Climate Papa26 Heinä 2024

#19: Unlocking home decarbonization and a side of bluegrass, with Jeff Coleman

How do we get the money from climate legislation into the hands of someone buying a heat pump or solar? Between passing legislation, like the Inflation Reducaiton Act (IRA), and a homeowner getting new devices to run their homes there is a major coordination, paperwork, and financing problem to orchestrate. In this episode Ben interviews Jeff Coleman, founder and CEO of Eli Technologies, and fellow climate dad. Jeff’s career has a theme of building digital infrastructure to drive systemic change. He worked on the 2008 Obama campaign, numerous non-profits, and built the digital tools behind Access Clean California. This all led to founding Eli—a startup on a mission to make home decarbonization more equitable and affordable at scale.

Side note—Eli is exactly the type of company that Stepchange is focused on--finding places where software-based products can accelerate the deployment speed of climate solutions. We're lucky to be investors in Eli and as always, nothing in this conversation is investment advice.

Referenced:

Node Collective
Eli Technologies
Hot Buttered Rum (Jeff’s Bluegrass band)

Get connected:

Jeff - LinkedIn | Eli
Ben - LinkedIn | ⁠Climate Papa⁠

To get in touch, email ⁠ben@climatepapa.com⁠

Today’s outro music: Hot Buttered Rum - No Reason Why

Show theme music: Slynk & Lazy Syrup Orchestra - Mellow Kinda Hype (Balkan Bump Remix)

02:20 Jeff's Musical Background and Family Life

06:03 Jeff's Journey: From Musician to Climate Advocate

10:11 The Obama Campaign Experience

17:24 Transition to Climate Solutions

21:12 Challenges in Solar Installation

22:52 Building Access Clean California

26:51 Government's Role in Program Funding

27:48 Program Administration and Challenges

30:03 Equity and Incentive Structures

32:21 Decentralization and Local Needs

34:29 Eli's Mission and Approach

41:20 Building a Multi-Sided Platform

44:19 The Role of Software in Climate Solutions

50:15 Balancing Startup Life and Family

56:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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