SMP 109: Expert‘s Insights on the Texas Renewable Energy Market

Solar Maverick Podcast

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Jesson Bradshaw who is CEO of Energy Ogre which is an electricity management company that uses proprietary systems to ensure its customers are always getting the best prices on their energy electricity. Jesson speaks about many interesting topics like how solar is technology and it will continue to decrease in cost and talks about how energy storage technology will be different for utility scale storage compared to electric vehicles. Jesson also discusses the Texas Renewable Energy Market and why the blackout happened earlier this year.

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 international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

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.

Jesson Bradshaw

Jesson Bradshaw is the CEO and co-founder of Energy Ogre, an electricity management company that uses proprietary systems to ensure its customers are always getting the best prices on their electricity in the unregulated Texas energy market. Energy Ogre uses applied technologies to secure tailor-made plans for their members that make the most sense for using electricity. Energy Ogre manages the entire contract process, including renewals, and handles any issues that may arise--saving members time and money. Energy Ogre has helped over 100,000 Texans save up to 40% on their electricity bills, over $150M since its founding in 2013.

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Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

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Website: https://www.energyogre.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-ogre/

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