Renewable Rides
Renewable Rides is the guide to the corporate energy transition. Featuring interviews with industry experts and business leaders, Renewable Rides aims to help companies tackle challenges and maximize opportunities in the pursuit of a resilient, profitable, and thriving energy future. Hosts Gareth Evans and Dan Roberts, founders of VECKTA, shed light on the energy transition and the benefits it presents for company brand, operations and resilience.
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Ep 110: What Deploying an Onsite Energy System Actually Requires
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Is installing an onsite energy system going to overwhelm your team? Or is that fear overblown? In this episode, we unpack one of the most common concerns businesses have when considering solar and energy systems: how much work is actually involved. You’ll learn what happens once a system is up and running, what your team is (and isn’t) responsible for, and why most companies don’t need to become energy experts to make this work.
Listen in as we break down where the real effort lies. From aligning internal stakeholders to choosing the right commercial model, you’ll learn how to avoid costly mistakes and streamline the process from day one. Plus, we explore how outages, market volatility, and energy reliance are shaping smarter decisions, as well as why taking control of your energy strategy might be easier—and more valuable—than you think.
What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:
- What’s required after an energy system is installed.
- Why most systems are low maintenance.
- How operations & maintenance contracts work.
- Why your team doesn’t need to be energy experts.
- The real effort required before installation.
- How to align stakeholders early.
- Common mistakes that slow projects down.
- Why energy reliability is becoming critical.
- How to simplify decision-making with the right process.
Resources in Today's Episode:
You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/22v7p2s3