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On this World Environment Day, we celebrate the community, the land, and the team that brought our Goleta Energy Storage project to life by premiering this mini-documentary on the project. Working in partnership with local officials to produce tax revenues from an unused urban parcel - while bringing reliable clean energy to a region - are emblematic of our mission to decarbonize America's electric grid and create a better world through battery energy storage. #WorldEnvironmentDay #CleanEnergy #Decarbonization #GenerationRestoration #BatteryEnergyStorage City of Goleta #Goleta

We're looking for an SVP of Power Marketing, Trading & Market Analytics to join our executive leadership team. As a partner to the CEO and other executives, the SVP will inform GridStor's strategic direction in alignment with our mission. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of power markets, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of success in origination and trading within the energy sector. Follow the link in the comments for more details on the position, and to apply. #ExecutiveSearch #ExecutiveJobs #EnergyExecutive #PowerMarketing #Analytics #SVPSearch #EnergyJobs #EnergyTrading

We are pleased to announce that Toby Butterfield has joined GridStor as VP of Development West. Toby is a seasoned developer with 15 years of experience in renewables and a strong technical background in resource assessment and engineering. He also enjoys harnessing renewable energy in his spare time via windsports in the Columbia River Gorge. His experience includes managing GW-scale portfolios and leading both development and project execution teams at EDP Renewables and Primergy Solar across the Western US. We are excited to welcome Toby to the team! #Developer #BatteryEnergyStorage #Renewables #Solar #Engineering #WelcomeToTheTeam

We're growing - and looking for a Senior Energy Trader to join us as we work to make America's electrical grid more reliable. This position will manage GridStor's ERCOT trading portfolio; experience with the CAISO market is a plus. Find full details about the role through the link in the comments, and consider charging your career forward with us! #Hiring #EnergyJobs #EnergyCareers #EnergyTrader #ERCOT #CAISO #BatteryEnergyStorage #GridReliability #GridStorage

We’re delighted to announce that Ayesha Bari, P.E. has joined GridStor as our Director, Transmission and Interconnection. Her experience includes transmission planning, strategy, engineering and analytics roles throughout ERCOT, MISO, IESO and CAISO markets. Outside of the office, Ayesha enjoys hiking and trying new cuisines, and she is currently undertaking advanced studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Ayesha holds a Master of Science in Electrical Power Systems Engineering and is the prior chair of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Young Professionals chapter. Please help us welcome her to the team! #Interconnection #Engineering #Analytics #GridStrategy #BusinessSchool #BatteryEnergyStorage #IEEE

Big batteries like ours are keeping power grids reliable and air conditioning flowing this summer as states like California battle record-setting, weeks-long heat waves, notes Ari Plachta in The Sacramento Bee. Sustained periods of triple digit temperatures have necessitated mandatory blackouts and flex alerts in recent years, but the addition of 10,000 MW of battery power since 2022 - enough to power 10 million homes for a few hours - gave grid operators the resources they needed this summer to deploy more energy to homes using extra power to stay cool. California relies on more grid-connected batteries to meet peak demand than anywhere else in the world. Follow the link in the comments to learn more about how BESS facilities are helping communities live more comfortably and safely in extreme heat. #HeatWave #BESS #BatteryStorage #EnergyReliability #ExtremeHeat

We’re excited to share that Della X. has joined the GridStor team as Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions. Della’s experience spans wind, solar, solar-plus-storage, and standalone BESS. She was most recently an investment professional with Greenbacker Capital, where she structured and executed 400+ MW of renewable energy acquisitions and tax equity and debt financings. A first gen immigrant and avid traveler, Della has lived in six cities across three countries. She has led multiple CSR initiatives including developing high school climate change curricula, building rooftop solar panels for a remote girls’ school in Nepal, and leading initiatives in urban agriculture and parks programming. Please help us welcome Della to the team! #CleanEnergy #BatteryEnergyStorage #Decarbonization #CSR #Parks #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #UrbanAgriculture

We're seeking a seasoned professional to fill the executive leadership role of SVP of Power Marketing, Trading & Market Analytics. The SVP will steward all revenue-generating aspects at GridStor, driving the strategy and execution of our power marketing and trading activities, ensuring profitability and growth while effectively evaluating and managing market risks. If you have a deep understanding of power markets, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of success in origination and trading within the energy sector, follow the open position link to see if this role might be a match. https://lnkd.in/gB3purXX #MarketAnalytics #ExecutiveRole #PowerMarkets #PowerTrading #EnergyTransition #Hiring #EnergySector #EnergyCareers #EnergyLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership

The women at GridStor are often trailblazers in their fields, where much of the applicant pool remains predominately male. We’re delighted to introduce you to the women paving the way forward in energy storage. Meet Nicole Denise Carrigan, J.D. Senior Manager, Procurement & Contracts. A daughter of law enforcement professionals, Nicole took a summer internship at the Calipatria State Prison that became foundational for her interest in compliance records management and law. In that role and beyond, Nicole was mentored by many pioneer women and men of color from entrepreneurs to ministry and department leaders, and deputy and commissioned wardens. Observing how they performed their duties and the culture of excellence they brought to the workplace and the community made an impression. Nicole earned two paralegal degrees in criminal justice and law office management with honors, and her Juris Doctor and LLM from Purdue University-Concord Law School then went on to serve as her city’s first African American councilwoman. When she accepted a position at a geothermal plant, her passion for energy grew as she realized her legal skill set had measurable benefits for operations. She was soon promoted from the IPP to Nevada’s utility managing conventional and renewable energy projects and IT procurement. “I originally wanted to save the world by practicing civil rights law; but I landed in renewable energy procurement and my entire focused changed. I began to see procurement as an opportunity to improve the enterprise purchasing process AND to close the gaps for historically disadvantaged businesses. That level of impact cannot be achieved through litigation alone; commercial opportunities must be created. At GridStor we are taking procurement innovation to the next level and strategically target diverse spending opportunities in the communities in which our projects operate. This is my life work, and I am honored to be a member of GridStor.” To those looking for career advice, Nicole shares: “Willingness to place myself in unfamiliar environments put me here. At GridStor we live by our operating principles – we do hard things and show up for each other. We have so much diversity in our personalities and skillsets, yet we are able to weave them together into a synergy I haven’t seen in a company before. Our different backgrounds allow us to visualize and execute solutions in what appears to be impossible, and we get it done. So don’t overlook your current skillset. Have confidence and seek out opportunities that you believe are a good match for you, even if you don’t check all the boxes.” #BESS #WomenInBESS #Procurement #RenewableEnergy #Compliance #BatteryEnergyStorage #CivilRightsLaw #Purchasing #ContractLaw

We are delighted to announce that Anne-Marie Griger has joined GridStor as Director of Development, Central. Anne-Marie joins us with 16 years of experience in renewable energy permitting and development, including wind energy generation and utility-scale solar. As a director for our Central region, Anne-Marie will be based out of Austin, Texas. Out of the office, Anne-Marie can be found running, reading, and listening to live music. She is fluent in both French and Spanish and holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Planning degree from Virginia Tech. Welcome, Anne-Marie! #EnergyGeneration #Development #UrbanPlanning #RegionalPlanning #EnvironmentalPlanning #EnergyStorage