Piper Wilder Shares the Importance of Proper Microgrid Maintenance for Sustainability & Resilience

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In this episode, Amanda Hsieh talks with Piper Wilder, Founder & CEO of 60Hertz Energy, a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) for microgrids. From villages to remote industrial sites like mines, telecom, or fleets of backup power units, this software enables assets and those who maintain them to reach their full potential. Piper is a Humboldt Fellow and the former Vice President of Amatis Controls. She is committed to creating meaningful work and enabling a transition to renewable energy while economizing necessary diesel use. Piper holds multiple awards for her entrepreneurship and social impact initiatives.

Listen as Amanda and Piper discuss how microgrids are a resiliency tool and are used to bring power to hard-to-reach communities. Maintenance of these assets is true sustainability - shifting the focus from replacement to repair and creating maintenance jobs in underserved communities. (What a significant tie to the 'E' & 'S' in ESG!) Additionally, Piper explains how 60Hertz deploys a human-centered approach to designing better products by engaging the end users in the process.

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Episode Resource Links

60Hertz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/60hertz-energy

60Hertz Website: www.60hertzenergy.com

Hail the Maintainers / Favorite Article: https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more