
Barry Cinnamon
Founder of Akeena Solar, Inc.
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Sep 22, 2026
969: Could Data Centers Pay for Your Rooftop Solar? | Barry Cinnamon
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0:04Nico JohnsonHOST
Hey, welcome back, solar warriors.
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0:06Nico JohnsonHOST
If you were with us on our previous journey with Barry Cinnamon, you heard part one, where Barry, founder and CEO of Cinnamon Energy Systems, laid out why Australia installs solar and storage for only $2 a watt, and we in the United States... pay closer to 550 a watt.
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0:25Nico JohnsonHOST
And if you missed it, make sure to queue it up.
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0:28Nico JohnsonHOST
It's linked in the show notes.
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1:44Nico JohnsonHOST
Toward the end, we get into Plug and Play Solar as well, which we've covered a lot more recently here on the podcast.
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1:50Nico JohnsonHOST
And that's actually a faster route to the same outcome.
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1:53Nico JohnsonHOST
All right, let's get into it with Barry Cinnamon on how data centers can help pay for your home solar system.
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2:01Barry CinnamonGUEST
This is the other thing I want to talk about.
967: Why U.S. Solar Costs 2–3x More Than Australia | Barry Cinnamon
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0:06Nico JohnsonHOST
A bit of a setup on today's episode.
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0:09Nico JohnsonHOST
Not long ago, I sat down with Barry Cinnamon, founder and CEO of Cinnamon Energy Systems, and genuinely one of the icons of our industry.
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0:17Nico JohnsonHOST
He's been at this since 2001.
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0:20Nico JohnsonHOST
We were in front of a live audience for this conversation at InterSolar and Energy Storage North America 2026 down in San Diego.