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Electromaxxing With Daan Walter
Buckle up, this is a long one. But when we’re talking about a revolution of this magnitude, how could it not be?We couldn’t help ourselves once we sat down with Daan Walter, principal of Ember, to…
The dawn of a new DERcade
We’re back! This time with a solo pod. We continue our tradition of talking about New Year’s resolutions, unpacking DERVOS ‘25, and looking ahead to DERVOS ‘26 and beyond. We feel we’re at the start…
DERVOS 2025: Energy Dominance and the Electrostate
Our final discussion of DERVOS 2025 was a panel on the ramifications of electricity becoming the primary lever of economic and geopolitical might.If you’re listening to this as a podcast, keep in…
DERVOS 2025: Deploying and Orchestrating GWs of Distributed Capacity
Our third discussion of DERVOS 2025 was a panel on how the hell we’re going to deploy and orchestrate a massive new fleet of distributed energy systems to fill a rapidly growing electricity demand…
DERVOS 2025: Permissionless DERs Wait for No One
Our second discussion of DERVOS 2025 was a panel on a revolutionary new class of distributed energy systems that require little to no permission to install.If you’re listening to this as a podcast,…
DERVOS 2025: Big DERs Energy
We kicked off the first discussion of DEROVS 2025 with a panel titled “Big DERs Energy”.If you’re listening to this as a podcast, keep in mind that the full video is available on our website…
DERVOS 2025 Keynote: Solar Pill the World with Jesse Peltan
Note: This presentation has been distributed in video and audio-only versions. We reccomend watching the video version on our website or Youtube to see the visuals.We’ll be releasing all the DERVOS…
DER Startup School with Seth Frader-Thompson, CEO and Co-Founder of EnergyHub
We’re back (minus Colleen who was on vacation), this time with Seth Frader-Thompson, the CEO and co-founder of EnergyHub. Many don’t realize that EnergyHub has built what may be the largest VPP…
Rad Future with Isabelle Boemeke
Strap in for an episode where DERs go almost entirely unmentioned. Instead, we talked about nuclear, degrowth, climate change, communication over the internet, AI, and the future broadly with…
Going Permissionless with Cole Ashman,CEO and Founder of Pila Energy
We’re back! This time with Cole Ashman, Founder and CEO of Pila Energy. Permissionless DERs are one of most exciting new categories for us. With all the focus on permitting challenges, high soft…
DERs are mainstream with Jigar Shah and Tim Hade
We’re still laughing that we actually did this pod. Why it seemed like a good idea to book two of our favorite (outspoken) people, Jigar Shah (most recently led the DOE LPO) and Tim Hade (co-founder…
Solar maxxing with Lisan Al Gaib, Jesse Peltan
We’re back with our longest pod ever! And deservedly so. When you get Lisan al Gaib on the couch, you use all the time you have to pick his brain. Jesse Peltan is one of our favorite thinkers in the…
The Myth of Sisyphus with Astrid Atkinson
After a brief haitus to focus on 2025 planning, we’re back! Last week we sat down with Astrid Atkinson, CEO and co-founder of Camus Energy. We talked about all kinds of fun stuff: how this moment of…
DER Baby DER with Dana Guernsey, Co-Founder and CEO of Voltus
Last week we sat down with Dana Guernsey, co-founder and CEO of Voltus. There was A LOT to talk about in this one. As you’d expect we went deep on Dana’s backstory, the history of DR, new DER…
The Dawn of the Holy War
We’re back! And this time, we’re starting a holy war. Duncan launched an amazing paper on solar (wow, total sleight of hand! Don’t you mean GAS BACKUP?) microgrids for data centers with Stripe’s…
DERVOS '24: Load Growth Panel
DERVOS, 10/25/24, NYCDemand growth has returned to the US electricity sector for the first time in two decades and the cracks are showing in the system. Reindustrialization, electrification, and the…
DERVOS '24: Policy Panel
DERVOS, 10/25/24, NYCNew energy technologies can thrive or die due to regulatory policy. This unbelievable policy panel will feature regulators who have actually supported new technologies and…
DERVOS '24: Demo Day
Where else can you witness a pot of water boil in just a few seconds, learn about a micro nuclear reactor that skips boiling water altogether, insane AI-powered electro-cartography, and…
DERVOS '24: Mary Powell & David Roberts
DERVOS, 10/25/24, NYCDavid Roberts (Volts podcast) and Mary Powell (CEO of Sunrun and DER legend) will sit down in a “fireside chat” style session to review the past year and chart a course for the…
DERVOS '24: Power Markets Panel
DERVOS, 10/25/24, NYCRenewables have been breaking many of the mechanisms in our power markets, irrespective of structure. Across energy only, IRP, and capacity markets, we have been seeing…
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