Founder & Editorial Lead
Stephan Kulik
Independent energy-economics writer and founder of YourWatts. Covers residential solar, storage, and home electrification in the US and EU.
About
Stephan Kulik is the founder and editorial lead of YourWatts. He writes about residential solar economics, battery storage, inverters, and home electrification for US and European markets. Prior to YourWatts, he built energy-data comparison tools and consulted on product strategy for consumer fintech. He operates YourWatts through Kulik Media UG, publishes under his real name, and declines installer-lead revenue that would bias product rankings.
Credentials
- Independent energy-economics analyst2020–present
- Founder, Kulik Media UGRegistered publisher, Germany
- Reviews grounded in manufacturer datasheetsBloomberg NEF tiers, JRC PVGIS, NREL PVWatts, Eurostat, EIA
Areas of expertise
- Residential solar system design
- Battery chemistry (LFP, NMC) and sizing
- String, micro, and hybrid inverter selection
- US federal ITC and state incentives
- EU country-level solar policy (KfW, Superbonus, Autoconsumo, SDE++)
- Solar ROI modeling and payback analysis