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Ep 94: Robyn Beavers, Co-Founder & CEO of Blueprint Power

Podcast |: My Climate Journey
Publisher |: Jason Jacobs, Cody Simms, Yin Lu
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Climate Change,; Interview,; Science & Medicine
Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Science,; Technology
Publication Date |: Mar 30, 2020
Episode Duration |: 00:45:22

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In today’s episode, we cover:

What is Blueprint Power and how its unique business model works
Who’s its customers and what is their need
How her early-career at Google was a springboard into a career in energy
The genesis and inspiration behind Blueprint Power
The current state of the renewable energy sector
The role of the energy grid and its stakeholders
How Robyn initially validated market demand for Blueprint Power
Blueprint’s current geographic footprint and market focus
How recent regulatory developments have served as a tailwind for the business
The perspective of executives at commercial property firms with respect to renewable energy
The current role of incumbent utility companies
Blueprint’s customer traction to date
The contributions Blueprint is making in combatting climate change
The challenges and evolution of raising venture capital as an energy startup
Squaring both impact and profit motives
Aspects of Blueprint’s business that appealed to traditional VCs
How Robyn sees a significant opportunity in clean water
How regulatory speed remains one of the biggest bottlenecks
Robyn’s thoughts on those seeking to transition their career to the climate space

Get connected with MCJ:

Cody Simms X / LinkedIn
MCJ Podcast / Collective / YouTube

*If you liked this episode, please consider giving us a review! You can also reach us via email at info@mcj.vc, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

Today's guest is Robyn Beavers, Co-Founder & CEO of Blueprint Power. Blueprint Power is a NYC-based startup, unlocking new revenue for real estate owners by transforming their buildings into power plants and connecting them to new energy markets and customers. It offers commercial property owners a suite of data-driven machine learning tools that automate the management, aggregation, orchestration, and market transactions of energy assets across their entire portfolio. Blueprint’s vision is to work with the real estate industry to transform America’s cities into new urban energy markets. Having began her career at Google spearheading green operations and strategy, Robin developed deep experience in the energy sector at a variety of companies and organizations. Her time at Lennar, overseeing investments in real estate tech companies, was a pivotal foundation that would lead her to combine her experience in energy and real estate and found Blueprint Power. I had a great discussion with Robin in this episode about clean energy, the grid, the regulatory landscape and her experience pitching to early-investors. Hope you enjoy our conversation. Enjoy the show! You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

In today’s episode, we cover:

What is Blueprint Power and how its unique business model works
Who’s its customers and what is their need
How her early-career at Google was a springboard into a career in energy
The genesis and inspiration behind Blueprint Power
The current state of the renewable energy sector
The role of the energy grid and its stakeholders
How Robyn initially validated market demand for Blueprint Power
Blueprint’s current geographic footprint and market focus
How recent regulatory developments have served as a tailwind for the business
The perspective of executives at commercial property firms with respect to renewable energy
The current role of incumbent utility companies
Blueprint’s customer traction to date
The contributions Blueprint is making in combatting climate change
The challenges and evolution of raising venture capital as an energy startup
Squaring both impact and profit motives
Aspects of Blueprint’s business that appealed to traditional VCs
How Robyn sees a significant opportunity in clean water
How regulatory speed remains one of the biggest bottlenecks
Robyn’s thoughts on those seeking to transition their career to the climate space

Get connected with MCJ:

Cody Simms X / LinkedIn
MCJ Podcast / Collective / YouTube

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