The guys jump into a new product line with multiple guests both in studio and calling in. A new sponsor is announced in Pika Energy bringing the SolarCoaster stable of sponsors to four: MSP, Tabuchi, Sonnenbattery and Pika Energy. The team has broadened out to various podcasts sites including: Itunes, Iheart radio, Sticher and Tunein. In studio guests are announced including: Jonah Heller from MSP and Jibo, the first ever social robot on a renewable energy radio show!

News and events is chock full of great stuff including:

• http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42013625

• Charge-point 10 year anniversary - https://www.chargepoint.com/

• Tesla LA auto show: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-energy-house-of-the-future-la-auto-show/

• https://www.utilitydive.com/news/alexa-please-balance-the-distribution-grid/511678/

And in Local news covers:

• Costco update. Got the call. Article was accurate. 674kw in total!

• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/holu-energy-brings-solar-to-hawaii-organization-that-services-homeless-and-disabled-300564047.html

Our product focus section dug deep in to Pika Energy with Jeremy Niles calling in from New England:

o Hybridization of the grid and DC vs AC overall

o General overview of Pika, recapping in brief origin and present status with HECO and an intro of yourself.

o Core value points in the market relative to some competitors

o REbus rollout roadmap appliances etc. and partnerships

o How bout the generator input coming soon?

o Commercial three phase versus resi single phase.

o Cases of people that have weathered power outages.

o Solar AC in the schools out here? We hear its happening.

o Anything your stoked about yourself for Hawaii and Pika.

Future focus section dives into AI and the possibility of Jibo or Alexa balancing our electric grid in the future!

• https://www.utilitydive.com/news/with-artificial-intelligence-its-a-brave-new-world-for-utilities/511008/