Eric Peterman
Eric Peterman co-founded and led a renewable energy company, GRNE Solar, for 11 years, culminating in a successful acquisition by Nelnet Renewable Energy (part of Nelnet Inc.). My experience as an entrepreneur and operator in the renewable energy sector, landed me at MARS Energy Group where I now serve as CEO, focusing on C&I development […]
James Wolf
James is Co-Founder and CEO of Solitude Labs, an OT/ICS cybersecurity company building edge-native, decentralized zero-trust security for critical infrastructure—energy, oil & gas, pipelines, smart meters, and water utilities. Solitude Labs operates out of NextEra’s Juno Beach headquarters through the 35 Mules innovation program. Rather than the detection-first approach of legacy incumbents, Solitude delivers identity-first […]
Ben Zientara
Ben Zientara is a journalist, writer, and solar policy analyst. Currently the Associate Editor of pv magazine USA, his written work has informed a broad variety of audiences, teaching homeowners about the state policy and incentives that enable their dreams of going solar and keeping industry professionals up to date on the latest news about […]
Brett Sproul
Brett Sproul leads Advanced Energy United’s regulatory work in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. His work focuses on advancing renewable energy policies and interacting directly with state utility commissions’ respective dockets. Prior to joining United, Brett served as both a Commission Advisor and a Regulatory Economist for the Maryland Public Service Commission, focusing on utility […]
Maroua Jabouri
Maroua Jabouri is a Business Development Manager at TotalEnergies, where she leads the development and execution of distributed renewable energy projects across the Midwest, with a focus on Illinois community solar. In her role, she oversees projects from early-stage site selection and permitting through transaction execution, managing cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to advance bankable […]
Nico Johnson
Nico Johnson is a master storyteller, trusted advisor, and pioneer in the clean energy industry. Since 2006, he has invested in, coached and helped build some of the most impactful solar and renewable energy companies. As the creator and host of SunCast, the industry’s go-to podcast, Nico has drawn out the raw, unfiltered stories of […]
Carrie Zalewski
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Cameron Bard
Cameron Bard leads sales, marketing, and customer success at Madison and has spent his entire career in energy, holding senior leadership positions in the private sector and previously serving in state government, including the New York State Governor’s Office as Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Energy & Finance.
Erik Ruediger
Erik Ruediger is a Director at Sunipro with 20+ years of experience helping companies achieve their objectives and transformational goals through M&A, IT implementations, business process optimization, continuous improvement, change management and training. Erik leads Sunipro’s M&A and Transaction Advisory group and is experienced in implementing IT Tool Assessments and Rollouts as well as Cybersecurity […]
Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman is the Manager of DER and New Clean Energy Programs and Pilots at Ameren Illinois. In this role, he leads a team responsible for researching, designing, implementing, and testing innovative clean energy programs and technologies across Ameren Illinois’ electric and natural gas systems. Michael joined Ameren Illinois in 2020 as an Energy Efficiency […]
Jason Houck
Jason Houck is a Policy Director at Form Energy. In this role, he helps lead Form Energy’s state policy, regulatory, and wholesale market advocacy across the U.S. to develop markets for multi-day energy storage – with a particular focus on energy storage policy advocacy in the Midwest, central U.S. states, and New York. Jason founded […]
Patty O’Keefe
Patty O’Keefe is the Midwest Regional Director at Vote Solar, where she works to protect and expand local solar at the state level. With over a decade of experience in community organizing and campaign management within the climate justice movement, Patty has led impactful legislative and public-facing campaigns for solar policy in Minnesota and Michigan. […]