Send us a Text to Watts Up Solar Podcast!Rebekah Carpenter didn’t just “get into” solar—she jumped on a plane to Mali to install an off-grid system after teaching herself the trade. Two decades later, she’s still providing results and calling BS where needed. We cover the early net-metering era, 48V throwbacks, the DIY wave, when batteries are smart (and when they’re just expensive), and the uncomfortable art of telling customers “this site won’t pencil.”What We CoverThe Mali leap: learning solar by doingNet metering 1.0 & spinning disks vs. today’s digital metersInverters then vs. now (Trace, Sunny Boy, high-voltage strings)DIY solar: design gaps, failure modes, and true cost of “cheap”Shade, valleys, and how to say “no” with integrityMicros/optimizers: useful… but physics still winsBatteries for backup: expectations vs. realityThe future: smaller, smarter, more grassroots—and more essentialKey TakeawaysMitigation isn’t magic: shaded panels are still shaded panels.Education beats upsell: right-sized systems + honest site calls save money.Resilience is a use case, not a vibe: batteries, loads, and behavior must align.Links & ResourcesFinger Lakes Renewables (guest) — https://www.flenergy.com/S.E. Power Consulting (host) — https://sepowerconsulting.com/Watts Up Solar Podcast on YouTube —https://wattsupsolarpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Contact/Booking —https://calendly.com/emmitt-muckles-sepowerconsulting/podcast-recording-watts-up-in-solar-w-emmitt-muckleCredits Host: Emmitt  Muckles Guest: Rebecca Carpenter Producer: Watts Up SolarOur Sponsor for this Episode is S.E. Power Consulting S. E. Power Consulting offers Fractional Training Leadership—meaning you get expert-level training support when you need it, without the cost of a full-time hire.Whether you’re scaling up or just getting organized, we help you train smarter, not harder. Visit SEPowerConsulting.com to learn more. S.E. Power Consulting—Fractional training. Full-time results.

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