Probably True Solar Stories

Probably True Solar Stories tells urban legends and fairytales about solar people and the solar industry. Through short stories, consumers learn about solar, and solar pros get to feel more important than dragon slayers, who aren’t even real.

Recent Episodes

April 17, 2024

Why Solar Man Joined the Ultra League of Super Defenders (Encore)

There's a new superhero in town. His name is Solar Man, and he's here to help the world, but not in the way you might think. To defeat his arch-nemesis, Solar Man reluctantly decides to join the Ultra League of …

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April 10, 2024

Murder by Solar Drone (Encore)

A solar installer thinks he hears a gunshot while performing a drone solar site survey. The shot--if it was a shot--came from the ranch house of his ex-fiancé. Can the solar installer’s drone footage solve the gunshot mystery...

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April 5, 2024

Probably True Solar Songs: A Ballad for Greta T (Live-ish)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, you’ll hear a new Probably True Solar Song that was inspired by the relentless climate action and advocacy of Greta Thunberg. True Solar Takeaways We loved this song so much that we ma...

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April 4, 2024

Probably True Solar Songs: Bye Bye Utility Bill. Hello, Solar Thrill!…

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we return for our second Probably True Solar Song about a woman who decides to break up with her utility and fall in love with solar power. True Solar Takeaways This solar breakup …

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April 3, 2024

Probably True Solar Songs: The Solar Coaster Life (Sort of Live)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we introduce our music division: Probably True Solar Songs. You'll also learn about our new solar-themed dive bar, meet the band, and hear our first future hit solar song, "The Solar C...

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March 27, 2024

Good Afternoon, Dude. I'm Solar Sam, Your Solar Salesbot (Encore)

(The following is an encore episode from 2022, but all the info is still "probably true.") On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we imagine how the AI and robots of the future could affect solar sales in the year …

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Recent Blog Posts

Why Is Solar Missing in Film and TV Today?

Image credit: stock image modified by the author. By Tor “Solar Fred” Valenza (originally published in Solar Today Magazine.) Think about the last time you saw solar energy in a fictional film or television show. Keep thinking. I&rsquo…

People ask me why I wrote a solar dragon story. Three reasons...

People ask me why I wrote a solar dragon story. Three reasons: First, like many stories, it's a metaphor. In this case, it's about our energy transition and the mistakes we made, and the challenges ahead. Second, dragons seem to be a popular story…

Why does pop culture care more about dragon slayers than solar installers?

Why does pop culture care more about dragon slayers than solar installers? Dragons don't exist, and if they did, one Stealth fighter would end the dragon war pretty quickly. But solar people, we're changing the world today. We deserve to be on Net…

About the Host

Tor

Tor "Solar Fred" Valenza

Author and Narrator

Probably True Solar Stories is written and read by Tor “Solar Fred” Valenza. Tor is a former film and TV writer (Stargate SG-1, Dharma & Greg, The Dead Zone) and current chief solar public relations geek at UnThink Solar, a solar PR and communications firm.

Ironically, Tor shares true solar news stories every day on Twitter and to the media. But... they’re mostly boring. So, subscribe to Probably True Stories and follow Tor at @SolarFred or @ProbTrueSolar on Twitter to be the first to know about all the strange and wonderful solar stories that Tor makes up. What’s your solar story?