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
389 episodes
Missouri Wants to Ban All Solar Construction for Two Years
A Missouri state senator wants to ban all solar construction for two years, threatening a 430 MW project already under construction. On the Clean Power Hour Live, Tim Montague and John Weaver cover the Missouri solar moratorium, the first UL st...
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What 16 Years of Solar Development Taught Me | Brad Stutzman #331
What separates solar projects that get built from those that die in development? Brad Stutzman has spent 16 years figuring out the answer.Brad is the Founder and CEO of O3 Energy, a Dallas-based solar development and construction company...
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How Clean Energy Companies Can Get Real ROI from AI #330
Most businesses are stuck in AI demo mode, watching impressive one-off showcases that never become daily operations. In this episode, Tim Montague welcomes Josh Huston from Agents Anywhere to break down the three categories of AI opportunity: a...
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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 talk about batteries in the energy transition. With 22...
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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#EP328 Federal funding for tribal clean energy projects has been rescinded.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. David Harper, CEO of Huurav, is stepping in...
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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 new data from Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson showing China is on ...
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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 Foundation for Climate Restoration, returns to The Clean Power Hour with ...
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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, virtual power plants, microgrids, and AI. From Jigar Shah's call f...
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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 of reach for most homeowners. Tim Montague ...
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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 strategic network assets that deliver value every single d...
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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 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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