SMP 104: CEO of Leading Residential Solar and Home Improvement Loan Provider Discusses Innovations in Distributed Energy and Storage

Episode Summary



In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Eric White who is the CEO and Founder at Dividend Finance which is a leading national provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient financing solutions to property owners.  Eric speaks about a lot of interesting topics like electrification of the car fleet is impacting the house, how the home will act as virtual power plant with solar plus storage and supply electricity to the grid to maximize revenue.


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.


Eric White


Eric is the CEO and Founder of Dividend Finance.  Dividend is a leading national provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient financing solutions to property owners. We give our customers the opportunity to obtain clean energy financing through a comprehensive suite of financing options.


Eric is a seasoned energy transition + renewables and fintech entrepreneur with a passion for conceptualizing and designing innovative financial structures, products and business strategies that break down capital barriers and empower underserved markets.


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Benoy Thanjan


Email: info@reneuenergy.com 


LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan


Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com


 


Eric White


Website:  https://www.dividendfinance.com


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


 


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