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Aug 2026
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Batteries are everywhere. Let's understand them better. Join us each week as we discuss why we like batteries and learn more about the growing power of batteries around you each day.
Mike and Jeff chat about Jeff's biggest solar production month; a fun bumper sticker; Staples now charging for alkaline battery recycling; DOE Recycling Prize Winners (Glimpse & Binit); Massachusetts' V2G Incentive Program; Green Wave Picks!
Jeff and Mike get an update on Jeff's solar production; annual absoprtion cycles for lithium ion batteries and how it relates to RV-ing; more on data center power usage; Green Wave Picks of the week.
Mike and Jeff chat about Jeff's real world solar production; a Yahoo News report that's maxxing out solar panels and 484 Tesla Megapacks in Utah; US home battery installations hit record high; Exploration of the Pila Energy Mesh Home Battery; Mike and Jeff's GreenWave EV Pick's of the week!
260: Jeff and Mike discuss Mike's additional EcoFlow Woe with his River; a reminder about charge cycles; Jeff did some looking into what adding batteries to his solar setup might look like; Green Wave EV Picks are back!
Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's solar production; Mike's recycling journey (bye bye to the Delta); Call2Recycle is re-branded; batteries in the New England energy mix; the Department of Energy's National Blueprint for Batteries; GM get's the call to make batteries for new moon rover!
Jeff and Mike discuss the impact of Jeff's solar installation on his electric bill; Lake Tahoe residents are told they have a year to find a new source of electricity; Energy.gov has some great information about EVs and batteries; Emporia EV charger rebates; Better battery recycling in Vermont.
Mike and Jeff discuss the demise of Mike's Delta; Jeff's Volvo XC 40 Recharge Adventure from New Hampshire to NYC and back; Solar production update from Jeff; Plug-In solar approved in Maine; DOE website with some helpful battery info-graphics.
Jeff and Mike talk more in-depth about Jeff's solar installation; Happy Earth Day; Mike's chaining of his EcoFlow Delta and River; Mike's new battery powered mini chopper; Paris Climate Agreement Anniversary; European EV sales surge; Tesla's battery business woes; New England grid storage improvements; iron as cathode material to replace cobalt and nickel.
Mike and Jeff get into Jeff's solar production to date and muse about EV charging; a battery powered cruise ship; Emporia Vue 3 and other circuit monitoring solutions.
Jeff and Mike discuss, finally, Jeff's solar installation being complete and up and running! They go through all the technical details! Also, Saudi Arabia trading oil for batteries!
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