Christopher Barker, P.E. Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

• Manage all aspects of interconnection work and process done by third party developers and EPCs for the distributed generation portfolio• Run due diligence on interconnection process for late stage projects to adequately estimate timing and cost impacts, and provide guidance to origination, development engineering, and finance• For self-developed projects, work with the development engineering team to file all interconnect applications, identify potential issues, communicate them to the team, and provide recommendations to address them efficiently.• Perform transmission and interconnection surveys on active states to ensure we have an up-to-date high level view of the process, cost, and timeline for interconnection at various utilities when sourcing new projects• Attend ISO/Utility transmission meetings and have a solid understanding of the planning projects. Identify the potential threats and opportunities associated with these projects.• Negotiate with utilities to support new and existing distributed generation projects• Work with land development and origination on optimal interconnection points and right-of-way easement requirements• Provide overall transmission related analytics and support to NRG Solar’s distributed generation team• Provide-technical transmission expertise, training and consultation to the region personnel and senior management as required• Provide staff with routine transmission training and updates on a seasonal and adhoc basis• Develop relationships with key utility personnel, 3rd party contractors, and other industry contacts

Milan, It

• Managed interconnection queue positions for hundred of MWs of generation throughout NAs system operators. In depth knowledge of the FERC regulated interconnection study process and have helped numerous developers obtain successful interconnection agreements• Developed numerous steady state and dynamic generator models for use in interconnection system impact studies• Wrote PSLF and PSS®E user-defined generator models for equipment manufactures for the purpose of interconnection studies• Performed detailed system impact studies for proposed generating facilities including steady state and dynamic performance• Performed detailed relay coordination studies for newly constructed generating facilities• Project engineer for US based off-shore wind power system responsible for the electrical system design and on-shore interconnection• Project engineer for one of the first demonstration energy storage projects in California• Provided technical consultant support for project developers and engineering companies• Evaluated developing technologies for renewable energy projects

Richmond, California, Us

Utility photovoltaic power systems engineering consultant.FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT – DESOTO 25MW PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT• Lead electrical engineer for project• Developed inverter specification to meet utility interconnection requirements, IEEE 1547• Designed complete DC system and AC collection system• Designed 24kV 25MVA substation for interconnection into 230kV 250MVA FPL substation• Designed protective relay and communication system for utility SCADA control• First PV system to be directly connected into utility transmission system• Currently largest PV system installed in United States of AmericaNELLIS AIRFORCE BASE – 14MW PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT• Lead electrical engineer for project• Developed inverter specifications to meet utility interconnection requirements, IEEE 1547• Designed complete DC system and AC interconnection systems• Largest high penetration distribution photovoltaic system• Worked with Nevada Power to ensure system compliance with company interconnection requirements

Richmond, California, Us

Manager, Systems Engineering 2009 ­ Present · Manager of multidiscipline engineers focusing on defining design standards, tools and templates for Project Execution Engineers · Developed standardized load flow models in support of developed utility power plants · Developer of utility PV modeling tools for collector system design, DC Arc Flash ratings, cable sequence impedance · Lead technical reviewer for all utility power plant designs including DC balance of system design, MV collector system, sub-station, relay protection and plant controller system · Defined market and product technical requirements for SunPower released products including DC & AC equipment · Lead engineer on field failures and root cause analysis process · Technical lead representing SunPower at industry code and standards committees including NEC Article 690, NERC IVGTF, WECC REMTFSenior Staff Engineer, Utility Systems 2007 ­ 2009 · Managed development and design of utility photovoltaic projects · Provided specifications for electrical equipment to comply with SGIA & LGIA's · Worked with utilities to define scope of project to achieve interconnection agreements · Large scale system load flow modeling and energy yield projectionsPOWERLIGHT (acquired by SunPower 01/07; 2003 ­ 2007 · Designed and permitted over 40 MW of commercial photovoltaic systems in 8 states · Member of NEC article 690 code writing panel

Provided detailed electrical design for permit and construction for large commercial and utility interconnected projects. Acted as Project Engineer responsible for the execution of the engineering design, construction and commissioning of the generating facility.