{"podcast":{"title":"Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast","slug":"sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742","podcast_index_feed_id":470742,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/whitehousesolar/feed.xml","website_url":"https://whitehousesolar.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3770418/Podcast_LOGO_OBAMA_1500x1500_rmpssk.jpg","author":"whitehousesolar","episode_count":344,"summary":"Sean White teaches solar and storage classes and seminars around the world and inside your home (online). He is known for helping people get NABCEP certified. This podcast contains an assortment of topics, with an emphasis on solar and storage technical knowledge. Up your game! Catch a photon! Save the planet! Learn more and go to www.solarSEAN.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:44.844976+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742"},"episode":{"title":"Energy IoT Open Source with CEO, Arila Barnes","slug":"energy-iot-open-source-with-ceo-arila-barnes","published_at":"2026-07-19T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742/energy-iot-open-source-with-ceo-arila-barnes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742","url":"https://whitehousesolar.podbean.com/e/energy-iot-open-source-with-ceo-arila-barnes/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zv65rrkg3evpktyn/343rd_Energy_IoT_Open_Source_with_CEO_Arila_Barnes_07192026awm53.mp3","summary":"Arilla Barnes, founder and CEO of Energy IoT Open Source, discussing open-source energy solutions and microgrid technology. Arilla explained how her organization creates turnkey solutions for microgrids using open-source software, firmware, and hardware to enable energy access and control for communities, with a current demonstration lab at Informal Spaces in Oakland featuring a 5.8 kilowatt solar carport, battery storage, and hybrid inverter systems. They discussed challenges with electric vehicle bi-directional charging, regulatory barriers to energy sharing between homes, and the potential for distributed data centers using renewable energy. Arilla shared her work with Linux Foundation Energy projects including LF Hyphae and LF Open Leader, and expressed interest in collaborating on a demonstration project at Sean’s solar training center property Topics Covered Energy IoT Open Source www.eiot.energy IOT = Internet of Things SunSpec Alliance Open Source Open Energy Lab EV = Electric Vehicle Micro-Grid Grid Net-Metering Utility Bidirectional EV Charging Market Open Source Computer Technology Data Center Hydro Pump ESS = Energy Storage System Biofuel Bidirectional EV Charging Linux Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Virtual Power Plants Energy Asset Ownership Reach out to Arila Barnes here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/arilabarnes Website: www.eiot.energy Email: arila@eiot.energy Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean www.solarsean.com/esipexam","meta_description":"Arilla Barnes, founder and CEO of Energy IoT Open Source, discussing open-source energy solutions and microgrid technology. Arilla explained how her organ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742/episodes/energy-iot-open-source-with-ceo-arila-barnes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742/energy-iot-open-source-with-ceo-arila-barnes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}