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NABCEP 2025: Vehicle-to-Home Technology (V2H) and the Future of Home Power
SunCast Media Interview with Host: Nico Johnson Thinking about using your EV to power your home? This engaging discussion with industry...
May 211 min read


Electrified Homes Are Simply Better Homes
Special Guest: Jeff Aalfs Ever wonder how you're supposed to navigate electrified homes, green building, sustainability, and energy...
May 23 min read


Get Your Heat Pump, Solar and Battery Tax Credits While They Last
Thinking about going solar, upgrading to a heat pump, or adding a home battery system? You could be leaving thousands of dollars on the...
Mar 101 min read


Who Knows Better – AI or Your Heat Pump Salesperson?
AI is getting smarter—answering complex questions in seconds, from heat pump efficiency to system sizing. But can it really outthink a...
Mar 31 min read


My AC Broke - Is a Heat Pump Cool?
Yes, definitely. Heat pumps are literally and figuratively cool. And without a doubt, the best time to consider installing a heat pump is...
Jun 24, 20242 min read


Electrical Upgrades for Home Electrification
There is one thing for certain as you electrify your house. You’ll need more electricity. Duh! But getting more electricity from the...
Oct 26, 20231 min read


Getting Started with Home Electrification
How would you like to reduce your home energy costs, improve your health and comfort, and at the same time do your part to improve the...
May 31, 20231 min read


How Much Heat Can A Heat Pump Pump?
The Energy Show · How Much Heat Can A Heat Pump Pump? How much heat could a heat pump heat if a heat pump could pump heat? Technically,...
May 17, 20222 min read


Electrifying Your Home - How Many Solar Panels Do I Need?
The Energy Show · How many solar panels needed to electrify my home Stop burning fossil fuels and electrify everything. That’s the path...
May 3, 20222 min read


Building Electrification Analytics
Energy costs keep going up — and faster than ever. Gasoline is over $5/gallon, natural gas prices are projected to skyrocket, and PG&E...
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Prepping for New Energy Technology
The Energy Show · Prepping for New Energy Technology Not since the advent of central heating and cooling has home energy technology...
Jul 27, 20211 min read


Building Electrification with Menlo Spark
This week’s Energy Show was recorded on Earth Day 2021, 51 years after the very first Earth Day in 1970. When Earth Day was established...
May 10, 20212 min read


Wholesale Distributed Generation - Clean Coalition
With the Stay At Home orders in place throughout a large part of the U.S., many of us are now 100% dependent on our home’s electric grid...
Apr 28, 20202 min read


Converting a House to Zero Net Energy
Buildings consume 40% of our energy, most of that for heating and cooling. Almost all of this energy is supplied by fossil fuels,...
Jan 31, 20202 min read


Hidden Barriers to Building Electrification
Studies show that electrifying our transportation and building sectors are the fastest ways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These...
Aug 8, 20192 min read


Electric Panel Upgrade - With Sue Kateley
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions we need to electrify all of our buildings. New electric appliances — such as heat pumps and induction...
Jul 10, 20192 min read


Lose the Gas Furnace, Install a Heat Pump
Natural gas furnaces for heating are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases generated by homes and offices. Until recently, these...
Jun 27, 20192 min read


Home Energy Analytics with Steve Schmidt
Cities and states all over the country are making a big push to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in both new and existing buildings....
Jun 13, 20192 min read


Whole House Electrification with Howard Wenger
To slow the global warming trend, a number of states have committed to the aspirational goal of 100% carbon-free energy. As a species...
May 15, 20191 min read


Planning for an All Electric Future
There is no doubt in my mind that the “All Electric future” is inevitable. The only question is how fast…20 or 50 or 75 years? Electric...
Jul 5, 20182 min read
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