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SMP 105: CEO of ConnectDER discusses how the Electricity Grid can be more efficient and reliable with Distributed Energy Resources

Podcast |: Solar Maverick Podcast
Publisher |: Benoy Thanjan
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Business,; Energy,; Entrepreneurship,; Interview,; Technology
Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Careers,; Natural Sciences,; Science,; Science & Medicine
Publication Date |: Aug 03, 2021
Episode Duration |: 00:41:49

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Whit Fulton who is the CEO and Founder at ConnectDER™ which unlocks the massive potential of Distributed Energy Resources (“DERs”) by turning the meter socket into the utility's all-in-one plug-in point for solar, storage, EVs, and beyond. Whit speaks about a lot of interesting topics like opportunities and challenges with DERS, the grid of the future, and how their meter collar product helps utilities, installers, and homeowners.

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier isolar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Whit Fulton

Whit founded ConnectDER™ to give inventors a place to solve meaningful problems and to ensure they have an ownership stake in the solutions they create. His personal mission is to create technologies and business approaches that unlock profitable models for renewable energy. Whit honed his analysis, negotiation, and product development skills through a series of senior managerial positions in energy analytics consultancies and cleantech startups.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: info@reneuenergy.com

LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Whit Fulton

Website: https://connectder.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitmanfulton/

ConnectDER’s program with ConEdison:

https://connectder.com/solar-installers/coned/

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Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Whit Fulton who is the CEO and Founder at ConnectDER™ which unlocks the massive potential of Distributed Energy Resources (“DERs”) by turning the meter socket into the utility's all-in-one plug-in point for solar, storage, EVs, and beyond. Whit speaks about a lot of interesting topics like opportunities and challenges with DERS, the grid of the future, and how their meter collar product helps utilities, installers, and homeowners.

Benoy Thanjan

Whit Fulton

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: info@reneuenergy.com

LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Whit Fulton

Website: https://connectder.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitmanfulton/

ConnectDER’s program with ConEdison:

https://connectder.com/solar-installers/coned/