Ep 103: Timothy Hade, Co-Founder & COO of Scale Microgrid Solutions
Today's guest is Timothy Hade, Co-Founder & COO of Scale Microgrid Solutions. Scale Microgrid sells modular microgrid products to commercial and industrial customers. It addresses the problem of replicability, as microgrids tend to be highly particular to each customer and can be challenging to scale and price cost-effectively. The company recently secured a $300 million commitment of investment from Warburg Pincus. In this episode, Tim talks about his motivation to work on this problem, what he was doing leading up to the founding of the company and the company's origin story. Tim also provides me with an overview of the microgrid market, how it works, and why it matters. In addition to covering microgrids, we also discuss how everyone can (and should) play a part in addressing climate change! Enjoy the show! You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at [email protected], where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.
Inevitable · jason jacobs, timothy hade
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Show Notes
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Origins of Scale Microgrid Solutions (SMS)
- What’s a “microgrid?”
- “Front of the meter” vs. “Behind the meter” microgrids
- The way utilities are setup in the U.S.
- How Tim found his way into the energy sector
- The value proposition of the microgrid
- How the company’s management software controls the grid components
- SMS’ modular solution
- SMS’ Energy-as-a-Service model
- The motives for customer adoption
- Microgrid’s role in contributing to a resilient energy infrastructure
- The barriers inherent in the U.S. regulatory system
- Similarities and differences between COVID-19 and the climate crisis
- Why one should join the climate fight
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
- Scale Microgrid Solutions: https://scalemicrogridsolutions.com/
- Microgrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgrid
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