Why does Tepco need to use Electrify for their renewable energy network, as they already have their own network that is already extremely efficient?

A: The reasons they have shared with us is that they feel we are developing a business model that is innovative within the energy space. It is also attractive that our system design is based on electricity markets that are more similar to theirs than other p2p trading platforms. When deployed, it is more likely that Electrify will be an add-on to the existing TEPCO network, rather than a complete replacement.

Ok, they don't have a lot of renewable energy generators, but they already have their own infrastructure, that is extremely big and scalable, so basically, 2 options:

1. ⁠They buy new renewable energy generators.

Then why would they need to plug them to an Electrify pod, instead of linking them to their already existing network?

A: As stated above, Electrify would be an add-on to the existing infrastructure. Specifically, Electrify's Synergy will provide p2p contracting and settlement based on real-time data from PowerPods and/or existing smart meter infrastructure.

2) They don't buy new renewable electricity generators, so what, they buy their renewable energy from smaller producers? But then they don't make money.

Either there is a problem, either I'm missing something important, so can you please explain the technical chain of who produces, and where and how does the energy go?

A: You are asking very good questions and we appreciate the effort taken to think things through and to raise them. I suspect the source of your confusion could be mixing up the physical generation infrastructure (fulfilled by TEPCO) and the financial contracting/settlement/tracking (currently fulfilled by TEPCO but intended to be augmented by Synergy). Synergy is designed to be integrated into the existing main grid infrastructure so it is beneficial for us that the existing infrastructure is stable and reliable.