Peter Candelaria Named Urban Grid CEO in Leadership Team Expansion
October 13 2022 - 06:00AM
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Urban Grid, a Brookfield Renewable company and leading solar
developer today announced the expansion of its executive leadership
team and named Peter Candelaria Chief Executive Officer. A
team-centered visionary with over 20 years of experience in both
conventional and renewable energy, Candelaria spent eight years in
senior management at Silicon Ranch Corporation where he led
Origination, Development and Operations throughout his tenure.
Frank DePew, who founded Urban Grid in 2010 and
is now Chairman, said Peter Candelaria is everything he could have
hoped for in a successor, “Peter is obviously a very accomplished
C-Suite executive with expertise at the highest levels of the
energy industry. But what makes him so unique is the creativity,
collaboration, and accessibility he brings to his leadership
approach. Peter aligns well with Urban Grid’s unique company
culture and that is incredibly important to me as we begin this
next chapter.” Candelaria will report to the Urban Grid Board of
Managers.
“I’ve spent the past decade delivering clean
energy at scale with the intent of making renewable energy a
reliable compliment to the larger portfolio of energy solutions,”
said Candelaria. “Urban Grid is incredibly well positioned with
numerous projects in pre-construction, a vast portfolio in
development and an impressive team on the leading edge of technical
innovation and fully prepared to have a disproportionate impact on
the industry–and I’m grateful for the opportunity and really proud
to join their ranks.”
An accomplished industry expert in environmental
best practices in solar development, Candelaria has played a
leading role in transformative solar power plant design,
construction, and operations which encourage co-located
agriculture, habitat regeneration and energy production on solar
farm sites. “As clean energy pioneers who endeavor to improve our
environment, it is critical that we build, own and operate solar
plants that give consideration to best practices in land management
and the communities we serve,” said Candelaria.
“As with any CEO successor, finding the best
talent and cultural fit is critical and Peter is certainly that fit
for Urban Grid. He is a talented and experienced leader who has
developed his career in clean energy and has complete endorsement
and support from the Board of Managers. We look forward to working
with Peter to accelerate the delivery of Brookfield
Renewable’s growth strategy through Urban Grid,” said
Mitch Davidson, CEO, Brookfield Renewable U.S. and Urban Grid Board
of Managers.
Urban Grid Urban Grid is a
utility scale renewable energy project developer, with
over a decade of expertise in taking solar and energy
storage projects through the full development process, from
site acquisition through interconnection, permitting, offtake
execution and project exit. Headquartered in Richmond,
Virginia–with teams located strategically throughout the United
States, Urban Grid has provided utilities and corporate clients
with reliable clean energy. We are actively developing a growing
portfolio of approximately 15,000 megawatts of solar PV and
7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage,
throughout 12 states in support of America's transition to
clean, sustainable power. To learn more, please visit
www.UrbanGridSolar.com.
Urban Grid is a Brookfield Renewable company.
Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly
traded, pure-play renewable power platforms.
Now as an IPP and owner / operator spanning 12
states, Urban Grid’s portfolio includes 2,500 megawatts of
operating/under construction/ready-to-build projects, a 15,000
megawatts solar development pipeline and 7,000 megawatts of
stand-alone and co-located energy storage.
Media Contact:
Urban Grid: Val Newcomb: (434) 422-5679,
val.newcomb@urbangridco.com
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