A strong business case doesn’t guarantee an energy project will get approved. Without early alignment across finance, operations, procurement, sustainability, legal, and executive leadership, even the most promising project can face unexpected objections, costly delays, and missed opportunities. In this episode, we explain how to engage the right stakeholders before going to market, communicate the commercial value of energy projects, and establish clear requirements so suppliers can deliver comparable proposals. You’ll learn how to align financial assumptions, operational needs, sustainability commitments, and contractual requirements before they become roadblocks.

The conversation also explores how a central source of truth can help teams manage project information, improve collaboration, and streamline procurement across multiple sites. Through real-world examples, we reveal how overlooked requirements, such as union labor agreements or misalignment between senior leaders, can delay projects by months and leave significant value on the table. Discover how a more coordinated approach can reduce procurement costs, improve decision-making, mitigate risk, and help more energy projects move from planning to implementation.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• Why energy projects stall without stakeholder buy-in.
• How early alignment reduces costs and delays.
• Why a central source of truth matters.
• How finance influences project approvals.
• How operations can prevent costly rework.
• How sustainability goals affect project economics.
• Why procurement and legal must be involved early.
• How to secure executive and board support.
• How overlooked requirements create costly delays.
• How collaboration helps get more projects built.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/r9xts548

What if businesses could stop being price takers in the energy market and start taking control of their energy future? In this episode, the entire VECKTA founding team celebrates its $11 million Series A funding round and explores why on-site energy is becoming an increasingly important business investment. Gareth, Dan, Felipe and Calvin discuss rising electricity prices, growing demand from data centres and electrification, and the challenges businesses face when deciding whether to invest in solar, batteries and other energy infrastructure.

You’ll learn how to compare supplier bids on an apples-to-apples basis, avoid overpaying or building systems that are larger than they need to be, and understand the financial case for on-site energy. The founding team also explains how VECKTA uses optimisation, local energy data and competitive procurement to help businesses move from analysis to execution, with the potential to deploy projects at scale.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• How rising energy demand is changing the business investment landscape.
• Why businesses are rethinking solar, batteries and on-site energy.
• How falling hardware costs and changing grid incentives affect project economics.
• Why businesses need to become price makers rather than price takers.
• How data and optimisation build reliable, CFO-ready business cases.
• How competitive procurement helps businesses secure better supplier bids.
• Why monitoring and re-underwriting are essential to long-term system performance.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Calvin Fine: LinkedIn
• Felipe Sarrubi: LinkedIn
• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/2zbeyr3d

Why are electricity prices continuing to rise and what does government policy have to do with it? In this episode, Robbie Orvis, Senior Director of Modeling and Analysis at Energy Innovation, breaks down the real-world impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the rollback of clean energy tax credits, and the growing demand from AI data centres. Learn why these policy changes are reshaping renewable energy investment, how energy modelling helps predict market outcomes, and what businesses should expect as electricity prices become increasingly volatile over the coming decade.

Robbie also explains why rising energy costs aren't just about power generation. Discover how transmission and distribution infrastructure, supply chain constraints, and rapidly growing electricity demand are influencing prices across the US. Whether you're a CFO, business owner, policymaker or sustainability leader, this episode offers practical insights into managing energy uncertainty and making smarter long-term investment decisions.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• How the One Big Beautiful Bill changes clean energy.
• Why electricity prices are rising.
• The future of renewable energy incentives.
• AI data centres' impact on the grid.
• What drives wholesale electricity prices.
• Why transmission costs are increasing.
• How policy influences energy markets.
• The importance of long-term energy planning.
• What businesses should prepare for.
• Why predictability matters more than ever.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Robbie Orvis: LinkedIn
• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/tksbx8