The Climate Champions

Gunars Valkirs, CEO of Maui Ku'ia Estate Chocolate. My #1 favorite chocolate of all time! And it's green! Will dark brown, but... powered by an off-grid microgrid supplying over 99% renewable energy.

Whit Fulton, CEO, ConnectDER. Focused on enabling anyone to connect solar panels or EV chargers to their home in minutes, at a fraction of the typical time and cost, with no electrical upgrade required. Recorded LIVE at DistribuTECH International.

Gene Rodrigues, Assistant Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, Leading the Office of Electricity for the United States of America. Recorded Live consuming Hot Ones level hot sauces at The GridWise Alliance's annual gridCONNEXT conference!

Congressman Mike Levin is serving his third term as California's 49th District representative. He's a member of both the House Committee on Natural Resources and Veterans’ Affairs, where he's Ranking Member on the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Carolina Ortega, Vice President of Sustainability at Milestone Environmental Services, the largest independent energy waste sequestration company in the United States, helping customers sequester almost 3 million metric tons of CO2 since 2014.

Peak Load Management Association Webinar: Jenny Roehm, Sr. Manager, Utility Solutions, Schneider Electric; Michael Brown, Dir., Energy Services, NV Energy; Ross Malme, President & CEO, Malme Energy Consulting; Judy Knight, Chief Development Office, PLMA

Kim Getgen, Founder and CEO, Innovation Force, a serial entrepreneur delivering a SaaS platform that drives innovation by providing visibility through metrics, increased teamwork, and improved performance, while eliminating analysis/paralysis.

Mark Gabriel, President and CEO, United Power; Chair of the Board of Directors, GridWise Alliance; Award-winning author of Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future; Former CEO, WAPA; and led the EPRI Electricity Sector Framework for the Future effort.

Greg Hale, co-founder and principal, The Catskill Project. Also, Senior Advisor for Energy Efficiency Markets and Finance, NYSERDA. The Catskill Project is a carbon-neutral/ passive house community being developed in the Catskills, about 2 hours from NYC.

Kristian Hansen, Founder & CEO of SLO, is a on mission-driven journey to solve the climate crisis through eco-conscious capitalism, the power of consumerism, and data. His Slow Fashion movement is a call to action against exploiting humanity for profit.