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Tim Hade
COO & Co-Founder @ Scale Microgrid Solutions
- Energy
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Sant Barbara, CA
Tim Hade is the COO and Co-Founder of Scale Microgrid Solutions, where he focuses on developing sustainable distributed generation technologies to serve mission critical facilities. Tim brings his 12+ years of deep energy knowledge and experience to the clean energy projects being developed at Scale, and can offer valuable insight into the operational requirements and challenges commonly encountered during the development of clean energy microgrid projects.
Prior to founding Scale, Tim served as the Business Development Manager for ENER-G Rudox (now Centrica Business Solutions), where he oversaw development of the company’s microgrid projects. In 2015, Tim’s white paper “Sustainable Load Balancing: Integrating Distributed Natural Gas, Solar PV, and Energy Storage Assets” was named the 2015 Renewable Energy World Paper of the Year. Prior to joining the clean tech industry, Tim served on Active Duty as an officer in the United States Air Force. He holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy, an MBA from Stanford University.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT
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Distributed energy resources (DER)
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Microgrids
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Clean energy adoption in the US
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Clean energy policy in the US
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Scale Microgrid solutions
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Scale’s projects to date
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Raising private equity from institutional investors
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The energy transition
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Tim believes the greatest challenge humanity faces in the 21st century is the need to build a cleaner and more resilient energy system that is affordable and accessible for all, with unprecedented speed. He founded Scale Microgrid Solutions with the aim of achieving this end by building distributed energy systems for businesses and electric vehicle transit fleets throughout the country. More recently, Tim has been invaluable in helping close projects with a public transit fleet, indoor vertical farming facilities, a water utility, a school district, a food production facility and a leading university.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Tim Hade
COO & Co-Founder @ Scale Microgrid Solutions
- 📍Sant Barbara, CA
- Energy
- Entrepreneur
Tim Hade is the COO and Co-Founder of Scale Microgrid Solutions, where he focuses on developing sustainable distributed generation technologies to serve mission critical facilities. Tim brings his 12+ years of deep energy knowledge and experience to the clean energy projects being developed at Scale, and can offer valuable insight into the operational requirements and challenges commonly encountered during the development of clean energy microgrid projects.
Prior to founding Scale, Tim served as the Business Development Manager for ENER-G Rudox (now Centrica Business Solutions), where he oversaw development of the company’s microgrid projects. In 2015, Tim’s white paper “Sustainable Load Balancing: Integrating Distributed Natural Gas, Solar PV, and Energy Storage Assets” was named the 2015 Renewable Energy World Paper of the Year. Prior to joining the clean tech industry, Tim served on Active Duty as an officer in the United States Air Force. He holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy, an MBA from Stanford University.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT
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Distributed energy resources (DER)
-
Microgrids
-
Clean energy adoption in the US
-
Clean energy policy in the US
-
Scale Microgrid solutions
-
Scale’s projects to date
-
Raising private equity from institutional investors
-
The energy transition
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Tim believes the greatest challenge humanity faces in the 21st century is the need to build a cleaner and more resilient energy system that is affordable and accessible for all, with unprecedented speed. He founded Scale Microgrid Solutions with the aim of achieving this end by building distributed energy systems for businesses and electric vehicle transit fleets throughout the country. More recently, Tim has been invaluable in helping close projects with a public transit fleet, indoor vertical farming facilities, a water utility, a school district, a food production facility and a leading university.
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Timeline
2016 - Present
Scale Microgrid Solutions
COO & Co-Founder
2012 - 2016
ENER-G Rudox (now Centrica Business Solutions)
Microgrid Specialist
2005 - 2012
United States Air Force
Officer
Ask me
Why microgrids? How are they different from solar + storage systems? |
How do microgrids fit into the infrastructure we’re building out for a cleaner, more robust energy future? |
What are the overarching goals driving distributed energy resource financing at Scale Microgrid Solutions? |
What are some key project and regulatory aspects your team considers when making investment decisions? |
How is the current regulatory landscape helping de-risk the transition to renewables? What is Scale’s role in de-risking the energy transition? |
Why would a customer choose Scale as a microgrid financier over other more established players in the clean energy market? What makes your model and process better than the competition? |