People on the Move: Georgia Public Service Commission, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, LUMA Energy, and more

Georgia Public Service Commission Chairman Tricia Pridemore was unanimously elected by the member states of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC) to serve on the board of directors of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).

In November 2022, she will become 2^nd Vice President of NARUC. In November 2023, she will advance to 1^st Vice President and in November 2024 she will begin a one-year term as NARUC President. This will mark the first time a Georgia Commissioner has led NARUC in 19 years.

Founded in 1889, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is a non-profit organization dedicated to representing the state public service commissions who regulate the utilities that provide essential services such as energy, telecommunications, power, water, and transportation. NARUC’s members include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG), a diverse coalition of interests focused on the need to expand, integrate, and modernize the North American high-voltage grid, announced today that it has named Christina Hayes as its first permanent full-time Executive Director. Hayes, an ACEG Board Member, will start her new job on July 5. She is joining the organization from Berkshire Hathaway Energy, where she is currently Vice President for Federal Regulatory Affairs.

Prior to joining Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Hayes was an attorney with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, serving in the office of general counsel, the Western division of the Office of Energy Market Regulation, and as an advisor to Chairman Wellinghoff. While at FERC, Hayes worked on a variety of issues, from transmission development to mergers and market power issues to credit reforms in organized markets. A native Oregonian, Christina has also served as an administrative law judge at the Public Utility Commission of Oregon, presiding over mergers, rate cases, and rulemakings, advising state commissioners, and drafting final decisions.

ACEG also announced that Rob Gramlich, who has served as Executive Director since 2020, will continue his deep involvement with the organization and its transmission policy work as its Senior Policy Director, and that David Gardiner will also continue in his role as Senior Advisor. Prior to becoming Executive Director of ACEG in 2020, Gramlich served as Senior Advisor and Director of the organization for three years. With former Executive Director John Jimison and Senior Advisor David Gardiner, he helped establish ACEG as an independent non-profit organization in 2017. Gramlich and Gardiner have also been involved with ACEG since its early beginnings in 2008.

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Sponsored: Development Analyst | Los Angeles, CA

The Development Analyst will assist with solar project development for a rapidly growing C&I Solar energy firm. This individual will collaborate with the development team to source, qualify, underwrite, and complete solar projects.  As part of this role, this individual is expected to work across multiple functions to promote the company’s rapid growth.

Responsibilities:

• Support the origination, evaluation, and due diligence of solar and storage projects to reach NTP
• Develop outreach lists of commercial real estate owners for greenfield project origination and outreach  lists of 3rd party solar contractors and developers for project acquisition channel partners
• Support external business development and marketing and internal development reporting
• Regularly refine the company’s CRM database for project leads and deal sourcing
• Manage project development pipeline and in-bound project documents from development  partners and vendors while leveraging internal technology and processes
• Assist in the negotiation of projects terms and the generation of project term sheets/proposals
• Underwrite new solar projects using the Company’s project finance model
• Collaborate on refining project development processes and tools for efficient project execution
• Provide internal reports and presentations on KPIs and dashboards for business and project development
• Support investment committee reporting and presentations on project development and operations

Qualifications:

• Experienced professional with a minimum of two years of in solar and storage system sales,  development, analysis, or related discipline
• Comfortable with CRM and related customer and/or project management tools
• Familiar with solar-specific software such as Energy Toolbase, Helioscope Aurora, PVsyst, or similar
• Strong problem solving and creative skills, and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make  decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced, high-growth team environment

More information is available here.