Probably True Solar Story Notes

Image credit: stock image modified by the author. By Tor “Solar Fred” Valenza (originally published in Solar Today Magazine.) Think about the last time you saw solar energy in a fictional film or television show. Keep thinking. I&rsquo…

People ask me why I wrote a solar dragon story. Three reasons: First, like many stories, it's a metaphor. In this case, it's about our energy transition and the mistakes we made, and the challenges ahead. Second, dragons seem to be a popular story…

Why does pop culture care more about dragon slayers than solar installers? Dragons don't exist, and if they did, one Stealth fighter would end the dragon war pretty quickly. But solar people, we're changing the world today. We deserve to be on Net…

This is what I was hoping for. My Pop, 86 years old, a retired restauranteur that vaguely hears about the solar industry through me, just listened to the first two Probably True Solar Stories, which have to do with a solar developer stealing his own…

Do me a favor. Watch 10 seconds of Professor Tony Seba's talk about cars disrupting American life in the 1900s. As you saw, Tony shows how from 1900 to 1913--13 years--New York's 5th Ave went from one car in a sea of horses and buggies to an aven…

Once upon a time there was a solar PR and communications pro who had an odd idea for a strange and wonderful solar podcast. If you're reading this on Probably True Solar Stories, then you know the idea has come to life with a real podcast and real s…