2022 Sponsor Bios
AES
AES is accelerating the clean energy future in the United States as one of the top renewable energy solution providers in the US. AES’ clean energy team in the US consists of 800+ people based in Salt Lake City, Utah and across the country.
AES’ clean energy portfolio consists of:
o 4.4 GW in operation, including 400+ projects across 21 states
o 40 GW of projects currently in development including the Platteview Solar project in Saunders County, Nebraska.
o In 2021, AES sold more clean energy to corporations than any other developer globally.
BAIRD HOLM LLP
Located in the heart of downtown Omaha, Nebraska, Baird Holm’s integrated team of 90 attorneys, licensed in 20 states, is committed to connecting each of its valued clients to the positive outcomes they seek. We are proud to represent public and private companies, individuals, private funds and other investors, financial institutions, governmental entities and nonprofit organizations. Today, at 145 years old, we continue to uphold the promise to constantly evolve in anticipation of our clients’ rapidly changing needs.
Clearway Energy
Clearway Energy Group is leading the transition to a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., we own and operate more than 8 gigawatts of renewable and conventional energy assets across the country. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new renewable energy projects for the future, Clearway’s 5.7 gigawatts of wind, solar, and energy storage assets offset the equivalent of more than 10.5 million metric tons of carbon emissions for our customers today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Carlsbad, Calif.; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Houston; and Princeton, N.J. For more information, visit www.clearwayenergygroup.com.
CommTech Global
CommTech Global is a preeminent start-up solutions company serving diverse energy clients across the United States and beyond. As global engineering energy consultants, our mission is to ensure that start-up renewal and fossil fuel energy projects are compliant with all electrical, engineering, and UL certification standards. Our focused commitment to high-quality support with reliable results is absolute.
CommTech Global provides professional and reliable services to customers in all realms of the energy industry and beyond. Our teams ensure that all phases of the project from inception through completion happen with unmatched turnkey efficiency.
EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables Grid-Scale Power team provides origination, development, and construction services for large-scale wind (offshore and onshore), solar power generation and storage projects across North America. Our team of leaders can solve energy challenges facing businesses and communities no matter the size or complexity having developed over 24 GW of wind, solar and storage projects with some of the world’s top corporates and utilities.
The Distribution-Scale Power team provides industry-leading, cost-effective development, engineering, construction, and operations of solar and storage projects. Solutions are customized for utilities, co-ops, landowners, communities, and institution. The team specializes in community solar and environmentally sensitive sites and has developed over 1400+ MW of solar and storage projects across the United States.
Eolian Energy
Eolian, L.P. (“Eolian”) owns and operates a growing portfolio of energy storage projects and invests in the most experienced renewable energy development teams in the U.S.
For nearly 20 years, Eolian’s founding management has worked together to build the assets at the core of the company, creating unique and proprietary structures that have directly funded the development of more than 21,000 MW of successfully operating energy storage, solar, and wind generating capacity across the country. Eolian is owned by its employees and funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), one of the largest private infrastructure and energy investors in the world.
Eolian focuses on projects in communities and markets where energy storage will provide long-term value to utilities managing a diverse energy portfolio to provide low-cost and sustainable power for their customers. Eolian has an established team with energy storage projects under development, construction, and operations. Team members have worked together for over a decade at these companies and previous ones including major renewable energy companies, engineering and construction firms, and testing laboratories. This experience is applied to all aspects of developing, engineering, constructing, and operating our energy storage projects, ensuring that the BESS projects we build bring long-lasting value to our customers. Eolian is further unique among energy storage developers in deploying its own capital directly into operating its own projects with actual operational and market trading exposure.
Fraser stryker pc llo
Fraser Stryker PC LLO is an established law firm located in Omaha, Nebraska. Our lawyers provide full service representation to businesses and individuals that face a variety of legal issues. Through a highly customized approach, we offer practical solutions to achieve specific client goals. We have helped clients address their complex legal matters for more than 120 years.
GenPro Energy Solutions
GenPro Energy Solutions provides customers top tier energy solutions, with a global depth of experience in energy efficient technologies. GenPro partners with businesses, municipalities, utilities, state and national governments on projects that range from energy efficient lighting systems to development of utility-grade solar energy farms. Fully certified solar design team including: NABCEP, SEI and ASES. GenPro currently serves 200+ energy-related dealers in North America. We are listed among Solar Power World Magazine’s “Top 500 Solar Contractors” for the past seven consecutive years.
