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Sean White teaches solar and storage classes and seminars around the world and inside your home (online). He is known for helping people get NABCEP certified. This podcast contains an assortment of topics, with an emphasis on solar and storage technical knowledge. Up your game! Catch a photon! Save the planet! Learn more and go to www.solarSEAN.com
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Sunday Apr 26, 2026
Sunday Apr 26, 2026
Jason Sharp, CEO of Namaste Solar, discusses the company's worker-owned cooperative model, where employees hold equal ownership and elect the board of directors. The conversation covers solar installation practices in Colorado, electrical apprenticeship programs, the evolving role of energy management systems and meter collars, distributed energy policy, and the future of bidirectional EV charging and balcony solar. Sharp also addresses how cooperative ownership fosters safety, accountability, and fair compensation across the solar industry.
Topics Covered
Namaste Solar www.namastesolar.com
Worker-owned Company
Flashing
Snow
Tax Credit
Snowy Roof Installation Safety
Home Power Magazine
Jason Sharpe’s Background
EV = Electric Vehicle
EV Charger
Solar Universe
NABCEP = North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners
Apprenticeship Program
IEC = Independent Electrical Contractors
Electrical License
IBEW = International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Prevailing Wage
Amicus Solar
Cooperative Business
ESOP = Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ASES = American Solar Energy Society
Evolution of the Industry
Bidirectional EV
Politics
Oil and Gas
Utility
ESS = Energy Storage System
Grid
California Fire
Off Grid
Market
Fossil Fuel
Distributed Energy
Demand Charge
Peak Demand
Code Evolution
EMS = Energy Management System
PMS = Power Management System
PCS = Power Control System
UL 916
UL 3141
Meter Collar
Balcony Solar
Plugin Solar
COSSA = Colorado Solar and Storage Association
Why Republicans Love Solar Podcast
Podcast with Riley Neugebauer
Reach out to Jason Sharpe here:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jason-sharpe
Namaste Solar: www.namastesolar.com
Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at
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