Everyone's asking AI for answers these days. How big should my heat pump be? Should I get mini-splits? Will a heat pump save money? Can AI actually design a comfortable HVAC system? This week Barry decided to find out. He asked AI a series of common homeowner questions about heat pumps and then brought in heat pump design expert Daniel Rares to see how the answers stacked up in the real world. The results were surprisingly good... and occasionally completely wrong. Turns out

AI is hungry. Very hungry. And it's coming for your electricity. Every ChatGPT prompt, AI image, Google search, streaming video, and cloud application runs inside massive data centers that consume enormous amounts of power. But where will that power come from? And who's going to pay for it? Barry explains why utilities, data centers, and consumers are headed for a collision course over electricity. In this episode: • Why data centers are rated by megawatts instead of computin

The energy world just changed. Again. For years solar, batteries, EVs and heat pumps were sold as clean alternatives. Now they're simply the least expensive alternatives. In this episode, Barry Cinnamon explains why economics -- not politics — is driving the next phase of the energy transition, and why fossil fuel interests are fighting harder than ever to slow this transition down. Why electrons beat molecules every time The real economics of EVs vs gasoline vehicles Why sol