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SEIA BOARD FACEBOOK *Updated March 2016 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC 8minutenergy Renewables, LLC is one of the country's leading developers of ground- mounted solar PV projects, with a portfolio of more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power plant projects. Martin Hermann Board At-Large CEO & Founder Serial entrepreneur with 24 years of experience in the solar, clean-tech and high- tech industries, Developed a 100MW solar PV module manufacturing plant as Chief Strategy Officer with Advent Solar. Arthur Haubenstock Board Alternate General Counsel and Vice President, Government & Regulatory ALLEARTH RENEWABLES, INC. AllEarth Renewables – an Inc. 500 recognized company -- is the designer and manufacturer of the AllSun Tracker, a complete grid-tied, dual-axis solar electric system that uses GPS technology to follow the sun, producing up to 45% more energy than fixed rooftop systems. Made in the U.S.A, the ground-mounted solar tracker has a 120 mph wind rating, 10-year warranty, and is designed for residential and commercial-scale installations. Andrew Savage Elected Director Chief Strategy Officer Served as deputy chief of staff, legislative director and communications director for Vermont Congressman Peter Welch. Chief Strategy Officer at AllEarth Renewables, manufacturer of the AllSun Tracker. Part of President Barack Obama’s successful 2008 presidential primary campaign team Andrew received his bachelor’s degree in political science and environmental studies from Middlebury College graduating summa cum laude. AZTEC SOLAR INC. Aztec Solar is a full-service solar energy provider, including Solar Thermal, Solar AC and Solar Photovoltaic systems for both residential sites and commercial businesses. Aztec offers in-house solar water heating, solar pool heating and solar electric power. Ed Murray Elected Director SHC Alliance (Division) Chair President/CEO NABCEP Entry Level Solar Thermal Committee member and certificant. Long term member and current treasurer of CALSEIA BLATTNER ENERGY Blattner Energy is a diversified EPC contractor providing constructions solutions for the power delivery industry and leading expertise in renewable energy construction. With more than a century of experience building large-scale projects across the United States, Blattner provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for utility-scale solar projects, wind projects, and high voltage transmission and substation projects. Blattner has more than 22,000 megawatts of renewable energy installed across North America. Stephen Jones Board At-Large Director, Solar Generation More than 20 years of experience in the renewable energy and heavy construction industries. Integral part of the advancements of the solar and wind market segments Expertise includes completing a wide range of complex energy projects involving design/build, accelerated schedules, difficult logistical challenges, new technology, emerging markets and collaborative construction methods Aaron Pyfferoen Board Alternate Manager of Procurement - Solar BORREGO SOLAR Borrego Solar provides a full suite of solar PV services for the commercial and wholesale distributed generation markets: development, design, EPC and O&M. Mike Hall Elected Director Chief Executive Officer Mike has led the company’s development of a number of new service offerings including: integrated power purchase agreements, consulting services, and utility scale project development. CANADIAN SOLAR Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc., is one of the world’s largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar modules and PV project developer with more than 6 GW of premium quality modules deployed around the world more than a decade, Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable solar companies in the world. Canadian Solar operates in six continents with customers in over 75 countries. Thomas Koerner Board At-Large General Manager for US operation Worked for Schuco Solar in Germany as their Division Manager PV Completed his studies as an engineer in Semiconductor and Microsystems Technologies with a Master in Electrical Engineering (MEE) from the University of Applied Sciences of Business and Engineering. Kevin Johnson Board Alternate Director of Federal Business Development EDF RENEWABLE ENERGY EDF is dedicated -in design, development, construction, operations and management - to create the most efficient renewable energy projects possible. EDF focuses on renewable energy and is an industry leader in wind, solar, and biogas project development, and a premier provider of operation and maintenance services throughout North America. Ryan Pfaff Board At-Large Executive Vice President, Business Development & Implementation Brings 15 years of international renewable energy experience Virinder Singh Board Alternate State Policy Committee Chair Wholesale DG Chair Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs since April 2010 Previously owned Hat Trick Energy and Environment Specialties include energy project development and evaluation, policy analysis and advocacy, and energy market analysis E.ON NORTH AMERICA E. ON Climate and Renewables North America (E.ON) is one of the world’s largest owners of renewable power projects and is rapidly expanding its wind, solar and alternative energy portfolio. The company develops, owns, and operates some of the most efficient, highest performing renewable energy projects in the United States. Having achieved its first 2,700 megawatts (MW) of wind projects in the United States in 5 years, E.ON is one of the fastest growing renewable power companies in the industry. Steve Trenholm Board At-Large Elected Committeemen Chairman E.ON North America Joined the company in October 2007 served as Senior Vice President, Construction and Operations. Named CEO in mid-2009, More than 31 years of experience in the energy industry with extensive background in project development and mergers & acquisition Peter Moritzburke Board Alternate Vice President, Market Development Leads strategic initiates with the solar project development group Worked in traditional and renewable power development, water resources, and energy market and strategy consulting over 16 years. Managed the power and natural gas research and consulting services for western North America. FIRST SOLAR, INC. First Solar designs and manufactures solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor process that significantly reduces the raw material and manufacturing costs of solar modules, enabling lower solar electricity prices. Kathy Weiss Board At-Large Federal Policy Committee Chair VP of Government Affairs Oversees the company’s public policy and state and federal affairs activities Previously was VP of Government & Public Affairs at Centex Holds a B.A. from UCLA and an M.P.S. from the Graduate School of Political Management Maja Wessels Board Alternate EVP Global Public Affairs Previously worked with Honeywell International Inc., United Technologies Corporation, and Chrysler. Studied at the University of Virginia and Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. HUDSON CLEAN ENERGY Hudson Clean Energy Partners is a private equity firm making privately negotiated investments in the dynamic and expected high-growth clean energy industry. Neil Auerbach CEO and Managing Partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners, which he established in 2007 Formerly, Mr. Auerbach was a Partner at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he co- founded the U.S. alternative energy investment business within the Special Situations Group and led several of Goldman’s most successful investments in renewable energy. HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LLP Hunton & Williams represents clients developing and financing solar projects using tax equity and leveraged financing structures. They bring to solar project development a full array of experience in tax, regulatory, project development, commercial arrangements and financing for host site photovoltaic facilities and utility-scale solar projects. Laura Jones Solar Services and Consumers Division Chair Elected Committeemen Partner Focuses on federal income tax law specializing in energy-related tax credits and other tax incentives JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is a world- leading manufacturer of high- performance solar power products that convert sunlight into electricity for residential, commercial, and utility- scale power generation. Robert Petrina Board At-Large Managing Director & President Margarita Yao Board Alternate Legal Director and Group General Council for JA Solar Holding, Overlooks all group legal affairs. JUST ENERGY Just Energy Group Inc. is a Canadian- based natural gas and electricity retailer operating in Canadian and American markets across North America and in the United Kingdom. Jeff Wolfe Elected Director Nominating Committee Chair Senior Vice President of Business Strategy Founder of Heliofire LLC, a commercializing patent-applied-for low-pressure solar Brayton cycle electric generation technology Gretchen Fuhr Board Alternate Manager of Regulatory Affairs MDV SEIA Solar has made tremendous strides in the Mid-Atlantic over the last few years and MDV-SEIA has led the policy changes that have created this market. In the last two years alone, MDV-SEIA’s leadership has resulted in increased state mandated requirements as well as increased penalties for non-compliance, creation of a solar thermal market, improvements to net metering, and game changing gains in the deployment of these