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Tim Hade

Senior Vice President, Voltus. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Tim Hade is a clean energy entrepreneur who co-founded Scale Microgrids and commercial battery software startup Brightfield AI. He joined virtual power plant platform Voltus as SVP after Voltus acquired Brightfield.

What they said30 Shows1

Everything Tim Hade said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Hade: Standardized, off-the-shelf microgrid purchasing is probably a decade away

“I think that's the goal of everyone in the industry is to try to make it as easy to buy a microgrid as an air conditioning. I don't know, we're probably like a decade away from that”

Tim Hade Oct 26, 2023 ▶ 35:57 The market for microgrids

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Hade: US grid storage grew from under 2 GW to 40 GW

“I think going into twenty-twenty, there was less than two gigawatts of total storage on the U.S. Grid. As of twenty-twenty-five, that number is like 40 gigawatts.”

Tim Hade Jul 30, 2026 ▶ 4:05 The commercial battery comeback

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Hade: Much of US battery storage qualifies for 50% tax credits

“Which is, you get a 30% base ITC. If you have domestic content, you meet the domestic content requirements, you're still eligible for a 10% adder, and if you deploy that storage system in an energy community, you get an additional 10% adder on top of that. So …”

Tim Hade Jul 30, 2026 ▶ 22:23 The commercial battery comeback

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Hade: Most data centers globally use diesel generators for backup power

“Most data centers in the world today, those backup power generation devices are diesel generators, right? Increasingly, they're becoming natural gas generators, but for most data centers, they're diesel generators.”

Tim Hade Oct 26, 2023 ▶ 7:00 The market for microgrids

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Hade: Four components comprise most microgrids deployed today

“Solar storage, switchgear, and dispatchable generation assets, and some combination of those come together to, you know, create most microgrids that are being deployed in the market today.”

Tim Hade Oct 26, 2023 ▶ 10:48 The market for microgrids

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Hade: Switchgear lead times surged from 20 to 60-70 weeks post-COVID

“Which is typically, like, 20 week lead times on Switchgear. That was kind of what the market was before COVID. Today, it's more like 60 to 70 weeks.”

Tim Hade Oct 26, 2023 ▶ 12:50 The market for microgrids

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Tim's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
CATALYSTLEDGER	Senior Vice President, Voltus	2	30	91% 10/11	full record on Catalyst →