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Sept. 16, 2025

When 1,500 MW Vanished: Peter Kelly-Detwiler on the Hidden Crisis Bre…

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 per megawatt-day, and grid operators are scrambling to prevent blackouts a...

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Sept. 11, 2025

How Solar & Wind Are Transforming Texas

Texas has quietly become America's renewable energy powerhouse, with solar and wind now generating over 70 gigawatts of capacity. Raina Hornaday, founder and CEO of Caprock Renewables, reveals how this transformation happened and why rural communities are driving the next wave of clean energy growt…

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Sept. 8, 2025

Things 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 energy today. The hosts also discuss their upcoming RE+ booth visi...

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Sept. 4, 2025

Why Battery Storage is the Next Big Thing for Solar

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 reveal how adding battery storage can eliminate your electric bill entirely and even push it into negative territory. Pete shares his journey from d…

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Sept. 2, 2025

What'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 less on political power than oil and gas while investing double their...

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Aug. 28, 2025

How 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 AG, to explore a revolutionary battery technology that's changing the game for fire safety in battery energy storage (BESS). Matt discusses …

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Aug. 26, 2025

Treasury 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 guidance on safe harbor rules to Africa’s record solar imports, In...

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Aug. 19, 2025

Can 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 his company plans to revolutionize nuclear waste storage using existing oil and gas drilling technology. With nuclear waste currently pilin…

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Aug. 14, 2025

Why Solar Companies MUST Prioritize Title Insurance for MAXIMUM Prote…

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 developers: title insurance and women's leadership in clean energ...

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Aug. 12, 2025

FEOC Fears, Grid Costs, and 25% Efficiency: Solar Industry Transforma…

In last week’s Clean Power Hour live, Tim Montague and John Weaver discussed the latest solar industry developments, from deployment projections and regulatory challenges to cutting-edge technology breakthroughs. This episode...

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Aug. 5, 2025

Fire 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 FireTrace, reveals shocking findings from a survey of nearly 4,000 Americans about battery storage safety. While headlines focus on rare fire…

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July 31, 2025

Why 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. In this episode, the hosts dive into the complex implications of ...

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July 29, 2025

What'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 and host of the Age of Adoption podcast, shares why he remains bull...

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July 22, 2025

How 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 Montague and four industry leaders who share real data, proven results, a...

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July 17, 2025

Why Solar Panel Recycling Is Critical for Clean Energy's Future | EP2…

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 Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Adam Saghei, CEO and founder of We Recycle Solar, to tackle one of the clean energy industry's mos…

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July 15, 2025

BBB 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 solar industry. The hosts dive deep into the economic pressures f...

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July 8, 2025

What's REALLY Happening to The Solar Industry Under the Big Beautiful…

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, founder and CEO of Conductor Solar, to discuss the current state of sol...

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July 1, 2025

What'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 full-fledged solar installer in the lucrative DMV market (DC, Maryland, Vir...

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June 26, 2025

Why 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 isn't just good for society, it's good for business. CEO Eric Heine...

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June 24, 2025

How Vertical Solar Is Solving Land Use Conflicts in Agriculture | Agr…

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 pioneering leaders who are revolutionizing how we think about solar energy and agriculture. Helge Biernath, CEO of Sunzaun (and Sunstall, the me…

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June 19, 2025

The 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 and operate massive solar farms across America. In this eye-opening episode, Luke Schlichte, Utility Sales Representative at CPS America (C…

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June 17, 2025

The #1 Reason Data Centers Are Driving The NEXT BIG THING in Solar En…

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 case for why now might be the best time to double down on solar. Fr...

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June 10, 2025

$483 Million Reasons: How Solar and Wind Are Saving Rural Schools | E…

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 with Ethan Loomis, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Strategic Economic Research (SER), to unpack the real economic impact of utilit…

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June 5, 2025

How Solar Can Save Your Business Money Fast! EP290

Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Carl Moose, partner at Greenlight Energy Solutions, to explore how businesses and homeowners in the Midwest are transforming their biggest liability, their roof, into...

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