Mitchell Bauer Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Developed utility scale energy storage projects within the US (NYISO, MISO, PNM, ERCOT, Etc.)
• Performed full cycle development including strategy, site selection, real estate negotiation, project management, commercial origination and contract negotiation
• Successfully green-fielded many 100MW+ transmission connected standalone energy storage projects in multiple ISO’s throughout the US

Reno, Nevada, US

Leading strategy, siting and interconnection for US stand-alone energy storage development. CAISO, NYISO, ERCOT & more. Analyze ISOs, identify where commercial and interconnect opportunities intersect, achieve site control, advance interconnection and permitting and negotiate commercial offtake.

Reno, Nevada, US

Responsible for full cycle development of greenfield stand alone energy storage projects in the Western US.Working to leverage experience/lessons learned from successful development within the CAISO to other regions across the US including ERCOT and NYISO.

Reno, Nevada, US

• Developed and executed a strategy to successfully enter the in Front-of-the-Meter energy storage market in California
• Originate a pipeline of strategically located greenfield projects to significantly improve the company’s position in the IFOM energy storage market
• Use ArcGis to map all substations, pricing nodes, local-capacity areas, interconnection requests, existing projects, planned gas retirements, tax parcels, zoning, etc. to develop a strategic view of landscape and.
• Lead efforts to identify landowners and negotiate site control
• Manage interconnection requests at both transmission and distribution systems, through Cluster and Fast-Track processes
• Develop financial models for energy-storage projects

Houston, Texas, US

• The first material Request for Offers (RFOs) for utility-scale energy storage in US were in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Our group was charged with developing and executing an energy storage.
• Analyzed existing energy storage installations throughout the US, identified the most active companies and technologies and dug deeper
• Ran RFP process to solicit bids and evaluate numerous technology providers and EPC contractors
• Prepared and submitted energy storage bids to all San Diego Gas & Electric, (SDG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Hawaiian Electric (HECO), and municipal RFO’s the company.
• Created and owned financial model for all energy storage projects
• Coordinated efforts amongst technology providers, software providers, internal and external construction, engineering, and legal to configure and optimize projects ranging from.5MW / 2MWh to 100MW / 400MWh

Houston, Texas, US

• Contributed substantially as the most junior member of the four-person deal team that negotiated a 600 MW / $2B+ PPA with San Diego Gas and Electric
• Helped negotiate a three-party agreement with the City of Carlsbad, San Diego Gas & Electric and NRG to garner official support of the project from the city
• Managed project development timeline - including permitting, engineering and construction, and financing
• Owned financial model – updating live during negotiation to measure impacts of contract nuances
• Coordinated efforts across various internal and external groups to build financial models (successfully navigating a matrix-organization to gather inputs from engineering, construction, risk, legal, treasury.
• Calculated debt capacity for projects and performed sensitivity analysis related to debt shaping, coverage ratios, forward-swap rates, performance collateral, etc.

Oakland, California, US

• Helped the solar crowdfunding startup with online customer acquisition strategy
• Designed and executed highly targeted SEM and other paid campaigns
• Advised on SEO strategy
• Developed KPI's and refined blended customer acquisition model

• Worked closely with CEO and COO to refine the business model and devise and execute an expansion strategy
• Handled all finance, legal and administrative aspects in expanding from a single store in Buffalo, NY to a 13-store chain operating in New York, Utah and California with 100+ employees
• Established policies, procedures, and programs to operate the business
• Led effort and negotiated deal to successfully outsource internal warehousing operation to a strategic partner - improving margins and simplifying operations

Boston, MA, US

• Worked closely with CEO to develop strategy and lead the organization from its infancy to scale and through acquisition
• Without raising any funding, scaled online sales to $20M during my tenure, $85M soon after
• Collaborated with CEO to manage customer acquisition strategy and advertising spend; driving over 10-million unique visitors, 70-million page views and 1 million transactions, while continuously reducing CAC as the.
• Managed a tight cash flow balancing act for years, using seasonality, creativity and the funders credit cards for operating capital
• Developed and implemented all internal processes and controls, including building and managing a finance team and anti-fraud team
• Worked closely with CEO and outside counsel to respond to an $8M lawsuit from a cohort of textbook publishers, handling strategy and settlement negotiations

Master Of Environmental Management, Energy & The Environment - With Focus On Renewable Energy Finance

Executive Education Course In Negotiation And Influence, Negotiation & Influence

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Finance