Brandon Bowser Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Md, Us

- Leads the Clean Energy and Resiliency section of the Division of Energy Programs.- Manages a clean energy incentive portfolio comprised of tens of millions of dollars of State funds year-to-year.- Supervises a team of Division Program Managers and Energy Specialists that design, implement, and evaluate MEA energy programs.- Provides training and mentorship to team members and new hires.- Assigns projects, tasks, and other work items to team members and tracks progress.- Performs team member performance evaluations.- Provides oversight and quality control of products and activities of the Clean Energy and Resiliency section.- Manages sensitive negotiations on program implementation issues with grantees, other State agencies, businesses, nonprofits, local governments, and other organizations.- Oversees and manages the Resilient Maryland microgrid and DER design-construction incentive platform and the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Grant Program.- Provides input to the MEA Energy Policy Division on relevant clean energy and resilience-focused legislation, regulation, and other policy-related items and acts as a liaison between Policy Division senior leadership and Clean Energy and Resiliency section team members.- Serves as the Emergency Management Coordinator for MEA and co-leads the State Coordinating Function (SCF) / Emergency Support Function (ESF) 12: Power Infrastructure with the Maryland Public Service Commission during energy-related emergencies and disasters.- Coordinates key messages with MEA's marketing, outreach, and communications team.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Team Lead of the Clean Energy & Resilience Team in the Energy Programs Division. Manages the State of Maryland's Resilient Maryland microgrid grant program and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Grant Program. Also serves as the agency's Emergency Management Coordinator. Responsible for Program design, marketing, and administration, which includes the following duties: - Program goal development; - Regulatory and statutory compliance; - Setting incentive levels; - Drafting program literature and application documentation; - Conveying program availability to industry stakeholders and interested parties; - Providing testimony and response to legislative inquiries; - Representing MEA and the Program at industry events, seminars, and conventions; - Application review for feasibility, technical, and financial viability; - Management of a budget of over $4 Million; - Award selection and execution of Grant Agreements; - Regular tracking and inspection of project groundbreaking and commissioning progress; and - Authorization of incentive payments.Additional duties include application review for the Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program, Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural Grant Program, residential, commercial, and industrial energy efficiency analysis, renewable energy rebate program consultation and review, providing input to energy policy team inquiries, representation of MEA during state emergencies and disasters at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) on the Power Infrastructure State Coordinating Function, and other ad hoc duties as assigned.

Ellicott City, Maryland, Us

Managed a team of Energy Analysts performing utility cost redistribution calculation and billing services to a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate clients. Performed detailed analysis of building utility consumption trends and associated cost streams and recommended more efficient allocation of utility cost recovery based upon findings. Engaged with senior and corporate client management to convey Analysts' findings and resolved more complex-level client and tenant inquiries and concerns. Trained new Analyst hires on job functions. Optimized and streamlined utility redistribution process flows.Managed the RES Demand Response ("DR") services department. Duties included recommending demand curtailment nominations in ISO DR incentive programs, tracking associated client revenue streams from compliance efforts in DR events throughout performance periods, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting final results at year-end, and identifying potential enrollments previously unknown to clients. Additional duties included preparing monthly energy scorecards for properties, assisting clients with reporting compliance efforts for properties located in jurisdictions with energy and utility benchmarking statutes and regulations, and other miscellaneous ad hoc projects at the request of clients.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Furthered the implementation of energy efficiency measures and improvements in Maryland's commercial, industrial, manufacturing, nonprofit, and governmental sectors through the implementation of grant incentives and financing products. Promoted cost-effectiveness in proposed and selected projects through encouraging leverage of additional funding sources available through utility and other government rebate and incentive programs.Responsible for managing a suite of programs, including:- Commercial & Industrial Grant Program- Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program- Next Generation Energy Efficiency Gains ProgramPrevious experience managing, and occasionally provided support for the following programs:- Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program- Kathleen A.P. Mathias Agriculture Energy Efficiency ProgramScope of management responsibilities included designing and implementing programs each fiscal year, basing structure and operation to respond to energy industry trends, requirements, and demands while working to further the goals of the Administration; conducting outreach and marketing during program application periods; conducting detailed evaluation on proposed projects and selecting awardees and recipients; conducting pre-installation and post-installation project site inspections and meetings; drafting program documents; and conducting program performance analysis.Additional duties included but were not limited to preparing reports for senior management and reviewing Grants Administrator applications, conducting interviews, and training selected hires. Represented MEA at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) during State emergencies and disasters on the Power Infrastructure State Coordinating Function. Scope of responsibilities included coordinating with utilities and local government agencies on status of the electric power grid to deliver information on outages and relay related resource requests.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Managed and administered the Commercial and Residential Clean Energy Grant Programs, which provide grant incentives to Maryland residents and commercial entities for the implementation of renewable energy systems on their homes and facilities.Responsibilities included reviewing applications for compliance with program requirements, approving or denying applications, communicating with Applicants to obtain missing information or clarification, analysis of program performance and optimization of process inefficiencies and redundancies, preparing data reports for senior management, external agencies, and public-facing documents, and drafting program documents.

Master'S Degree, Finance, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Energy Business & Finance