Clean Power Hour
The Clean Power Hour podcast is speeding the clean energy transition. Tim Montague and John Weaver highlight clean energy innovations shaping the next generation of renewable energy sources. We discuss the latest solar PV, battery storage, wind, water, wave, and other low-carbon technologies. We answer the question: How can we decarbonize the economy? We promote the economic opportunity of electrifying everything - transportation, energy, industry, and the built environment. Let's speed up the clean energy transition together. Join the movement - www.CleanPowerHour.com
Episodes
379 episodes
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 Barron is the founder and CEO of B...
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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 gigawatts of grid storage in 2025, beating the 35 gigawatt goal set in 2...
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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 development. Our guests are Julia Wu and Anuj Sai...
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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 Farivar, founder of Karh, to discuss how his company is tackling grid congestion, ...
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How Electric Co-ops Drive Tennessee Solar + Battery Storage Growth
#320Today 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, deploys 32 megawatts of battery storage, a...
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CATL Signs Record 200 GWh Battery Deal: What It Means for Storage
On this week’s Clean Power Hour Live, Tim and John discuss Illinois legislation bringing 3 gigawatts of battery storage to IL, the public health impacts of solar tariffs, and global energy storage market trends that are reshaping the grid.<...
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AI Energy Forecasting: How Machine Learning is Transforming the Grid
#319 The modern power grid faces an existential challenge: integrating massive amounts of renewable energy while keeping the lights on. Sean Kelly, CEO and Founder of Amperon, explains how artificial intelligence and machine learnin...
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Why Alaska Is Crushing the Microgrid Game (And What We Learn)
#318 Peter Asmus, microgrid expert and author of the upcoming book "Alaska Microgrid Innovators," breaks down the current state of microgrids and battery storage. He explains why Alaska leads in microgrid innovation and what the rest of the U.S...
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The Global Team Strategy That's SLASHING Solar Project Costs
#EP317 The solar industry faces a defining moment in Q4 2025. While regulatory challenges create uncertainty, well-capitalized players treat this period as a buying opportunity. Daniel Dus, CEO and founder of Cleantech Industry Resources (CIR),...
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Masdar 5.2GW Solar Plus 19GWh Storage: World's First 24/7 Solar Plant
In the latest Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague and John Weaver discuss major developments in clean energy markets. Learn about the world's largest solar plus storage project breaking ground in Abu Dhabi, how silver prices are transforming so...
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Solar Grazing Saves Failing Farms: The Agri-Energy Revolution
#316 Rebekah Pierce runs a regenerative sheep farm in upstate New York and has cracked the code on making solar farms work for agriculture. Her new book "Agri Energy" reveals how combining solar panels with farming creates a win for developers,...
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Why Industrial Real Estate is the KEY to Unlocking a Cleaner Future
In this week's Clean Power Hour live, Tim Montague and co-host John Weaver were joined by Wes Hersche, Director of Enterprise Sustainability at Prologis, to explore how the world's largest logistics real estate company is transforming 1.3 billi...
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How Microgrids and Batteries Future-Proof Grid Resilience
#315 The American grid faces a triple threat: climate disasters, explosive AI data center growth, and mass electrification. Paul Gerke, Content Director for Renewables at Clarion Events and host of Factor This podcast, breaks down how batteries...
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Why Grid Power Can't Save AI Data Centers (Microgrids Can)
#EP314Today on the Clean Power Hour, Michael Stadler, CTO of Xendee, reveals why the utility grid cannot support the AI data center boom and how microgrids provide the only viable path forward. Michael began researching micro...
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How 41 US States Are Deploying Energy Storage and Smart Grids?
#Ep313Grid modernization is accelerating across America. In Q2 2025 alone, 48 states plus DC and Puerto Rico took 468 actions to modernize their grids through energy storage, microgrids, and virtual power plants. This shift is reshaping ...
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Why Solar and Battery Storage Is Now More Valuable Than Solar Alone
Most solar installers miss the biggest opportunity in clean energy today.Jay Marhoefer started Intelligent Generation in 2009, six years before the market was ready. Today, his company delivers 3-6x higher ROI for commercial solar projec...
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FEOC Regulations Spark MASSIVE Supply Chain Disruptions
The global supply chain for batteries and solar equipment faces unprecedented complexity in 2025. If you're a developer or asset owner planning projects for 2026 and beyond, this conversation is essential listening.Christian Roselund, Se...
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AI & Robotics Revolutionize Solar Work
This week on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague and John Weaver break down the latest in solar, wind, storage, and AI. From vertical solar in Norway to offshore solar in China, plus cable theft in Germany and layoffs in North Carolina, this epi...
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How Virtual Power Plants Save Millions in Energy Costs
#EP310Power grids across America face mounting challenges from extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising costs. But a revolution is underway. Jeff St. John, Chief Reporter at Canary Media, reveals how battery storage and microgri...
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How Solar, Batteries, and Microgrids Are Reshaping the Grid
#309Solar energy now dominates 80% of new grid additions globally. But what comes after solar becomes the cheapest energy source on Earth?Tim Montague joined the Solar Maverick Podcast to reveal the next chapter of the energy tran...
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Solar Hits $500/kW - 27 Years Early (Full Breakdown)
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague is joined by John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy) and Evan Upshur (CPS America) for a roundup of the latest solar, storage, and clean energy news. Fresh from the solar industry's biggest ...
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Community Solar and Battery Economics with 18-Month Payback
#EP308What if you could slash your community's electricity costs by 40% while achieving true energy independence?AJ Perkins transformed from business executive to renewable energy pioneer, building 3.8 gigawatts of microgrid proje...
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When 1,500 MW Vanished: Peter Kelly-Detwiler on the Hidden Crisis Breaking Our Grid
#EP307 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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