# 241. How 9,000 Restaurants Became America's Newest Power Plant  with Ibhade Eigbobo

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Podcast: [A Climate Change with Matt Matern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-climate-change-with-matt-matern-7134409)
Published: 2026-05-21T22:24:42+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2982

## Resource

Matt speaks with Ibhade Eigbobo of Budderfly about why energy efficiency in small businesses may be the fastest, cheapest fix for America’s looming energy crunch. They discuss the energy-as-a-service model, batteries, virtual power plants, and why the cheapest power plant is the one we don’t build.

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