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Create Energy picked up 600 megawatts of orders in January 2026 alone. Trackers, EBOS, and a growing list of products, all from a company most people in solar have never heard of. In this episode, Tim Montague sits down with Dean Solon, founder of Create Energy, at InterSolar San Diego…

Corporate America often overcomplicates messages, leading to missed connections. Rule #1: Lead with ONE story. In the clean energy sector, a focus on complex data can alienate audiences, especially when facing opponents skilled in emotional appeals. Simplicity wins. #StorytellingTips #CorporateCommunication #BusinessStrategy #CleanEnergy

See how a compelling story about solar energy, organic produce, and community impact landed politicians, local organizations, and eventually national NPR attention. This is the power of narrative. #Storytelling #MediaRelations #CommunityImpact #SolarEnergy #Publicity

A single mother's struggle with soaring energy bills after funding cuts resonated more than job loss statistics. Personal stories connect people to action, driving elections. #Storytelling #PoliticalInfluence #EnergyBills #VoterMotivation

This is Part 5 of a 6 part series recorded live at RE+ Boston with the team at CPS. Community solar and commercial energy storage are two of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. solar industry. At RE+ Northeast in Boston, Tim Montague sits down with Brian Baxter, Director of…

Join us this Friday XXXX at 1 PM ET as we cover the latest solar & storage news and analysis. Co-hosts Tim Montague, solar business coach and John Weaver, the Commercial Solar Guy, solar developer and PV Magazine author, reflect on the latest solar and storage news, tools, technologies, and…

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 communities are paying the price when it fails. Elisa Wood, founder of energychangemakers.com and host of the Energy Changemakers podcast, joins Tim Montague on The Clean…

This is Part 4 of a 6 part series recorded live at RE+ Boston with the team at CPS. Adding a battery to a commercial solar system delivers ROI in three and a half to four years, sometimes under three. Joe Ross, Director of Channel Sales and National Accounts at…

Revenue from aging solar assets can now more than double through redevelopment. Matt Murphy, CEO of Flux Energy, joins Tim Montague on The Clean Power Hour to explain how. Murphy, a 20-year solar industry veteran and former Greenbacker executive, launched Flux Energy to focus on repowering and redeveloping existing solar…

This is Part 3 of a 6 part series recorded live at RE+ Boston with the team at CPS. In high-labor markets like New York and the Northeast, field construction costs eat into solar project margins. Brian Baxter, Director of Sales for the East at CPS America, and Andrey Malyshev,…

Benoy Thanjan has been in solar for 17 years. He thought the roller coaster would end by now. It has not. It keeps getting more complicated. In this episode, Tim Montague sits down with Benoy Thanjan, founder and CEO of Reneu Energy and host of the Solar Maverick podcast, at…

Some solar developers are paying for 35% domestic content when their project only needs 7%. That pricing gap costs real margin on every project. In this episode, Tim Montague sits down with Chris Lettman from Imperial Star Solar at InterSolar San Diego 2026. Imperial Star manufactures FEOC-compliant solar modules at…

This is Part 2 of a 6 part series recorded live at RE+ Boston with the team at CPS. CPS America is seeing high demand for C&I energy storage in 2026, especially in the Northeast. Luke Hardin, Business Development Engineer at CPS America, joins Tim Montague at RE+ Northeast in…

Join us this Friday March 20, 2026 at 1 PM ET as we cover the latest solar & storage news and analysis. Co-hosts Tim Montague, solar business coach and John Weaver, the Commercial Solar Guy, solar developer and PV Magazine author, reflect on the latest solar and storage news, tools,…

FEOC compliance is the number one question solar buyers ask in 2026, and the answer determines which module manufacturers survive. In this episode, Tim Montague talks with Chris Lettman of Imperial Star, Benoy Thanjan of Reneu Energy, and the host of the Solar Maverick podcast, and Dean Solon of Create…

Commercial solar is evolving quickly as developers push for faster installs, lower labor costs, and integrated energy storage solutions. In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Bryan Wagner of CPS America to discuss the latest innovations in commercial solar and C&I energy storage.…

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Energy storage is no longer a niche add-on — it’s becoming the center of gravity for the solar industry. At RE+ Northeast and Intersolar San Diego 2026, Tim Montague connects with leaders from CPS America to explore what’s driving the rapid acceleration of commercial and utility-scale storage adoption. From fully…

Discover how Lumi 4 by Luminous Robotics is transforming solar installation with robotics, reducing costs by 30% while speeding up solar farm construction #EP339 . Third-party testing shows robotic solar panel installation reduces micro cracks and defects by 16 to. 20%. In this episode, Tim Montague sits down with Jay…

#EP338 Every disconnected monitoring platform in your stack is a blind spot. And every blind spot is lost revenue. On this episode of The Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Hervé Billiet, CEO of Sunvoy and co-host of What Solar Installers Need to Know. Sunvoy is a…

"Your customers need the 10% domestic manufacturing bonus credit. They need FEOC compliance. And they need both without massive price increases. Costa Nicolaou, founder of PanelClaw, lays out how his company delivers all three. PanelClaw's supply chain has been domestic from the start. Their products qualify for full stack domestic…

Wind, solar, and batteries are over 90% of new energy on the US grid. Solar is not emerging anymore. It is the incumbent. But there is still room to improve. The ITC phase-out will push the industry to cut costs that the 30% credit made easy to ignore. That is…

The ITC is going away. For many, that sounds like a crisis. Costa Nicolaou, founder of PanelClaw, sees it differently. He compares this moment to what automotive, pharma, and financial services went through. Industries mature when a few strong players emerge, drive out cost, and deliver value at scale. Solar…