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The 90's
100

Before GridStor grew to around 65 employees, this person was Chris’s very first hire.

Who is Maylin?

100

This is the chemical symbol for sodium.

What is Na?

100

On MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana covered this David Bowie title track.

What is "The Man Who Sold the World"?

200

One coffee maker wasn't enough. The GridStor office currently has this many different ways to make coffee.

What is four?

200

U.S. household electricity operates at this frequency, measured in hertz.

What is 60 Hz?

200

Before he became vice president, this senator wrote the 1992 environmental book Earth in the Balance.

Who is Al Gore?

300

This Goldman Sachs employee is the longest-serving member of GridStor’s Board.

Sebastien Gagnon

300

Paired with storage, this lets solar and wind power be saved for later instead of being cut off when supply is higher than demand.

What is curtailment?

300

Also called Roca Bruja, this Costa Rican surf break appeared in The Endless Summer II.

What is Witch's Rock?

400

At GridStor’s first All Hands in November 2022, this was the total number of employees.

What is 12?

400

This former gas plant site on California's Monterey Bay became home to one of the world's largest battery storage facilities.

What is Moss Landing?

400

In 1992, the EPA launched this voluntary label to help shoppers find energy-efficient products

What is Energy Star?

500

These two GridStor employees share both the same birthday and the same September 2022 start date.

Who are Steve & Jack.

500

This Washington State dam on the Columbia River is the largest hydroelectric plant in the U.S.

What is the Grand Coulee Dam?

500

In 1996, FERC Order No. 888 required utilities to open up these power lines to competing generators.

What are transmission lines?

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