COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS

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• National – Craig Lewis Clean Coalition –
  The Clean Coalition works directly with utilities, municipalities, and policymakers to identify and deploy cost-effective local renewable energy. Leveraging our technical, policy, and project development expertise, we seek to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and a modern grid. We conduct renewable energy siting surveys, design procurement and interconnection processes, drive policy innovation, and establish Community Microgrids. Learn more at www.clean-coalition.org
  

• National – Baird Brown eco(n)law LLC  
  Baird’s practice includes the development and financing of energy and sustainable infrastructure projects and advice on the regulatory and policy issues affecting such projects. He is counsel to the Microgrid Resources Coalition, and represents state and local sustainability agencies charged with promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and green infrastructure. He has worked extensively on public/private partnerships and privatization of public services

• National – James Dodenhoff, Silent Running LLC,
  Silent Running works on challenging new opportunities to equitably transform the electricity grid from the centralized system of the past to a distributed model of the future. The objectives of this work are to reduce carbon emissions and enhance energy resiliency. This is accomplished through the development of hybrid renewable energy plants (i.e. microgrids) and energy efficiency projects. 

• National – Jeff Hintzke Clean Focus 
  Our group of companies originates, develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates renewable energy projects in the United States and China. Clean Focus Yield owns and operates renewable energy projects that ensure stable cash flows and attractive dividends for investors

• National – Moneer Azzam, Beacon Climate Innovations –
  Beacon Climate Innovations is hybrid consultant and project developer bridging the gap from emerging innovation technologies to the solutions of front line of climate change. With three decades of experience in the renewable and clean tech industry and a solid foundation as a Greentown Labs member Beacon Climate has the tools efficiently and effectively develop climate solution.

• National – Phyllis Kessler, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP pkessler@greenbaumlaw.com 973.577.1760
  Phyllis J. Kessler practices in the area of energy law. With a focus on the provision of electricity and gas through cutting-edge renewable technology and applications, Ms. Kessler combines deep knowledge of energy project transactions with extensive experience in state and federal energy regulation and proceedings. Ms. Kessler’s energy project experience includes solar, wind, microgrid, fuel cell, energy storage, cogeneration, biofuel-generation, interconnection and line extension. She also advises clients on power and gas marketing, submetering, energy efficiency, rate design and other issues related to deregulated energy markets

• National – Shalom Flank, Microgrid Architect
  Dr. Flank became the nation’s first “microgrid architect” over a decade ago, and continues to design and develop MW-scale microgrid projects in the U.S. Northeast and beyond.  He is also active in the policy, regulatory, and financial innovations needed to propel such projects to success.
  

• National – Larisa Dobriansky – General MicroGrids
  As Chief Business and Regulatory Innovations Officer at General MicroGrids, Larisa Dobriansky helps shape utility regulatory reform, power market design and financing mechanisms to capture the value of advanced microgrid capabilities, that manage and optimize distributed energy resources, to deliver “integrated energy solutions” to power systems and communities; expand “energy-sharing” parameters of energy networks/infrastructure; and foster transactive energy markets

• VA –  Cliona Robb ThompsonMcMullan 
  Provide advice to municipal governments and other large retail users on energy matters including negotiations with investor owned utilities, electric co-operatives, and municipal utilities. Expertise includes rate negotiations, lobbying, and other matters adverse to incumbent utilities. 

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