GRNE Solar
Since 2012, we have established deep roots throughout the Midwest and have developed our teams to operate in two very different areas - commercial and residential. Our full-service solar installation team includes consultants, engineers, project managers, electricians, and solar installers. Collectively, we have over two decades of renewable energy and green construction experience.
HDR
At HDR we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services supporting a multitude of market sectors. HDR is an industry leader in renewable energy and power delivery projects across the country, with staff at over 200 locations, including our headquarters here in Omaha, Nebraska. Whether it's wind, solar, battery storage, interconnections or permitting and environmental services, we are ready to serve you.
Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell is a leading renewable energy law firm. Our Energy & Natural Resources law team includes more than 50 attorneys who devote their practice to guiding multinational energy companies through the complex business and regulatory issues facing today’s energy companies. Our team is immersed in the wind energy industry, and our attorneys have extensive experience representing independent power companies, electric utilities, and their investors, lenders and sponsors.
invenergy
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Powered by decades of entrepreneurial experience and unparalleled execution, we solve the energy challenges facing our customers and communities. We provide power generation and storage solutions at scale around the world to create a cleaner energy future. We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are Invenergy.
Interconnection Systems Inc.
Founded in 1996 by Wayne E Williams, ISI is one of the few regional companies located in the Midwest that offers developers nationwide the full EPC package for renewable solar energy and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS.) ISI is people. The organization was built and continues to be built with solid character individuals who have demonstrated expertise in their field. Our people and value system come first. Happy team members perpetuate the values that ISI holds dear. We strive for excellence through training and communication.
Kutak Rock LLP
Kutak Rock’s Energy group provides companies across the energy sector with corporate, energy finance, regulatory, securities and tax credit law services. Our clients include a wide range of renewable energy developers and investors, and some of the industry’s most recognized names, building, owning and operating large, utility-scale projects, regional developers focused on distributed renewable generation and micro-grid installations, as well as renewable fuels, bio-gas and co-generation facilities. With over 500 attorneys and 19 offices across the US, attorneys from Kutak Rock’s corporate team collaborate to help clients acquire, develop, construct, permit, operate and sell companies and renewable energy assets.
Lincoln Electric System
LES has been the Lincoln area’s community-owned public power utility for over 50 years, providing our friends and neighbors safe, reliable and affordable power. In 2020, the LES Administrative Board adopted a 100% net decarbonization goal by 2040, but the utility’s renewable footprint has grown significantly over the last decade. LES’ nameplate resource portfolio is diversified with renewables (hydro, solar, wind and landfill gas) accounting for 34% of the power we can generate, while natural gas accounts for 35% and coal 31%.
National Grid Renewables
National Grid Renewables, part of the National Grid Ventures division of National Grid (NYSE: NGG), develops, owns, and operates large-scale renewable energy assets across the United States, including solar, wind, and energy storage. As a farmer-friendly and community-focused business, National Grid Renewables seeks to repower America’s electricity grid by reigniting local economies and reinvesting in a sustainable, clean energy future. National Grid Renewables supports National Grid’s vision of being at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future for all.
nebraska energy federal credit union
Your employees qualify for membership at one of the Top 100 Credit Unions in America!
Providing financial services to employees of the power industry in Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Nebraska Energy Federal Credit Union continually benchmarks the marketplace so that we can consistently deliver competitive deposit and loan rates. We focus on the electronic delivery of our services, making sure the credit union is accessible to all members anytime, from anywhere, 24/7.
Bankdash recently named Nebraska Energy Federal Credit Union one of the Top 100 Credit Unions in America for 2022.
Six-time back-to-back CUNA Benefits to Membership National Award Winner.
Nebraska Public Power District
NPPD is grounded in serving Nebraska's energy needs. We are respectful of the rich public power history in the state, yet we are mindful that the state's energy future is being defined by what we do each and every day.
We work in partnership with our public power partners to help serve more than an estimated 600,000 Nebraskans with retail or wholesale electric power and energy-related services. We serve 46 municipalities and 24 public power districts and/or cooperatives and 79 Nebraska communities, consisting of more than 92,000 customers.
We believe a diverse generation mix serves our customers best. We use wind and solar -- when it is available. We use coal -- which is reliable and helps keep electric rates low. We use water -- one of the oldest forms of renewable energy. We use nuclear -- which offers emission-free, around-the-clock power. We use natural gas -- to complement the portfolio.
