Solar industry veteran Mike Bishop discusses two decades of photovoltaic market transformation on Sean White’s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast. From California's $4/watt rebates and OnGrid financial modeling software to current net metering policy, AI data center power demands, and Energy Net protocols, they analyze economic trends, regulatory impacts, and technological developments. The discussion examines distributed versus utility-scale generation, battery storage evolution, and whether rising fixed utility charges could make grid disconnection economically viable.

 

Topics Covered

OnGrid www.ongrid.wtf

Solar History

Software

NorCal Solar www.norcalsolar.org

Market

Battery

Rebate

Governator

Expected Performance Based Buydown

Tax Credit

Net Metering

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Energy Net

Broadband Internet

Galvanic Isolation

Slow Power www.slowpower.wtf

Slow Power Blog www.slowpower.wtf/blog

AI = Artificial Intelligence

AI Utilizing Jobs

Swanson’s Law

Price of Solar

Arco Solar

Used Module

Podcast with Alfredo Ignacio (AI)

NABCEP = North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners

 

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michael-c-bishop/

 

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