Tim Montague

Google Pledging CO2 Free 24/7 by 2030 | Clean Power Hour Ep.11

Today's solar, wind and battery storage news stories: Google pledging CO2 free 24/7 Getting to a Carbon-Free EconomyThe urgent is attainable, and at entirely affordable cost.by Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University The incremental costs of decarbonization above our normal energy costs will amount to 1 to 2 percent of U.S. GDP per year during the…

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Covid Knocks 20 Gigawatts Off Global Solar Installations | Clean Power Hour Ep.10

The world will add 142 GW of new solar this year – Covid-19 is knocking 20 GW off the anticipated amount of solar that will get installed this year.  ​ MA Solar Market Floating solar at fort Bragg NC, the US Army's largest base. ​ RTO insider 'past 10 years in CA, average 1 GW/yr solar…

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Will Humans Talk to Their Solar Arrays? | Clean Power Hour Ep.9

Roadrunner solar project in Texas goes online at 497 MW…why does Big Solar matter to you? Largest solar project in Texas!Solar panels /modules are getting bigger but is bigger better? NREL – the national renewable energy laboratory will tell you how solar is made and what it costs to make and install solar. In Portugal, a new…

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Tesla Solar Breaking Price Barriers | Large Format Solar Panels | Clean Power Hour Ep.8

Today on the Clean  Power Hour, Ep. 8: Sept 8, 2020Tesla launches 2 dollar/watt solarSolar panels are growing larger – longer and heavierIllinois’ Governor Pritzker issues 8 Point Plan and 100% RPS A closer look at JA Solar’s new 785/810 W panel seriesAccording to the product sheet, the new series has dimensions of 2,219×1,765x40mm and…

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Utility Scale Batteries | Clean Power Hour Ep.6 with Montague & Weaver

On today's Clean Power Hour with Tim Montague and John Weaver we dive into solar pv news stories about solar, solar plus storage, grid scale batteries and the future of solar and storage. 1. Vistra has been granted a permit for a 1500 MW ESS facility in northern CA. 2.  Montague shows off a NexTracker NX Gemini…

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Utility Scale Batteries | Clean Power Hour Ep.6 with Montague & Weaver

On today's Clean Power Hour with Tim Montague and John Weaver we dive into solar pv news stories about solar, solar plus storage, grid scale batteries and the future of solar and storage. 1. Vistra has been granted a permit for a 1500 MW ESS facility in northern CA. 2.  Montague shows off a NexTracker NX Gemini…

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The Big Box Solar Bonanza – Ep.4 of the Clean Power Hour with Montague & Weaver

The Bigbox Solar Bonanza – Ep.4 of the Clean Power Hour. Breaking down the latest news and information about the commercial industrial solar industry. Please subscribe and give us a thumbs up! Hit that bell. Tell us what you like and want to see more of and share the podcast with your friends. Let's grow…

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The Big Box Solar Bonanza – Ep.4 of the Clean Power Hour with Montague & Weaver

The Bigbox Solar Bonanza – Ep.4 of the Clean Power Hour. Breaking down the latest news and information about the commercial industrial solar industry. Please subscribe and give us a thumbs up! Hit that bell. Tell us what you like and want to see more of and share the podcast with your friends. Let's grow…

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Rooftop Solar | FERC | E-Waste | Coal Decline | Clean Power Hour Ep.3

Today on the Clean Power Hour this week we talk about: 1)We tour one of John's rooftop commercial solar projects; 2)FERC Order 841 and battery storage regulations; an investors view of a solar stock (Ameresco); 3)the growing problem of E-waste as the solar panel avalanche continues to grow. 4)Coal power plants are old and getting…

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Rooftop Solar Site Selection | Clean Power Hour Ep.2

On this episode of the Clean Power Hour (published July 21, 2020) with co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver we discuss site selection criteria for commercial rooftop solar (C&I solar; behind the meter solar PV): roof condition (less than 10 years preferred), available ground if ground mount; electric load vs. available space for solar, grid…

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