Welcome to Episode 70 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed the last episode with James Pagonis, the Head of Product at PowerHub. I met Brian at SPI 2017 last year after asking around a bit about the microgrid they had built to power an entire section of this enormous tradeshow.  Brian gave me a clinic on the history of microgrids, and if you're at all interested in the evolution and indeed renaissance of DC-powered systems, stick around for today's discussion.  Tune in Today as we Discuss Topics Such As: Why Charles Kettering is actually the father of microgrids  Early microgrids in rural America are a template for the modern era  Emerge Alliance addressing energy access globally  Creating the "Enernet" - aggregating personal and enterprise level power networks until we have a "world network"  The DC microgrid Emerge created to power an entire area of SPI 2017  For resources from today's episode, head over to www.mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes to today's and every other show's blog posts. (the direct URL is ...episodes/070) Thanks again for setting aside THIS time in your day. Enjoy this week’s episode of SunCast, with Brian Patterson.