About this episode

Manny Aponte discusses the repowering of aging solar systems and the role of modern inverters and energy storage.

Millions of solar systems installed between 2010 and 2018 are approaching inverter end-of-life, creating a $3 billion repowering market. GoodWe Sales Manager Manny Aponte breaks down what repowering actually involves, why functional panels rarely need replacing, how modern inverters improve system performance, and where energy storage fits into the upgrade conversation. Recorded at the 2026 NABCEP Conference in Milwaukee. Topics Covered NABCEP = North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Vanguard 1 satellite GoodWe www.goodwe.com Repowering Inverter GE = General Electric White Labeling OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer VPP = Virtual Power Plant ESS = Energy Storage System John Berger Episode Apple podcast YouTube Spotify Pandora Podbean Cesar Barbosa Episode Apple podcast YouTube Spotify Pandora Podbean Reach out to Manny Aponte here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mannyaponte Website: www.goodwe.com Email: mannyaponte@goodwe.com Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean http://solarsean.com/esipexam

People in this episode

Host: Sean White

Guest: Manny Aponte

Topics covered

• solar market
• inverter technology
• energy storage
• repowering
• NABCEP certification
• system performance

Keywords

• solar systems
• inverter end-of-life
• repowering market
• GoodWe
• energy storage
• NABCEP
• modern inverters
• system performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GoodWe, NABCEP, General Electric, OEM, VPP, ESS

Books & works: Sean's classes

Places: Milwaukee

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