Robert Patton Email & Phone Number

Portland, Maine Area

Falmouth, Maine

Leading utility scale greenfield solar PV development throughout New England and the US. Seeking acquisitions of utility scale, shovel ready and operating projects.

Falmouth, Maine

Sole proprietorship providing strategic consulting services across a broad array of energy-related matters including plant operations management, renewable energy site identification and acquisition, asset management, wind energy and project development. Active and recent engagements:☛ Smart Energy Holdings - Commercial-scale turn-key solar project.

Portland, Maine Area

Lead technical adviser for small energy development firm. Native Power’s goal is to develop renewable energy projects (wind, solar, tidal, biomass) on Tribal lands and ensure Tribal majority ownership. Leveraging a variety of federal programs and credits, these transformational projects create Tribal revenue and promote economic development, sustainability.

Waltham, MA

• Key role at FloDesign (now called Ogin), establishing successful East Coast greenfield project development approach and market acceptance for new, disruptive wind turbine technology. Accomplishments:
• Contributed in formulating and focussing market strategy for new technology, including addressable market, site impact, cost and operational analysis, and overall deployment blueprint.
• Researched East Coast markets, screened 80+ sites in 7 states (PJM, NYISO, ISO NE), originated projects in 3, created local vendor relationships, initiated development and outreach
• Performed detailed risk analysis of energy markets and permitting and regulatory requirements in targeted states
• Performed due diligence on potential project acquisitions
• Created enduring relationships with utilities, Federal and State regulators, town and county officials, supportive stakeholders and established opposition groups

• Promotion - Reporting to SVP. With seven operating wind farms and five under construction, the company focus shifted from Development to Operations, and I was selected to help manage the operating assets. Successes.
• Negotiated significant property tax reductions for two operating projects
• Developed procedure to transition completed projects from construction phase to operations, then transitioned more than 300 mw of projects
• Developed surplus property procedure then sold more than $2m of assets
• Developed and implemented turbine storage process, and oversaw storage of 120+ turbines
• Spearheaded design and functionality for an integrated real estate management system

Portland, Maine Area

Lead, managed and supported all aspects of the development of utility-scale wind projects from initial site identification through construction. Responsibilities included; feasibility and risk analysis, site layout, land acquisition, development schedule and budget, wind energy assessment, site suitability, interconnection/transmission strategy, turbine.

Yarmouth, Maine

Utility deregulation required Central Maine Power to divest its entire generation fleet, and I joined a small transition team at FPL Energy to facilitate their $846m acquisition of those assets, consisting of 36 hydro dams, six water storage reservoirs and three fossil fired plants. Once the transition was complete I was hand-selected by the SVP to.

Augusta, Maine

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