We are a premier energy provider bringing the best of public power to Nebraskans, powering everyday life and a brighter future.
NextEra Energy Resources
As America’s premier clean energy leader and the world’s largest producer of wind and solar energy, we’ve pioneered technologies that have transformed our industry. Our Real Zero Blueprint is the most ambitious target set by any U.S. utility or power generator. Our renewables portfolio spans virtually the entire U.S., helping businesses and customers across the country meet renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and their emissions reduction goals.
Leading the industry
With a market capitalization of more than $100 billion, we are the world's largest utility company. We're proud to be built and based in America.
Investing in America
We're among America's largest capital investors in infrastructure, and we're planning to invest between $50 and $55 billion through 2022.
Powering America
We generate more wind and solar energy than any other company in the world.
Creating jobs
We're creating thousands of high-paying American jobs through our energy investments.
Shaping the future
We're recognized among the "top 25 in the world for innovation," according to Fortune magazine.
Leading the industry
With a market capitalization of more than $100 billion, we are the world's largest utility company. We're proud to be built and based in America.
Olsson
At Olsson, we have the renewable energy solutions to help energy providers, like you, meet demands. With a team of renewable energy experts and professional consulting services, we can carry your wind energy and solar projects through the regulatory process from site selection to post-construction operation. The secret to our success? Personalized project management emphasizing clear and constant communication with the stakeholder, including the developer and regulatory agencies. We have completed utility-scale solar projects in the Midwest and throughout the United States, and our wind energy projects are visible coast to coast. Let’s discuss your renewable energy project today.
Omaha public power district
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is a publicly owned electric utility that serves an estimated 853,000 people in its 13-county, 5,000-square-mile service area in southeast Nebraska. Operating since 1946, OPPD's mission is to provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sensitive energy services to our customers.
Orsted
The Orsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Orsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, renewable hydrogen and green fuels facilities, and bioenergy plants. Orsted ranks as the world’s most sustainable energy company in Corporate Knights' 2022 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. Orsted has two operational wind farms in Wayne County, Nebraska - Plum Creek Wind (230MW) and the Haystack Wind Farm (298MW).
Ranger power
Ranger Power is a solar energy development company. Led by an experienced team, the company is committed to working closely with landowners and local stakeholders to bring new investment and clean energy to their communities.
sandhills energy
Founded in 2012, Sandhills Energy excels at developing innovative solutions for utilities, communities, and businesses to bring precision-developed renewable energy generation online.
Sandhills Energy began as a green field developer for a single turbine wind project in Valentine, Nebraska, and has since expanded to lifecycle development, construction, and operation of wind, solar, storage and waste-to-energy projects. Sandhills has successfully developed and sold over 670 MW of generation capacity.
In 2021, Sandhills Energy merged with Blue Sky Solar, a Midwest based solar integrator established in 2012. With over 400 solar installations and 67 projects under construction, the expanded Sandhills team has extensive experience in siting, permitting, financial modeling, procurement, engineering, and project construction.
Sandhills Energy has over 2 gigawatts of renewable energy developments ranging in size from C&I installations to utility-scale facilities.
today’s power, inc.
Owned by Electric Cooperatives, Today’s Power, Inc. (TPI) was created to serve our members who had a desire to offer community solar to their members. TPI can provide solar facilities to electric cooperatives that could otherwise not utilize federal tax incentives. TPI was created in November 2014 by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) to serve Arkansas’ electric cooperatives but our fellow cooperatives in neighboring states quickly learned of our program and wanted a “known business partner” to provide their solar system. Today's Power is now one of the most qualified renewable energy companies in the nation with more utility scale projects than any Arkansas based company. As an integral part of helping the electric cooperative and public power sector serve their members who are interested in solar and emerging technologies, Today's Power also designs advanced renewable energy systems for residential and commercial and industrial customers of all sizes.
Valley Irrigation
Valley® Irrigation founded the center pivot irrigation industry in 1954, and our brand is the worldwide leader in sales, service, quality and innovation. With historical sales of more than 250,000 center pivots and linears, Valmont-built equipment annually irrigates approximately 25 million acres (10 million hectares) around the world. We remain dedicated to providing innovative, precision irrigation solutions now and into the future. For more information, please visit valleyirrigation.com.