The Nexus Podcast
The Nexus Podcast
James Dice
🎧 #137: Jigar Shah wants to fund your Virtual Power Plant
49 minutes Posted Feb 9, 2023 at 10:45 am.
"We pay $10 billion per year for balancing the grid using natural gas, peaker plants, etc. when we could be paying that to households for those services instead."-Jigar ShahMy HighlightsHow smart and decarbonized is Jigar's home?
Business model innovation and unlocking decarbonization at scale
Deployment-led innovation
Moving from the 'what' to the 'how'
An overview of the Loan Programs Office
Where loans are targeted in the technology adoption lifecycle
Getting real estate owners to use loans to decarbonize their buildings
Virtual Power Plants
Connecting buildings to data communication streams
The scope of these incentives
Carveouts
0:00
49:57
Download MP3
Show notes
"We pay $10 billion per year for balancing the grid using natural gas, peaker plants, etc. when we could be paying that to households for those services instead."-Jigar ShahMy HighlightsHow smart and decarbonized is Jigar's home? (2:30)Business model innovation and unlocking decarbonization at scale (4:20)Deployment-led innovation (5:50)Moving from the 'what' to the 'how' (7:02)An overview of the Loan Programs Office (8:52)Where loans are targeted in the technology adoption lifecycle (14:30)Getting real estate owners to use loans to decarbonize their buildings (16:07)Virtual Power Plants (25:55)Connecting buildings to data communication streams (35:10)The scope of these incentives (44:35)Carveouts (46:18)You can find Jigar on LinkedIn.Watch on YouTube or read on the web.Get full access to Nexus.