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A weekly look at what's new in solar, brought to you by Exact Solar. Clean energy news, policy updates, and stories that matter. exactsolar.substack.com
Exact Solar hosts This Week in Solar, a news show with 120 episodes published.
Realtors often think of solar as a four-letter word. So how do we change that? Today’s episode was recorded live in front of an audience and features two guests: John Nichols is a realtor with Lokation Real Estate who ha
What’s new I’m going to be testing a plug-in solar system on my house, and as I’ve researched the best way to set it up, I’ve realized that some limitations will have to be solved before this is widely adopted in the U.S
Aaron talks with Rob Avis, an engineer and permaculture designer who walked away from a career in the fossil fuel industry to found 5thWorld . Rob and his team design food, water, and energy-autonomous homes, acreages, a
What’s new The Trump administration is planning to impose tariffs of at least 15% on imported polysilicon and set minimum prices on many parts of the solar supply chain. Polysilicon is the ultra-purified silicon (basical
Aaron talks with Sean Garren DeKrey, Chief Program Officer at Vote Solar, who leads the state-level solar policy and advocacy work in more than two dozen states. If you feel powerless when you think about clean energy an
What’s new You might have seen headlines this week about the Trump Administration banning the importation of humanoid robots. Maybe you even laughed, which is understandable! But buried in that ban is something far more
Aaron talks with Zainab Mirza and Hannah Malus, the co-hosts of Watts the Tea, a show that translates clean energy news and policy into the language of Gen Z gossip. If you want to know why clean energy has a messaging p
What’s New: As of July 2026, eight states have signed plug-in solar into law. Two more states have had legislation pass both chambers, and the bills are now sitting on the governor’s desk waiting to be signed. In today’s
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Exact Solar just finished one of the most high-impact projects we've ever been a part of. Upper Dublin's new Police Station and Municipal building is now 100% solar-powered! If you're wondering if your home, business, to
Aaron talks with Dave Kirkpatrick, a co-founder and Managing Director of SJF Ventures. Dave is a 40-year veteran of clean energy investment whose firm backs cleantech companies that make an impact. If you want to know wh
What’s new Several companies want to install tiny AI data centers in people’s homes. It’s not as crazy an idea as you might think… AI needs more computing power, but Americans are beginning to loathe data centers and opp
Aaron talks with Jeff Spies and Jason Vetterli, seasoned solar industry veterans and filmmakers who are about to release the documentary Solar Roots. They’ve spent nearly 10 years filming and editing this documentary to
What’s New: Earlier this week, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously passed the Garden State Plug-In Solar Act, a bill that would legalize plug-in (balcony) solar across the state. If signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, the law wi
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What’s New: Two of the solar industry’s leading independent testing labs, Kiwa PVEL and RETC, just dropped their 2026 solar panel reliability reports. The high-level takeaway is: solar panels are becoming more efficient
Aaron talks with Dr. Ryan Wartena, CEO and Founder of Southern Beams Builds and creator of Dragonwings. If you don’t already know what Dragonwings are, you should. They’re insanely cool. Imagine off-grid power in a box,
What’s New: Earlier this year, Elon Musk set an aggressive goal for Tesla and SpaceX: to build 100 gigawatts (GW) of annual solar manufacturing capacity in the United States within the next three years. The plan’s moving
In This Week In Solar’s one hundredth episode, Aaron Nichols sits down with Mr. Money Mustache. They dive into the unnecessary red tape surrounding traditional solar installations and explore some highly unconventional,
What’s new: The U.S. energy storage sector just posted its strongest first quarter in history, installing 9.7 Gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity. Why it matters: I don’t like to throw large numbers at you without conte
Sean White
specialist dietitian and postdoctoral clinical academic · Omnia Outsourcing
1 appearance on this show
Tim Montague
host and creator of the Clean Power Hour podcast · Clean Power Hour
1 appearance on this show
Rob Avis
5thWorld
1 appearance on this show
Dave Kirkpatrick
SJF Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Meghan Wood
Raya Power
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Ryan Wartena
Southern Beams Builds
1 appearance on this show
Vaughan Woodruff
Equinox DG
1 appearance on this show
Deep Patel
Gigawatt
1 appearance on this show
Laura Gutierrez
SolarSync
1 appearance on this show
Jesse Callahan
unclear
1 appearance on this show
Adam Larner
Primergy Power
1 appearance on this show
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