Why does 2026 Feel Like a Solar Hangover?
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2025 was a record year for residential solar and batteries. 2026 is shaping up to be a record bad one.
The 30% homeowner solar tax credit is gone ... is residential solar in serious trouble? Not so fast.
This week on The Energy Show, Barry sits down with Raghu Belur, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Enphase, to talk about what comes next for homeowners, installers and the solar industry.
Raghu and Barry have both been riding the solar coaster since the early days of residential solar and they've seen enough downturns to know that today's bad market doesn't necessarily mean tomorrow's bad business.
Episode Highlights:
• How prepaid leases can help homeowners capture economics similar to the former 30% tax credit
• Enphase's new IQ9 microinverter and upcoming G5 battery
• Why Enphase says its G5 battery costs are about 40% lower
• Bidirectional EV charging and turning your car into a giant home battery
• AI-powered solar, battery and home energy management
• Why installers should go back to their existing customers
• Expanding into EV charging, HVAC and commercial solar
• Balcony solar as a gateway into home electrification
• Falling battery costs and the next generation of power electronics
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