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Cut Costs, Close Faster: Chris Hopper’s 2026 Solar Playbook
This week, Barry sits down with Chris Hopper, CEO & Co-Founder of Aurora Solar, the software that transformed rooftop solar design. From his early work electrifying off-grid villages in Rwanda to building the industry’s leading remote design platform, Chris explains how software eats soft costs—and why that’s critical now. In this episode: • Why loans will vanish, but lease/PPA will surge in 2026 • How Aurora’s new features—instant plan sets, financing integrations, market to
Oct 141 min read
Top Products from RE+ 2025: Solar Panels, Home Batteries & Balcony Solar
RE+ (formerly Solar Power International) brought together over 40,000 energy enthusiasts in Las Vegas this year. From cutting-edge home...
Oct 71 min read
Turmoil for Home Solar Loans, Leases and PPAs
Dan Javan Explains the Mad Scramble for Solar Financing in 2026 The “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) killed the 30% tax credit for...
Sep 291 min read
McCalmont’s EV + Microgrid Musings
In this episode of The Energy Show with Barry Cinnamon , Barry speaks with Tom McCalmont , CEO of McCalmont Engineering and co-founder of...
Sep 211 min read
How to Avoid the Solar Cliff with Jeff Wolfe
In this episode of The Energy Show with Barry Cinnamon , Barry reconnects with Jeff Wolfe , clean-tech veteran, founder of GroSolar ,...
Sep 121 min read
OBBB Fallout: Tom Werner on Surviving the Solar Shake-Up
In this week’s episode of The Energy Show with Barry Cinnamon , we break down how the elimination of the 30% residential solar tax credit...
Aug 301 min read
EV Batteries + Solar = The New Backup Plan
Enphase co-founder Raghu Belur joins Barry Cinnamon to break down the future of solar + storage in this eye-opening episode of The...
Aug 251 min read
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