Jul 1, 2026 · 18 min · 11 segments
Everyone's asking AI for answers these days. • How big should my heat pump be? • Should I get mini-splits? • Will a heat pump save money? • Can AI actually design a comfortable HVAC system? This…
Daniel RarisGuestSo, you want to save the world with clean energy? Make money doing it? Confused about the economic and technical realities of residential and commercial solar, batteries, heat pumps, EVs? Want the real-world scoop on new energy technologies, not manufacture hype? Then tune in to the weekly energy show hosted by Barry Cinnamon.
Insights from Barry's 40-plus years in the solar and energy industry will help you understand the future ways we'll generate and consume energy.
And now, here's Barry.
Now, AI or artificial intelligence, for those of you who have been under a rock for the last five years, it's becoming more and more capable with smart answers to all kinds of questions.
And it's easier to access AI verbally and in documents and spreadsheets and things like that.
And I was wondering about how well these computer answers compared to an expert heat pump designer.
So this week's show is a roundtable between AI and our heat pump design consultant who specializes in high performance buildings and focuses on indoor comfort issues.
But instead of John Henry, we have Daniel Raris to talk about our general philosophy when designing a heat pump HVAC system to replace an old natural gas furnace and air conditioner.
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So, you want to save the world with clean energy? Make money doing it? Confused about the economic and technical realities of residential and commercial solar, batteries, heat pumps, EVs? Want the real-world scoop on new energy technologies, not manufacture hype? Then tune in to the weekly energy show hosted by Barry Cinnamon.
Insights from Barry's 40-plus years in the solar and energy industry will help you understand the future ways we'll generate and consume energy.
And now, here's Barry.
Now, AI or artificial intelligence, for those of you who have been under a rock for the last five years, it's becoming more and more capable with smart answers to all kinds of questions.
And it's easier to access AI verbally and in documents and spreadsheets and things like that.
And I was wondering about how well these computer answers compared to an expert heat pump designer.
So this week's show is a roundtable between AI and our heat pump design consultant who specializes in high performance buildings and focuses on indoor comfort issues.
But instead of John Henry, we have Daniel Raris to talk about our general philosophy when designing a heat pump HVAC system to replace an old natural gas furnace and air conditioner.
