Episode

Namaste Solar CEO Jason Sharpe

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Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast
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Apr 26, 2026
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Summary

Jason Sharp, CEO of Namaste Solar, discusses the company's worker-owned cooperative model, where employees hold equal ownership and elect the board of directors. The conversation covers solar installation practices in Colorado, electrical apprenticeship programs, the evolving role of energy management systems and meter collars, distributed energy policy, and the future of bidirectional EV charging and balcony solar. Sharp also addresses how cooperative ownership fosters safety, accountability, and fair compensation across the solar industry. Topics Covered Namaste Solar www.namastesolar.com Worker-owned Company Flashing Snow Tax Credit Snowy Roof Installation Safety Home Power Magazine Jason Sharpe’s Background EV = Electric Vehicle EV Charger Solar Universe NABCEP = North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Apprenticeship Program IEC = Independent Electrical Contractors Electrical License IBEW = International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Prevailing Wage Amicus Solar Cooperative Business ESOP = Employee Stock Ownership Plan ASES = American Solar Energy Society Evolution of the Industry Bidirectional EV Politics Oil and Gas Utility ESS = Energy Storage System Grid California Fire Off Grid Market Fossil Fuel Distributed Energy Demand Charge Peak Demand Code Evolution EMS = Energy Management System PMS = Power Management System PCS = Power Control System UL 916 UL 3141 Meter Collar Balcony Solar Plugin Solar COSSA = Colorado Solar and Storage Association Why Republicans Love Solar Podcast Apple Podcast YouTube Spotify Podbean Podcast with Riley Neugebauer Apple Podcast YouTube Spotify Podbean Reach out to Jason Sharpe here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jason-sharpe Namaste Solar: www.namastesolar.com Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NA…