IG is a Chicago-based software and controls company that optimizes the operation of battery storage, particularly when paired with solar on behind-the-meter projects at commercial and industrial customers. IG currently dispatches a number of customer batteries into wholesale markets including frequency regulation as well as leveraging the storage to reduce or eliminate customer capacity and transmission grid charges and provide emergency power. With the recent passage of enhanced Investment Tax Credits, now extended to stand-alone batteries, as well as state-level incentives, particularly in Illinois, the timing is right for customers to join in the grid transformation process. Returns are high and the paybacks short on these projects when the revenue streams and bill savings are optimized using IG’s technology.

Transparent Energy is an industry-leading energy broker and consultant primarily focused on commercial and industrial customers. My primary role is leading the development of and origination for renewable energy products for Transparent and particularly the development of PPA and VPPA products targeted at the commercial, industrial and institutional segments, and expanding into on-site systems as well. I also lead efforts to develop additional partnerships and channel partners for the company. The energy industry is at an inflection point. Energy users are moving to cleaner, more resilient forms of energy supply and Transparent Energy is providing the expertise to enable the change in a process-driven way to lower costs.

Glidepath Asset Management and Power Operations are subsidiaries of Glidepath Power Solutions, a developer of power projects including grid-scale battery storage, solar and wind. Glidepath has developed 90 MW of battery storage projects and has a development pipeline of battery storage totaling approximately 6 gigawatt-hours. As president and an officer of the company, had responsibility for operations, maintenance and asset management for approximately 400 MW of wind, 35 MW-dc of solar and 28 MW of battery storage across 18 locations in the U.S. and the territory of Guam, and profit and loss accountability for the operating assets.

Zenith Energy Network and Hospital Energy is an energy procurement and risk management consulting practice focused on the healthcare, corporate and education sectors. We use unique financial analysis and RFP processes to design customized energy supply products and choose suppliers that are a best fit for each institution's business objectives and culture.