community's electricity costs by 40% while achieving true energy independence? AJ Perkins transformed from business…
Clean Power HourWhen 1,500 MW Vanished: Peter Kelly-Detwiler on the Hidden Crisis Breaking Our Grid
#EP307 The electric grid faces its biggest transformation in decades. Data center demand is set to triple in five years, capacity prices in PJM just hit $329…
Clean Power HourHow Solar & Wind Are Transforming Texas
#EP306 Texas has quietly become America's renewable energy powerhouse, with solar and wind now generating over 70 gigawatts of capacity. Raina Hornaday…
Clean Power HourThings You MUST KNOW About RE+ 2025
The Clean Power Hour LIVE is back with the latest in solar, wind, and storage. Tim Montague and John Weaver dive into the most important stories shaping clean…
Clean Power HourWhy Battery Storage is the Next Big Thing for Solar
#EP305 Batteries are no longer an afterthought in solar, they are the future. Pete Sarelas, founder and CEO of Source Solar in Chicago, joins Tim Montague to…
Clean Power HourWhat's REALLY Holding Back Solar Energy's GROWTH | EP304
The solar industry faces a wake-up call. Despite becoming the dominant source of new electricity generation globally, clean energy companies spend 20 times…
Clean Power HourHow Immersion Cooling Stops Battery Fires Fast! | EP303
What if battery storage systems simply couldn't catch fire? In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Matt Ward, President of Etica…
Clean Power HourTreasury Safe Harbor Changes and What They Mean for Solar Developers
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague and John Weaver unpack the latest developments shaping the clean energy landscape. From federal treasury…
Clean Power HourCan We Finally Solve the 70-Year Nuclear Waste Problem? | EP 302
What if the solution to America's 70-year nuclear waste problem was hiding in plain sight? Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation, joins Tim Montague to reveal how…
Clean Power HourWhy Solar Companies MUST Prioritize Title Insurance for MAXIMUM Protection | EP 301
In today’s episode, Tim Montague sits down with Tara Brown-Selders, VP of Business Development at Kensington Vanguard, to discuss two critical topics for solar…
Clean Power HourFEOC Fears, Grid Costs, and 25% Efficiency: Solar Industry Transformation Update
In last week’s Clean Power Hour live, Tim Montague and John Weaver discussed the latest solar industry developments, from deployment projections and regulatory…
Clean Power HourFire Safety Myths BUSTED Facts vs Lies in Battery Storage | EP 300
Think battery storage systems are fire hazards? The data tells a different story. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Joe DeBellis, Global Head of Clean Energy at…
Clean Power HourWhy Battery Storage is Your Survival Strategy
Join hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver for another episode of Clean Power Hour Live, bringing you the latest developments in wind, solar, and battery storage…
Clean Power HourWhat's Driving the UNSTOPPABLE Renewable Energy Movement? | EP299
The energy transition faces political headwinds, but market forces tell a different story. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group…
Clean Power HourHow Vertical Solar Panels Are Changing Farms in 2025! | EP298
Ready to discover why smart solar developers and farmers are choosing agrivoltaics over traditional solar? Today on the Clean Power Hour, join host Tim…
Clean Power HourWhy Solar Panel Recycling Is Critical for Clean Energy's Future | EP297
We're about to install 19 billion solar panels in the next 20 years, but what happens when they reach end-of-life? In this eye-opening episode of The Clean…
Clean Power HourBBB Bill Bombshell, What’s New With Solar And Batteries In 2025?
On our recent Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague and John Weaver tackle the complex implications of the recently passed "BBB bill" and its mixed impact on the…
Clean Power HourWhat's REALLY Happening to The Solar Industry Under the Big Beautiful Bill? | EP296
The solar industry faces its biggest challenge yet - will it survive the gutting of the Inflation Reduction Act? Tim Montague sits down with Marc Palmer…
Clean Power HourWhat's REALLY Driving the DMV Solar Boom in 2025? | EP 295
Today on the Clean Power Hour, we reconnect with Kiya Segni, founder of Aduu Solar, who has successfully made the leap from engineering consultant to…
Clean Power HourWhy Equity Is the Solar Industry's Secret Weapon | EP294
Today on the Clean Power Hour, we sit down with the leadership team of Windfree Solar - a minority-owned, equity eligible contractor that's proving diversity…
Clean Power HourHow Vertical Solar Is Solving Land Use Conflicts in Agriculture | Agrivoltaics Revolution | EP293
What if farmers could double their income from the same land while fighting climate change? Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with two…
Clean Power HourThe Secret To Avoiding Solar Power Downtime! | EP292
Are you ready for the biggest shift happening in utility-scale solar right now? The transition from central to string inverters is revolutionizing how we build…
Clean Power HourThe #1 Reason Data Centers Are Driving The NEXT BIG THING in Solar Energy
In this episode of Clean Power Hour Live, hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver tackle the elephant in the room - policy uncertainty - while making a compelling…
Clean Power Hour$483 Million Reasons: How Solar and Wind Are Saving Rural Schools | EP291
Are rural communities really losing out to solar farms? The data tells a completely different story. Today on the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down…