Christopher Melley

Christopher Melley

Houston, Texas, United States
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Chris Melley is a seasoned energy professional with over 20 years of experience in the…

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  • Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.

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Volunteer Experience

  • McKinsey & Company Graphic

    Executive Panel - Alternative Energy / Natural Resources

    McKinsey & Company

    - Present 8 years 10 months

    Science and Technology

  • Board Member

    Montgomery County Crime Stoppers

    - 2 years 3 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Montgomery County Crime Stoppers is an organization dedicated to keeping Montgomery County a safe place to live, work, and play. The mission is work with area law enforcement agencies, the news media, and members of the public to publicize and gain intelligence on felony crimes occurring in Montgomery County and to assist in the apprehension of felony fugitives, wanted or residing in Montgomery County.

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    Supporter, Volunteer

    Wounded Warrior Project

    - Present 20 years 11 months

    Health

    Proud supporter of our men and women serving their country - in all situations.

Courses

  • Combined Cycle Power Plant Fundamentals

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  • ERCOT NODAL

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  • ERCOT Operations Management

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  • Energy Asset Management

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  • Energy Economics

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  • Energy Finance

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  • Financial Statement Analysis

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  • ISO 14224

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  • LNG 101 at LNG 17

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  • Managing Commodity Risk

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  • NERC Compliance Fundamentals

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  • Natural Gas Dynamics - 8 Courses

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  • Natural Gas: Supply, Transport, and Trading

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  • Options

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  • PAS 55

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  • Platts Natural Gas Industry Fundamentals

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  • Project Management - Microsoft Project Advanced

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  • Real Option Valuation

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  • Structured Finance

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  • Transmission and Pipeline Infrastructures

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  • US LNG Exports: Regulations and Commercial Challenges

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Projects

  • Minonk

    - Present

    Responsible for adding Asset Management and Owner's representatives onsite to support operations of a 200MW energy facility in the PJM market.

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  • Senate

    - Present

    Responsible for managing lead developers efforts to complete a 150MW wind farm based in Bryson, Texas selling power to the ERCOT market. Also set up the ongoing Asset Management team onsite. Project reached commercial operation in Q4 2012.

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  • Peetz Table / Logan Wind Energy Center

    Located in Northeast Colorado Peetz Table is 199.5 MW's and Logan is 201 MW. All GE 1.5 MW Turbines

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  • Forney Energy Center

    - Present

    1,792 MW Combined Cycle, Natural Gas fired Plant located in Forney, Texas.

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  • Lamar Energy Center

    - Present

    1,000 MW Combined Cycle, Natural Gas fired power plant located in Paris, Texas

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  • FPL (Utility) Generation Assets - Natural Gas, Nuclear, Co-fired, Coal, IPP Plants

    - Present

    As the Real Time Energy Trader managed the optimization of over 20,000 MW of generation assets utilizing a mix of utility owned assets, IPP contracted gas peaking units, and physically traded energy. Generation technologies included: natural gas, nuclear, co-fired gas oil units, and coal. Also responsible for managing natural gas pipeline supply and consumption (over 1BCF/d) during extreme weather events including hurricanes, high heat (heavy consumption) days, and cold spikes that stressed…

    As the Real Time Energy Trader managed the optimization of over 20,000 MW of generation assets utilizing a mix of utility owned assets, IPP contracted gas peaking units, and physically traded energy. Generation technologies included: natural gas, nuclear, co-fired gas oil units, and coal. Also responsible for managing natural gas pipeline supply and consumption (over 1BCF/d) during extreme weather events including hurricanes, high heat (heavy consumption) days, and cold spikes that stressed supply operations.

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  • TRANSACTION: "Project Gearbox"

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    Project Gearbox involved the simultaneous $238 million sale of the 200 megawatt Minonk project located in Illinois and the 150 megawatt Senate project located in Texas to Algonquin Power & Utilities and a separate tax equity investment by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley. The multifaceted transaction also included a complex energy hedging transaction with J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation for the clean, renewable energy of the projects. The Minonk and Senate projects were part…

    Project Gearbox involved the simultaneous $238 million sale of the 200 megawatt Minonk project located in Illinois and the 150 megawatt Senate project located in Texas to Algonquin Power & Utilities and a separate tax equity investment by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley. The multifaceted transaction also included a complex energy hedging transaction with J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation for the clean, renewable energy of the projects. The Minonk and Senate projects were part of a three-project portfolio that also included the 50 megawatt Sandy Ridge project located in Pennsylvania which reached financial closing and commercial operation earlier this year.

    The complexity of this transaction cannot be overstated, as it brought together disparate tax equity, cash equity and energy hedge transactions that are usually consummated individually rather than in a single transaction spanning multiple jurisdictions and projects. This transaction is truly a testament to both Gamesa’s ability to develop and construct projects in lockstep with investor needs.

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Honors & Awards

  • Presentation Speaker - Border Energy Forum 18

    Texas General Land Office

    Presentation on the economic benefits of energy development projects in Mexico and strategies to promote cross border energy opportunities.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Gulf Coast Power Association

    Member

    - Present

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