Scale Microgrids

Our own Samantha Reifer was featured in this terrific state-of-the-industry article from Microgrid Knowledge, sharing her insights on pressing topics - including one particularly fast-growing market segment: "New demand from bridge power/grid constrained sites is already doing an immeasurable amount to drive microgrid growth. The question will be how quickly can our industry scale to support it..." https://lnkd.in/e8AwAnGk

Welcome back to another Fun Fact Friday highlight! Today, Cristian Luoro, Scale’s superstar IT manager, takes the spotlight. With over a decade of experience in the technology industry, Cristian brings a wealth of expertise and a strong dedication to cybersecurity. His passion for safeguarding digital systems and data integrity has been a driving force throughout his career. Outside of the tech realm, his inspiration sparks in spending summers at the Jersey Shore or exploring Spain's vibrant culture. 🌊🇪🇸🌺 Although he doesn’t officially identify as a professional photographer, he does spend much of his free time capturing the beauty of architecture and nature with his camera. His recent excursion to Niagara Falls, and the stunning pictures he captured there, serve as a testament to his appreciation for the natural world! 🌎

It's alarming, and unprecedented, to see such a devastating hurricane this early in the year - and it underscores the urgency of the fight against climate change, as well as the importance of local energy resilience.  https://lnkd.in/e6if6hFF

We're back with another Fun Fact Friday highlight! Meet Aashna Aggarwal Scale’s inspiring Strategic Alliances Associate! Aashna is a superstar when it comes to encouraging the young minds of our communities as a long standing advocate for youth participation in energy and climate negotiations. Her keen mind means she is constantly exploring new knowledge, subjects, and ideas when she's not occupied with growing her expertise in renewable energy. A true bookworm, she loves to explore any new city through its bookstores. If Aashna isn’t spotted with a book in hand, you can be sure one is only an arms length or so away! 📚📖 If those weren't enough cool facts about her, here's another one - Aashna is a major pesto enthusiast, and wields her innovative craft like a love language, making jars of pesto for those closest to her. 🍃

A new modeling study from UT Austin estimates that the optimal use of customer-sited solar and batteries could cut utility costs by 40% (!!) by managing demand peaks and reducing stress on the grid. Call them "non-wires alternatives," call them "virtual power plants," whatever - it's a much-needed solution to fast-rising electricity rates that we can and should harness ASAP. https://lnkd.in/dinpxAVT

Tim Hade of Scale Microgrids delivers the final leg of our keynote address, inspiring our attendees ahead of a pivotal two days at GridTECH Connect Forum.

Like many water utilities in California, the Santa Margarita Water District has had a growing need for energy resilience as well as energy cost savings in recent years – and Scale has helped them upgrade their backup generator system with a cleaner, cheaper, and more efficient battery storage microgrid. Check out our new, in-depth case study to learn more about the value of microgrids for water utilities and dive deep into how this system will help SMWD weather the extremes of climate change while holding back the rising tide of electricity costs: https://lnkd.in/dVvfxUny

Will you be at the GridTECH Connect Forum next week in Newport Beach, CA? Don’t miss Scale’s Chief Development Officer and Co-Founder Tim Hade’s keynote address, highlighting why DERs are a winning solution amidst rising grid challenges and an increasingly acute climate crisis. Register here to attend: https://bit.ly/3xcqw31

Essential services deserve state of the art energy resilience solutions - especially when they can also save money. That's why it's so exciting to see microgrid adoption by water utilities in California, where water and electricity supplies are both threatened by climate change: https://lnkd.in/eM2g8vQf

Welcome back to another Fun Fact Friday! Today Seth Hadley, Scale's amazing Client Success Manager takes the stage. Seth's expertise in the renewables, carefully amassed over his decade-long journey in the industry, makes him an invaluable contributor to Scale's success! Outside of work hours, Seth loves spending time with his fiancée, his five dogs, and his lovely baby girl who was born just last October. 👶 Fun Fact - When he’s not saving the world one microgrid at a time, Seth hones his talents as a scratch golfer – he is part of the 1% of all golfers that can shoot par or below on any given golf course! Seth’s faculty for golfing is only rivaled by his expertise in renewable energy, both of which are built around a bullet-proof strategy of mastering the very foundation of the trade. 🏌️⛳️