My Initiative Journey Project Update

My Initiative Journey Project Update

When last I posted, I had practiced presenting my projects to friends and family members. I actually ended up pursuing the project on EV chargers in apartments. I wasn’t sure if this was the one I really loved, but as is mentioned in Josh’s book, there really is no wrong choice in projects: if you end up choosing a project that is wrong for you, proceeding with and working on the project will teach you exactly why it isn’t right for you. You’ll learn more about yourself from pursuing a wrong project than if you sit and toil over which project to do from the start. This is basically what happened: I ended up realizing this isn’t the project I wanted to pursue. So I’ve changed projects, and wanted to provide a…

Project Update

After pursuing many different ideas, doing a lot of soul-searching, and talking with many people, I have decided to pursue a project that is entirely different from the 5 projects I proposed to my 5 close contacts. Those 5 close contacts all provided me with a lot of insight, and discussing various ideas about my projects with them made me really think about problems in a different way and really consider what kind of problems and solutions I want to provide in my career. In the end, I proceeded with the EV charger project, but getting to exercise 5 I realized my heart wasn’t really in it.

I spent a month or so thinking about what it is I want to do with my career, and the type of job I want to have. I ended up finding a project that I am really deeply interested in: helping people get to 100% renewable energy right now. It’s in the renewable energy sector, it would require me getting in contact with renewable energy producers, utilities, and energy engineers. It is exactly the kind of career I want, helping the world transition to renewable energy. My “dream career”, if you will. I realized this because of the talks and deep thought I’ve given over the past 2 months to what I want in a career, and what kind of problems I want to solve. I am ready to move forward with this challenge and take on this project through to the end. So without further adieu, this is my project I plan to see to the end of my Initiative Journey.

My Project Problem/Solution

Problem: Many electric utility customers want renewable energy as soon as possible. Even the most ambitious of electric utilities are aiming for ~2045 100% renewable targets, leaving everyone at the mercy of the utilities to get renewable power. Homeowners may be able to install solar panels on their homes, but it is expensive and is a hassle to deal with. 100% renewable power is feasible right now; renewables are increasing globally, and yet no one is providing 100% renewable energy. What’s more, the utilities are suggesting it will take 20+ years to get there. This leaves more environmentally-focused and climate change-concerned customers frustrated, optionless, and feeling powerless. 

Solution: Start a 100% renewable energy power consulting service. In many cases, customers are willing to pay extra just to get their electricity from renewable sources and “green pricing”. The biggest barrier to switching to renewable in many cases is simply that it is annoyingly troublesome to do so. By providing a customer-friendly service that puts customers first, we will examine the customer’s energy usage via energy audit, and that customers unique situation (location, available renewable power) and propose multiple paths to 100% sustainably sourced, renewable energy. If the customer choses, we can assist in the transition. We can eliminate the hassle of dealing with the electric utilities and take care of cancelling and transferring your existing contracts, and provide a mix of renewable energy to provide 100% electricity to customers. 

Next step…Exercise 4!

So this is my new project! I’m truly excited to continue with this project, as I feel like it’s exactly the kind of career-direction I want to move in. I’m really looking forward to connecting with more people working in the clean energy industry, and maybe starting me on a path to help the world reach 100% sustainable, clean, renewable energy.