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Where 400+ industry conversations meet hands-on advisory — helping solar & cleantech companies scale smarter.

Welcome Energy Professionals!

The Clean Power Hour podcast is your source for the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators!

Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition through knowledge, insights, and conversations.

Host Tim Montague brings you interviews with cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and energy professionals. Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in renewable energy, electrification of transportation, and decarbonizing the economy.

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Meet Your Hosts

Two industry veterans with decades of combined solar and clean energy experience, bringing you the conversations that matter most to the professionals building the energy transition.

Tim Montague

Host & Creator

Tim Montague is a solar developer, cleantech expert, and WSI Certified AI Consultant with over 30 years of experience in technology and sustainability. As President of Clean Power Consulting Group and host of the Clean Power Hour podcast (1.4M+ views), Tim provides strategic advisory services helping solar and cleantech companies navigate complex market challenges and accelerate growth.

John Weaver

Co-Host

John Weaver, co-host, known as “The Commercial Solar Guy,” has over a decade of experience in selling and developing solar power projects – he knows his stuff! John is a writer for PV Magazine USA, where he reports on solar industry data, equipment, manufacturers, trends, legislation, projects, finance and more.

Topics We Cover

What You'll Hear Every Week

Solar PV

Commercial and utility-scale solar design, equipment, installation, interconnection, O&M, and the evolving technology landscape from modules to inverters.

Battery Storage

BESS design, value stacking, demand charge reduction, ancillary services, front-of-meter vs behind-the-meter, and real economics from real projects.

Microgrids

Microgrid design, controls, islanding, critical infrastructure resilience, and the commercial opportunities for EPCs and developers.

Policy & Incentives

ITC, IRA, bonus depreciation, SRECs, net metering, RGGI, and the legislative developments that directly affect commercial solar project economics.

AI & Technology

How artificial intelligence, digital tools, and software platforms are transforming solar sales, design, project management, and business operations.

Grid & Infrastructure

Grid resilience, distributed energy resources, power electronics, interconnection queues, and the future of the North American grid.

Tim on other podcasts

Guest Appearances

Tim is a sought-after guest across top clean energy podcasts and industry shows, sharing insights on solar development, AI, and the energy transition.

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SunCast Media

Value Creation Mindset podcast

Soliverse podcast

SunCast Media

Solar Maverick

This Week in Solar

The Cost of It Podcast

Tim In The Media

Recent Articles by Tim Montague

PV Magazine

How EPCs can de-risk solar carport projects

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How Illinois is leading the country in the equitable energy transition

North American Clean Energy

Scoring a Victory with Solar + Storage

Solar Builder Magazine

C&I installer’s battery storage playbook for 2026

PV Magazine

California farmers expand revenue with vertical solar, strawberries

PV Magazine

The secret behind solar project success in the IRA era

PV Magazine

Data-driven O&M: Supercharging solar asset performance

PV Magazine

Carbon removal necessary for solving climate crisis

PV Magazine

The expanding commercial solar PPA landscape

PV Magazine

Quiet shift from central to string inverters in utility-scale solar

See What Our Listeners Are Saying

Solar News You Can Use!

If you want to know what’s going on on the ground, listen to this podcast! Tim has an ear for what is important and what’s around the corner. He combines deep policy knowledge with folks who are getting it done.

Amazing Subject Variety

I love what Tim does with the Clean Energy Power Hour. The subjects range from high-level industry challenges to nitty-gritty technical topics like UL 3741 requirements. His ability to tackle a broad range of topics ensures there’s something for everyone.

A Value-Adding Listen

I’m a weekly listener of Tim’s podcast. His content is both educational and forward thinking as the solar and storage spaces continue to evolve here in the US in quick-moving, turbulent times.

Two Thumbs Up for Clean Power Hour

Great podcast for the clean energy pro, wannabe or energy nerd! Relevant & timely topics discussed with some of the best solar pros in the biz. Tim informs and inspires us all to help work for a cleaner & safer future.

Next to the sun, the CPH is the best thing in the solar system

Tim’s Clean Power Hour has been a “born again” experience for me as I lean into semi retirement and look for other things to give me purpose and direction in life. His guests are excellent, and the way Tim navigates these discussions is nothing short of genius. I’m not up to speed technically, or with the terminology of the industry, so I’m about to read Tim’s Wired for Sun, to prepare me for the 2 solar projects I plan on doing in conjunction with my business. I’m going to go off the scale and give Tim and his show/guests 6 stars.

One of my favorite energy podcosts

Tim & his team bring practical experience to the Clean Power Hour podcast, focusing on real issues, along with noteworthy successes, from which the entire energy industry can greatly learn. Power On!

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About Us

Welcome Energy Professionals!

Meet Your Hosts

Tim Montague

John Weaver