From SEAL to Solar: Alan Blair’s Mission to Power Your Home
Solar with Alan Blair In this episode, Craig and Kevin interview Alan Blair with Texas Energy Saver. The episode begins with a lot of banter, and some strong feelings!
Homeowner guide
Is Solar Worth It in Texas?
Honest solar math from a repeat guest: tax credits, batteries, net metering, grid tie limits, and the contracts worth walking away from.
What the show has actually said
Solar gets the most skeptical treatment on this show, largely because the same guest keeps coming back and answering the hard questions instead of the easy ones.
Alan Blair of Texas Energy Saver has been on repeatedly. On the live networking episode he explained the federal tax credit at thirty percent, dollar for dollar, carried forward when it is not all used in one year, along with battery backup, grid tie limits and financing. On From SEAL to Solar he went further into batteries, going off grid, utility offset limits and the predatory contracts homeowners sign at the kitchen table. Powering the Future adds the questions people actually ask: a generator against a battery, what happens when you sell a house with panels, microinverters, solar shingles and monitoring.
Before any of that, the 2019 solar episode with David Rosa of Sunpro Solar covered microinverters against string inverters, ground mount systems, net metering credits, the utility base fee that does not go away, and what panels do to your equity. The Montgomery Home and Garden Show episode with True Texas Solar covers adjusting your tax withholdings so a credit is actually usable.
One caution about timing. Incentives change constantly, and on the 2025 insulation episode Steve Spoon described the construction and energy tax credits being gutted. Treat every number here as what was true when it was said on air, and before you sign anything, ask the contractor exactly what credits and incentives apply today, in writing.
The episodes behind this guide
Business Networking with Jojo Trumbly & Solar Power with Alan Blair LIVE
Craig sat down with Solar Power specialist Alan Blair and The Net President Jojo Trumbly while hosting a live event in the Woodlands Texas. Sustained Growth Solutions Email – Design a lead generation system specifically for your business so that you never have to search for leads again!
Powering the Future: Solar Innovations for Businesses and Homeowners
Powering the Future: Solar Innovations for Businesses and Homeowners Description: In this enlightening episode of "Powering the Future," your host Craig Williams engages in an in-depth conversation with renowned solar power expert Alan Blair. Join us as we explore the latest advancements in solar technology, uncovering exciting developments for both businesses and homeowners alike.
That time we talked about Solar Power
Thank you to this weeks Sponsor, Impeccable Credit Services. For all of your Credit Restoration needs call 713-378-1500 This week Craig was able to sit down with David Rosa from Sunpro Solar to discuss all the options available to you as a home owner through their company.
The 2024 Montgomery Home & Garden Show with True Texas Solar
The 2024 Montgomery Home & Garden Show in Conroe, Texas, where we dive into the latest home improvement ideas and outdoor living solutions. Please visit our website for more information: https://www.homeownersshow.com/ Discover innovative remodelling trends, from deck and pergola designs to home spas and lap pools.
Texas Insulation Scandals with Steve Spoon CEO of Victory Insulation
Show Notes for the Video Episode Overview: In this episode, the hosts dive into a variety of topics ranging from home energy solutions to pest control. The conversation is both informative and engaging, providing listeners with valuable insights into practical solutions for common household issues.
Common questions
How does the solar tax credit work?
When Alan Blair explained it on the live networking episode it was a thirty percent federal credit, dollar for dollar against what you owe, carried into the next year if it is not all used. He noted it had been raised from twenty six percent. That is what the show said at the time. On the 2025 insulation episode Steve Spoon described those construction and energy credits being gutted, so confirm the current rule before counting on it.
Do I need batteries with solar?
Not automatically. Alan Blair covered battery sizing, grid tie limits and going off grid across his episodes, and Powering the Future compares a battery directly against a generator for backup power, which is a different job from lowering a light bill.
What happens to solar panels when I sell the house?
Powering the Future takes that question up directly, and the 2019 episode with David Rosa of Sunpro Solar covered what panels do to your equity and how net metering credits work. How the panels were financed matters more to a sale than the panels do.
What does a bad solar deal look like?
Alan Blair used the phrase predatory contracts on From SEAL to Solar. The pattern is a contract signed at your kitchen table that has to be signed tonight, a payback number built on a credit nobody has verified, and a pitch that leaves out the utility base fee, which the 2019 solar episode covers and which does not disappear when the panels go up.
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