What is Slow Power?

This is Mike Bishop's one-man-band education-and-software company. (Mike's back story is on the About page.)

I also have a one-man-band PV install company, named Oakstead. Thru Oakstead, high-strung sort-of-dumb Mike goes out in the field to get proper ass kickings.

I write about the field struggles at this website. ...Hopefully helping others avoid some of my mistakes. I really want to be good at field work.

I also write about newfangled "site power system" technologies. ...Including how that stuff relates to electrical code and UL listings.

And I write about energy modeling and related money modeling. And (trying to) effectively manage a small construction company.

I'm into open source, open protocols, and local first. I like component-based systems (that avoid being locked in with a particular brand).

I have no ambition to scale (but big ambition to operate smarter). I loved the book Company of One.

I heavily rely on Claude Code. ...An incredible tool that's helping me get my shit together. (There are many valid concerns around AI. And, also, haters gonna hate.)

If you currently have a little install company, or you want to start one (whether all in or part time)... I hope Slow Power helps you.

The blog is here.

The work-in-progress online class is here.

The OnGrid Tool — a now-free-and-open-source legacy modeling tool (hosted by Slow Power) — is here.

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