New Course: Energy Storage Finance Brit Heller Energy storage has crossed a threshold. The technology is mature, costs have come down dramatically, and customers are asking for it. Now the real work is figuring out how to structure a deal that actually pencils. Wes Kennedy has spent his career working in this space. From co-founding Namaste Solar to roles at SMA, Fronius, Blue Planet Energy, and DynaPower, Wes has been at the forefront of energy storage deployment for decades. Today, as part of Qcells’ mid-market team, he’s qualifying and closing solar-plus-storage projects ranging from 50 kW commercial installs all the way up to 10 MW systems paired with 40 MWh of battery storage. After all this time at the forefront of storage deployment, Wes will tell you the technology was rarely the hard part – the financial models were. That’s exactly what his course, Energy Storage Finance, is built to address. In just 2 hours, Wes walks through the financial models that are actually driving storage adoption today and how the most financially attractive projects are happening right now. Just as creative financing unlocked the residential solar boom, the same thing is happening in storage. This course helps you wrap your mind around it all. A snapshot from inside the course Energy Storage Finance is one module inside Wes’s full Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage course – also available through HeatSpring PRO. If you want to focus on Energy Storage Finance, it’s also available as a $395 standalone. The Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage course on its own runs $895. HeatSpring PRO is $890/year – and includes that course plus 15 other premium courses. If you’re a solar professional adding energy storage to your work, PRO is the obvious choice. Enroll here! Clean Energy Policy Energy Storage Solar Solar Business Growth Solar miscellaneous Solar Plus Storage Solar Utility Interconnection Originally posted on February 26, 2026 Written by Brit Heller Director of Program Management @ HeatSpring. Brit holds two NABCEP certifications - Photovoltaic Installation Professional (PVIP) and Photovoltaic Technical Sales (PVTS). When she isn’t immersed in training, Brit is a budding regenerative farmer just outside of Atlanta where she is developing a 17-acre farm rooted in permaculture principles. She can be found building soil health, cultivating edible & medicinal plants, caring for her animals or building functional art. More posts by Brit