Will Prowse YouTube channel
Shares rank 25 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
Recommended for clear, agenda-free information on DIY solar and batteries, from a channel people call a treasure of information.
Recommended for clear, agenda-free information on DIY solar and batteries, from a channel people call a treasure of information.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful information without any agenda
“Will does a great job distilling a ton of useful information without any sort of agenda.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Anker goes big with new whole home backup system” “His YT is a treasure of information.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025” High-quality, active DIY solar channel
“has a very active, high quality Youtube channel about DIY solar”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “US Department of Energy will give weapons-grade plutonium to energy companies” “Will Prowse on YT is very good”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “3.4M Solar Panels” Described as an amazing resource
“an amazing resource for best of breed”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Anker goes big with new whole home backup system” “His YT is a treasure of information.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025” Well-liked presenter
“Will is so awesome. I chuckle every time I see his name”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Anker goes big with new whole home backup system” “Will Prowse on YT is very good”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “3.4M Solar Panels”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Will Prowse YouTube channelThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Thats how I made my solar/battery system.”
“has a very active, high quality Youtube channel about DIY solar”
“Will Prowse on YT is very good”
“His YT is a treasure of information.”
“Will does a great job distilling a ton of useful information without any sort of agenda.”
“Will is so awesome. I chuckle every time I see his name”
“an amazing resource for best of breed”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.