Hayes Barnard
Founder & CEO, GoodLeap. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
Hayes Barnard is the founder and CEO of GoodLeap, a financial technology company in renewable energy. In 2008, he founded Paramount Solar, which was subsequently acquired by SolarCity and Tesla.
1shows
1appearances
13statements
12resolved
6supported
4contradicted
50%fully supported
Everything Hayes Barnard said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Barnard: Paramount Solar invented selling residential solar digitally
“We kind of invented the ability to sell residential solar digitally, on the internet, over the phone, without meeting with the customer in person.”
Barnard: Elon Musk is the greatest product mind of our generation
“Look, I think Elon is the greatest product mind of our generation. I mean, he is just savant in his ability to design solutions.”
Barnard: GivePower desalinates ocean water for 0.25 cents per liter
“And we have the ability to pull that water out of the ocean for half of a half of a cent. So in my mind, it's the most affordable, sustainable, healthy water that can be produced in the developing world per gallon. Yeah, per liter. Half of a half of a cent. So…”
Barnard: SolarCity grew to 17,000 employees and 40% US market share
“When I joined SolarCity, we had around you know, 1200 employees. We grew that organization to 17,000 employees. And we were hiring about 500 people a month, to give you an example. And we had 40% market share nationwide. There was no number two, Joe. We had th…”
Barnard: 40% of US Carbon Emissions Come From Homes
“What people don't know is 40% of all carbon emissions in the United States come from the home.”
Barnard: Three billion people worldwide lack access to electricity
“Three billion people don't have access to electricity.”
Barnard: EVs will integrate with home bi-directional power in under three years
“Your electric car will be fully integrated in this house we're sitting in in probably under three years with bi-directional inverters where you'll say, well, wait a minute, I kind of want to, you know, deploy energy into my car right now, or maybe I want my ca…”
Barnard: Residential Battery Attachment Rate Jumped to 25%
“I mean, the battery storage attachment rates increased significantly over the course of the last couple of years. It used to be two or three percent. Now it's like 25%.”
Barnard: US Roofing Is a $50B Market Versus $12B for Residential Solar
“Now, if you think about other industries, like roofing as an example, roofing's a fifty billion dollar marketplace. That's compared to residential solar, which is about a twelve billion dollar marketplace.”
Barnard: Residential Solar Market Is Growing at 25% Annually
“Growing at 25% a year for residential solar.”
Barnard: HVAC Accounts for 50% of Residential Energy Load
“If you think about that HVAC's, 50% of the load in a home.”
GivePower installed solar systems on 2,750 schools across 17 countries
“And so we put solar on 2750 schools in 17 countries.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Hayes's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AMERICAN OPTIMISTLEDGER | Founder & CEO, GoodLeap | 1 | 13 | 50% 6/12 | full record on American Optimist → |