"This is an opportunity to really look at investing in the infrastructure that is going to stimulate the economy and give people high skilled and high wage jobs. We have a good foundation here because we have already invested in a lot of renewable energy. We have led the nation in terms of installed capacity of solar and storage (per capita) at a price point people did not think was possible."
- Lorraine Akiba, LHA Ventures
Zpryme speaks with Lorraine Akiba, President/CEO of LHA Ventures to discuss Hawaii’s response and the Economic impact of Covid-19, the utility response, the impact on clean energy efforts, and how Island Resiliency can be a model for building back better, stronger, and cleaner.
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Hawaii’s Response and Economic Impact of the Pandemic.
Jason Rodriguez
Jason S. Rodriguez is the CEO and co-founder of Zpryme, a research, media, and events company for the energy industry. He leads the strategy and the direction of the company's market research, events, and advisory work in the clean-tech and energy industry. Mr. Rodriguez has helped energy companies enter and succeed in complex and intensely competitive markets globally.