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I had such a great time on The Strategy Sherpa Show discussing my career, PosiGen, and how passion and purpose drive our growth and progress. Check out the full episode below - and let me know in the comments how purpose has guided you throughout your own career! #CleanEnergy #Energy #PosiGen #PurposeDriven #SolarForAll

Ben leading the charge talking about the future of utilities.

Ausco Products is proud to have worked alongside Harvest Technology Group and Land and Sea Services to deliver the outcomes of this project and be nominated for the Subsea Energy Australia Industry Collaboration Award. Ausco Products - Where precision meets passion. #innovation #technology #collaboration #manufacturing #advancedmanufacturing #subseaengineering #maritimetechnology #remoteoperations

In this interview, I spoke with Laura Rapaport, CEO of North Bridge. Her company provides C-PACE financing ("Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy"). C-PACE is a financial tool for property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy-efficient equipment, renewable energy, water conservation, resiliency, and indoor air quality projects. It can provide up to 100% funding of total project costs by placing a special voluntary assessment on the property that repays the costs of the upgrades, including equipment, labor, and soft costs.   We discuss the state of the C PACE market, its growth path, and its use in today's credit-constrained market as "rescue capital." We also talk about the patchwork of regulation regarding C PACE and how it's not so simple as having a State pass a law that authorizes its use.

Back in 2015, I agreed to embark on the unpredictable, emotional, and slightly insane ride that is entrepreneurship, convinced by the indomitable Steph Speirs that we could build an organization that looked and felt different and operated from a set of deeply held values. Now, nearly ten years later, I'm taking over as CEO. While the moment is bittersweet, I couldn't be more excited about what lies ahead for Solstice. Equity in clean energy, something for which we have fought from the beginning and is core to Solstice's DNA, is not just an afterthought anymore - it's now baked into policy with the passage of the IRA and increasingly a requirement in state-level community solar programs. This recent story from one of our community partners, Vee Likes, Development Director for Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (https://kocoonline.org/), demonstrates the impact affordable and accessible clean energy can have on communities: “More than 60-70% of our members are renters, many are seniors, and almost all are rent-burdened and struggling with issues associated with living in close proximity to the fossil fuel industry and traffic-induced pollution. These communities do not have the type of investments they should in economic opportunities. Many are aware of what solar is, but actually understanding what community solar is and does for them, is not common. Our partnership with Solstice plays a strong part in educating communities. You don’t have to own a house to benefit from clean energy...folks are reminding us that they have the fundamental right to have equitable access and participation in the new clean energy economy here in Illinois.” I'm incredibly proud of stories like this, our team, the culture we have created, and the impact we have had. It wouldn't have been possible without Steph at the helm, and I will be forever grateful for her partnership throughout this wild journey. As Solstice’s CEO, I will drive forward the mission to bring clean energy to every community while treating our customers and partners with care and integrity. I feel tremendous gratitude for how far we’ve come and am looking forward to Solstice’s next chapter. Sandhya Murali Co-founder & CEO, Solstice

We had a lot of fun with this one. Penni McLean-Conner was in the hot seat for this fireside chat - and couldnt have been more approachable and generous with her insights! In addition to her remarkable, trailblazing journey from a North Carolina dairy farm to an award-winning Eversource Energy CSO & author, some fun takeways included: 💡 "Exercise your mind & body every day" 💡 "Write, write, write....establish yourself as an expert" 💡 "Customer complaints are a gift" 💡 "Networking: do your research before walking into the room - know in advance who to connect with" But my favorite was regarding virtual meetings: "Dont look at yourself on the screen, instead look towards the green dot on top". Yes - As I try to keep pace in this fast moving industry, I must stay focused on the green dot. 🚦

Texas is the State of the Future and is Building a Stronger and More Connected State. Texas loves infrastructure, engineering, and scale manufacturing. $142.3 billion by Texas Department of Transportation. https://lnkd.in/giG5bTzx INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE is coming to the Permian Basin: Providing Broadband for ALL, Declaring "Vision Zero" success, Establishing Edge computing for industry, and enabling Intelligent and Autonomous Interstate Corridors on I-10 & I-20. Find out more at YTexas: https://lnkd.in/gkqduK_t The Federal Infrastructure Bank and infrastructure investors will mobilize $billions in capital to underwrite Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones. https://lnkd.in/gWnJD877 INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE (the foundation of ARPA-I) goes well beyond transportation and will be the brains of our economy. Autonomy Institute https://lnkd.in/gMfGAVeT #infrastructure #future #transportation #arpa-i #arpax #cybersecure #jobs #bank #digital #innovation #data #people #visionzero #continuumofcapital #dataexchange #partnerships #supplychains #digitaltwin #privacy #investment #p3programs

Are you attending #Windenergietage hosted by Spreewind GmbH in Potsdam this week? We would love to see you in Forum 5 on Friday to discuss New Strategies for Risk Reduction and Optimization in Operations. https://lnkd.in/eUuzjr3u #spreewind #windenergietage #windindustry #renewableenergy 

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