Matt is a former Deloitte consultant who started a business called Standard Microgrid to provide scalable power to rural Africa. They are among the first to have a high-amperage system able to bring industrial electric use to rural, off-grid areas.
They found they were spending around 9% of their time applying for grants and working with foundations to raise money - they raised $250,000 USD in 9 months from 3 grants.
We asked Matt to show us his system.
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