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400+ conversations with leaders building solar, storage, and the future of energy.

Batteries: 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 Systems,” challenges how we...

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Bridge 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#EP328 Federal funding for tribal clean energy projects has been rescinded.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 construction, lost jobs, and broken promises....

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China 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. The hosts analyze...

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Climate 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 of the...

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The 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 about solar, storage,...

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Whole 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 backup solutions remained out...

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Utility 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 reveal how microgrids are...

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Energy 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 transforms energy project development.  Maryssa...

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America 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 reached 40...

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AI 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, permitting, and early-stage...

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Solving 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 Christian...

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How 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 America manages explosive EV adoption,...

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