My guest today is Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen, an energy storage software provider with $275M in investor capital raised to date.

In addition, Kelcy is the:

• Founding Partner at Charles Joy Ventures
• Former President of NRG Home Solar
• Former Executive Chairman of Sofdesk

In this episode, we talked about:

• Their new 420MWh battery project in California
• How they maximize energy storage revenue via load shifting, peak shaving, and ancillary services
• Their revenue model
• How they don’t sell, but instead help their customers to buy
• Their 10 GW agreement with the world’s largest battery manufacturer
• The recent rapid growth from 30 to over 200 employees
• What Parkinson’s Law is and how to manage it
• What you can learn from children’s books like Elephant and Piggy
• Wisdom from tennis legends
• And lots more

Hope you enjoy it!

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