Distributed Sun

Welcome back to the team, Mark Betancourt! Previously a Fellow, Mark joins Distributed Sun as a Project Finance and Development Manager. In his new role, Mark will be responsible for asset counterparty due diligence as well as project finance modeling. Bringing his analytical, data-driven approach, Mark will help to ensure that deals are vetted and financially sound. Mark is also no stranger to leadership in mission-critical roles, serving the U.S. Merchant Marine and Navy Reserve as a reserve Strategic Sealift Officer, a highly specialized line officer designation focused on merchant vessel operations and worldwide military logistics; overseeing 30,000hp+ engineering plants and maintaining 11 million square feet of military cargo space across 50 naval vessels. Mark recently earned his STEM MBA from Cornell University, with distinction. He also holds a BS in Marine Engineering from United States Merchant Marine Academy. "I'm very passionate about renewable energy and the strategies needed to cultivate new investments," said Mark. "Returning to Distributed Sun minimizes my learning curve so I can jump back into the important work of helping our customers decarbonize." Welcome, Mark! A new age of solar+ is here ☀ 🔋

Thank you K Kaufmann for featuring Jeff Weiss in your RTO Insider LLC article: Biden Doubles Down on Support for US Solar Manufacturing - Treasury Guidelines Aim to Help Companies Meet IRA’s Domestic Content Provisions. "Looking at the domestic content bonus credits, Weiss said, “They should have the widest aperture in defining the 40% [requirement] in order to encourage more people, more companies to invest in American manufacturing. The narrower that definition, the more difficult it is to comply.” We need all hands on deck to rapidly scale decarbonization and energy transition! #IRA #supplychain #solar

Learn more about the critical topic that's impacting our national infrastructure: Developing a Next-Generation, Efficient, and Resilient US Power Grid with founder of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP), Professor Rick Geddes, who will be leading a panel discussion on renewing the nation’s electrical grid on June 13th at 9:00 AM at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. To accommodate the growing demand for electricity, the US will need to find ways to generate clean energy more quickly. Industry experts will explore strategies to help increase the speed and scale in adopting resilient, reliable, distributed, renewable, and US-controlled power. Discussion topics will include recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules and power-generation technologies (such as solar, wind, geothermal, storage, and small modular reactors), key resources (such as strategic metals, component supply chains, and key dependencies), project-finance risks (including permitting, interconnection, regulation, site control, and time), and innovative business models. Speakers will include: ⚡ Jeff Weiss, Executive Chairman, Distributed Sun ⚡ Scott Aaronson, Senior Vice President of Security and Preparedness, Edison Electric Institute ⚡ Jaquelin Cochran, Director, Grid Planning and Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory ⚡ Sean McGarvey, President, North America's Building Trades Unions 💡 RSVP at the link below to attend in person, or remotely. #resilient #reliable #distributed #renewable #powergrid

📢 We are delighted to share the promotion of Ina Gjika, CITF to Director of Strategy and Sustainability at Distributed Sun and truCurrent.    In her new role, Ina will support the energy transition goals of our Fortune 1000 clients. She will help corporate clients achieve and report on their sustainability goals, including preparation of GHG accounting and other disclosure requirements. Ina's data-driven and analytical approach will be well utilized to drive the development of our clients’ energy transition roadmaps while meeting their business objectives and work with strategic partners to progress utility engagement and policy advocacy.   Ina also supports the mission of preserving natural capital and sustainable mining at the Earthshot Foundation, where she serves as Interim Director. Ina holds an MS degree in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell Dyson School, where she was an MIP fellowship recipient.    "Since my time as a Fellow - to my current role - I have enjoyed working closely with our team on meaningful projects that positively impact our customers and help them thrive. I am excited to continue my journey and decarbonize at scale!" said Ina.   Please join us in congratulating Ina on her well-deserved accomplishment and wishing her continued success in her professional growth.   Congrats, Ina! A new age of solar+ is here ☀ 🔋   #womenincleantech #sustainability #decarbonization #energytransition

We're proud to join New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST). Their mission is to catalyze and grow the energy storage industry and establish New York State as a global leader. NY-BEST works to advance and accelerate the commercialization process for energy storage technologies, from research and development, to products and widespread deployment which is critical to enable energy resiliency, stable and predictable energy costs, and rapid site decarbonization. Here's to expanding and scaling battery and energy storage innovation for the benefit of all! #battery #BESS #decarbonization

Please join us for Invisso's Consumer & Esoteric Forum to hear Jeff Weiss, Executive Chairman speak on "Man with the Golden Sun: Progress in Solar Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)" session on April 11th at 11:10 AM with other distinguished speakers. They will discuss: ☀ How are current market conditions affecting the trends, challenges, deal structures, and investor appetite for Solar ABS. 🔋 Where are the current opportunities across the product spectrum? I.e. Resi, C&I, DG, Community, Battery Storage, etc. 💹 How has the landscape of market participants evolved? Are we seeing more programmatic issuance and an expansion of interested investors? #solar #solarfinance #batterystorage

A New Age of Solar+ is Here! Visit our new website to learn more. Solar PV is breaking records year-over-year for levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) across power generation of all types – delivering wins for all stakeholders, including our planet. Today, battery energy solar systems (BESS), electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), and other distributed energy resources (DERs) join ranks with PV and smart-metered, controllable loads to accelerate these benefits across electrification. On-site power generation, storage and consumption at the grid-edge has become a competitive advantage. This is our roadmap. From the inception of Distributed Sun in 2009 - developing, financing, owning, and operating solar at scale across commercial, community, industrial, and utility segments – to 2024 and the launch of trucurrent - our microgrid, mobility and virtual power company. trucurrent integrates DERs and virtual power plants (VPPs) aligned with regulatory and capital markets to deliver next-generation, transactive energy assets at the grid edge. trucurrent supports complex energy transition efforts for Fortune 1000 companies to minimize operational disruptions, mitigate price risks, secure resilient and reliable energy supplies, and optimize energy consumption to match business objectives. Trusted partners rely upon our energy transition and deployment roadmaps to lower their total cost of ownership (TCO). The transformation to smart energy choices includes flexible loads that buffer against runaway energy inflation, macro events, and weather events, and ensure access to viable onsite power with a guaranteed uptime. Learn more about our work, our innovations, and the progress our customers have made in their energy transformation journeys. We're setting an ambitious goal for what's ahead! #resiliency #reliability #energytransition #trucurrent

Chase Weir discussed trends and tipping points for solar+++ EV, BESS and EVSE technologies last week in Los Angeles with Economist Impact, The Economist and industry thought-and-do leaders at the grid edge.

Join Jeff Weiss and esteemed industry experts on November 17th as they discuss capital markets and the effects of interest rates on renewable energy: Energy Capital Markets After the Age of Free Money", at the Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. This event is open to students, academics and professionals working in the energy industry. Please note the deadline to register is on November 13th, 2023, link in comments. #Cornell #energy #renewableenergy #capitalmarkets

To achieve decarbonization goals while supporting site-wide and utility reliability where feasible, decentralized Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are gaining momentum, and for good reason.    For our Northeast colleagues in the Philadelphia area, we invite you to hear from industry experts, including our own Jeff Weiss on how corporations can benefit from deploying VPPs and how to get started. #wharton #VPP #decarbonization #energyinnovation #WECC23