Learn how energy systems work
Short animated explainers of the systems that go into an energy project. Made for students, homeowners and the sales teams who explain these systems every day.
The chain reaction: how one change ripples through every trade
On a real project the trades depend on each other, so one design change resizes everything after it.
How solar works on a project
How sunlight becomes usable electricity on a real job, and what decides the size of an array.
How a heat pump heats and cools a home
A heat pump moves heat instead of making it, pulling heat from outdoor air in winter and pushing it outside in summer.
How geothermal ground loops work
A loop of pipe in the ground feeds a heat pump, and the ground temperature does most of the work.
How batteries work with solar on a project
What a battery does on a home or a small commercial job, and how it changes the numbers.
Where a house loses heat
Heat escapes through the attic, walls, windows and air leaks, and sealing those paths shrinks every system that follows.
How heat pump water heaters work
A heat pump water heater moves heat from the air around it into the tank instead of making heat with a burner.
How home electrical service works
Power comes in from the grid through the meter to the main panel, and the panel decides what a project can add.