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10/20/2026

🍂🔥 Is your heating ready for fall? https://cinnamon.energy/free-solar-quote

10/17/2026

Take control of you energy. Get your solar quote today. https://cinnamon.energy/free-solar-quote

10/17/2026

Installers in a tougher market are adapting by expanding their portfolio, adding heat pumps, EV chargers, and HVAC to grow revenue.

Learn more at this incredibly timely Horizon session next week, featuring resident experts Rachel and Yachen of Aurora, Abby and Justin of Solar Holler, and Barry of Cinnamon Energy Systems. 🔗 to register in the comments.

10/15/2026

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10/14/2026

Smart Energy Technology. Dumb Energy Policies.

This week on The Energy Show, Barry sits down with Anoushka Tamhane, an MIT Climate Systems Engineering student who's researching battery storage and exploring an ingenious approach to geothermal heating and cooling. The technology is brilliant. The politics? Not so much.

While students at MIT are developing the next generation of energy solutions, research funding cuts and changing policies are making their work more difficult.

Barry and Anoushka discuss what happens when technological progress runs headfirst into political reality.

Plus, Barry shares a few stories about working on experimental solar homes at MIT in 1978.

Episode Highlights:

• Why California homeowners are investing in battery storage while other states lag behind
• How electricity rates and net metering policies influence solar and battery economics
• Why backup power and blackout protection are driving battery adoption
• Virtual power plants and getting paid to support the electric grid
• Networked geothermal and sharing heating and cooling across entire neighborhoods
• Turning waste heat from data centers, grocery stores and wastewater into usable energy
• Massachusetts' geothermal pilot projects and the potential for lower installation costs
• How outdated utility regulations and government policies slow clean energy innovation
• The impact of federal research funding cuts on MIT and the next generation of energy engineers
• Barry's early solar and geothermal research at MIT—and how far the technology has come
• Why smarter energy technology needs smarter policies to succeed

This week on The Energy Show, Barry sits down with Anoushka Tamhane...

10/12/2026

Stop the Energy Vampire! Get your solar quote today.
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10/09/2026

🏆🌿 Green Business of the Year goes to… Cinnamon Energy Systems!

We’re proud to celebrate this recognition, with Barry Cinnamon accepting the award on behalf of our team.

From solar and battery storage to heat pumps and home electrification, we’re passionate about helping our community take control of its energy and build a cleaner future. ☀️🔋

Thank you to our hardworking team, our customers, and everyone who supports our mission. This award is something we can all celebrate! 💚

10/07/2026

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10/07/2026

Solar’s Next Act, According to Tom Werner

This week on The Energy Show, Barry Cinnamon sits down with Tom Werner, who led SunPower from 2003 to 2020 and helped build it into one of the world's largest solar companies.

Tom has ridden the solar coaster through booms, busts, policy changes and technology revolutions. And his assessment of 2026? It's actually worse than he expected.

In some U.S. markets, Tom says residential solar is down 25–50% or more, as the industry deals with the loss of the residential tax credit, changing net-metering economics and a difficult transition to new financing models.

But zoom out, and the picture gets much more interesting.

Episode Highlights:
• How badly the market has fallen since the tax credit disappeared
• Why falling battery prices could change the equation
• Why exploding electricity demand could revive distributed solar
• How AI and data centers are creating enormous new grid loads
• Why Virtual Power Plants could finally become a major opportunity
• Why Tom, once skeptical of solar financing now says installers have to embrace it
• How homes are slowly becoming their own miniature utilities

This week on The Energy Show, Barry Cinnamon sits down with Tom Wer...