The Energy Show

No one packs more useful information into 20 minutes than Barry Cinnamon. Also, no one could ever accuse Barry of not being respectful of his listeners’ time, as he makes a point of getting it all in as quickly as he can. In fact, a case could be made that Barry is too respectful of our time as this is far from a “weekly” podcast. A “monthly” podcast would be more accurate. I do love, however, how Barry breaks down and thoroughly analyzes current hot topics, not only in the solar industry, but in the energy industry in general. During his quick deep dives, Barry can often be funny, which is always a plus. So, in sum, this is a great podcast, but I just wish it were weekly, as promoted in the intro.

I started listening to Barry‘s podcast couple months ago and I find his insights valuable. I work in the Solare space but it moves so fast. I tried to draw from as many experts in the field as I can like Barry. Thanks for sharing all those great information.

There was a time when Barry had a lot of good information to give but these days this podcast is just a long winded sales pitch where every year is the last year to put solar on your probably marginally qualified roof because the bottom is about to drop and utility is supreme evil. It’s Fox News of solar agenda. He doesn’t take a moment to consider anything else but how utility is preventing him from selling you probably a solar LEASE where they can fill their coffers, which isn’t that much different from PGE, you just have a different provider. I also found it funny how readily he jabs at prevailing wage rules for CA commercial installs. No worries, you can still sell your banker buddies leases and finance deals and install without higher wages on resi roofs. While he is dreaming up of his next topic in the new hot tub, I wonder if his electrician makes a good living wage and has retirement (like Barry does).

I have solar (no battery) but I have an BEV. Why does Mr. Cinnamon not talk about how I can not only charge my BEV using solar but also how I can use my car’s gigantic battery pack to power my house? I already paid for this humongous battery and I want to use it during blackouts. Please talk about this.