Jacob Susman

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Volunteer Experience

  • Board Member

    REpowering Schools

    - Present 7 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Helps develop a future wind energy workforce by encouraging students at higher education institutions to join Wind Application Centers and serve as project consultants for small wind turbine installations at rural elementary and secondary schools: https://windexchange.energy.gov/windforschools

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    Board Member

    American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

    - 2 years

    Environment

    http://acore.org/resources/press-releases/6261-the-american-council-on-renewable-energy-announces-new-members-to-its-board-of-directors-3

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    Board Member

    Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA)

    - 4 years 5 months

    Environment

    The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is a membership association for businesses and organizations seeking to procure renewable energy across the United States: https://rebuyers.org/

    Board member since the inception of REBA's predecesor, the Business Renewables Center: https://businessrenewables.org/

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    Board Member

    American Wind Energy Association

    - 5 years

    Environment

    Served two terms on the Executive Committee, first as Treasurer and, later, as Secretary

  • Board Member

    Village of the Four Seasons

    - 8 years

  • Board Member

    Kane Street Synagogue

    - 6 years

  • The Wharton School Graphic

    Wharton International Volunteer Project - Program Leader

    The Wharton School

    - less than a year

    Health

    Led a five-week business development workshop for a family health organization in Swaziland

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    Mentor

    Philadelphia Futures

    - 1 year

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Provided mentorship and college acceptance guidance to a young man from an underpriveleged economic background who was later enrolled at Haverford College

  • Program Participant - 1991

    Operation Understanding

    - 1 year

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Traveled to Senegal, West Africa, and Israel with a group of African American and Jewish high school juniors to strengthen ties between these historically-aligned groups and shared insights with community organizations the following year.

Projects

  • Contracts Originated for EDF Renewables Projects (non-OwnEnergy)

    About 600MW each of solar and wind projects (not initiated by OwnEnergy) were enabled by contracts that were originated by the team I led at EDF Renewables

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  • Las Majadas Wind Farm

    272MW Wind Farm in South Texas
    Offtaker undisclosed
    https://nawindpower.com/edf-places-texas-order-with-vestas

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  • Copenhagen Wind Farm

    80MW Wind Farm in Lewis and Jefferson Counties, NY
    PPA with Narragansett Electric
    https://nawindpower.com/edf-places-copenhagen-wind-project-into-service

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  • Ivester Wind Farm

    91MW Wind Farm in Grundy County, IA
    Sold to MidAmerican Energy
    https://www.edf-re.com/edf-renewables-north-america-signs-agreement-with-midamerican-energy/

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  • Rock Falls Wind Farm

    154MW Wind Farm in Kay and Grant Counties, OK
    VPPA with Kimberly-Clark
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kimberly-clark-to-power-north-american-mills-with-renewable-wind-energy-300519373.html

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  • Ringer Hill Wind Farm

    40MW Wind Farm in Somerset County, PA
    VPPA with Iron Mountain
    https://nawindpower.com/wind-ppa-brings-iron-mountains-data-centers-100-renewables

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  • Tyler Bluff Wind Farm

    126MW in Cooke County, TX
    VPPA with Proctor & Gamble
    https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/business/energy-environment/procter-gamble-to-run-its-factories-with-wind-power.html

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  • Alexander Wind Farm

    48MW wind farm in Rush County, KS
    PPA with Kansas City BPU
    PPA with Yahoo
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/06/like-kite-surfing-the-internet-why-google-microsoft-and-yahoo-are-buying-up-wind-energy/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2d369c437073

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  • Carroll Area Wind Farm

    20MW Wind Farm in Carroll County, Iowa
    PPA with MidAmerican Energy
    https://www.edf-re.com/ownenergy-announces-sale-sixth-wind-farm-second-njr-clean-energy-ventures/

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  • Windthorst-2 Wind Farm

    68MW Wind Farm in Archer County, Texas
    Power hedge with Morgan Stanley
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_i0q09MHWs#t=12
    https://www.edf-re.com/blackrock-purchases-majority-interest-ownenergys-new-68mw-texas-wind-farm/

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  • Two Dot Wind Farm

    10MW Wind Farm in Billings, Montana
    PPA with Northwestern Energy
    https://www.altenergymag.com/news/2013/10/24/ownenergy-announces-sale-of-montana-wind-farm-to-njr-clean-energy-ventures/31189

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  • Bobcat Bluff Wind Farm

    150MW Wind Farm in Archer County, Texas
    https://nawindpower.com/ownenergy-horn-wind-complete-windthorst-i-wind-farm

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  • Cowboy Wind Farm

    60MW Wind Farm in Blackwell, Oklahoma
    PPA with Oklahoma Gas & Electric
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axnCzuVStfQ

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  • Patton Wind Farm

    30MW Wind Farm in Cambria, Pennsylvania
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/everpower-and-ownenergy-leaders-in-wind-energy-join-forces-with-pennsylvania-community-to-build-local-wind-farm-135919248.html

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  • OwnEnergy - Series C

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  • OwnEnergy - Series B

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  • OwnEnergy - Series A

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  • Cartagena

    1200 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant in Murcia, Spain
    Tolling agreement with Gaz de France
    https://www.powerinfotoday.com/Europe/aes-1200mw-ccgt-cartagena-spain/

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  • GS investment in Horizon Wind Energy

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    Investor and portfolio company manager working closely with Horizon's senior management team on financing's, hedges, and strategic initiatives to support the growth of the business that led to the successful sale to EDPR.
    https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2007/03/28/3478/edp-buys-horizon-from-goldman-for-29bn/

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Honors & Awards

  • Selected Speaking Engagements

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    May 2015 WINDPOWER 2015, Program Co-Chair

    OCT 2014 AWEA Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar, Panelist, Innovative Development Drivers: Corporate Purchasers.

    MAY 2014 Windpower Conference and Exhibition, Moderator, A Strategic SWOT Analysis of Utilities and Wind Power

    APR 2014 Goldman Sachs - Earth Month Event, Speaker

    NOV 2013 AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium, Program Chair

    FEB 28 2013 Tuck Business and Society Conference, Speaker, Energy…

    May 2015 WINDPOWER 2015, Program Co-Chair

    OCT 2014 AWEA Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar, Panelist, Innovative Development Drivers: Corporate Purchasers.

    MAY 2014 Windpower Conference and Exhibition, Moderator, A Strategic SWOT Analysis of Utilities and Wind Power

    APR 2014 Goldman Sachs - Earth Month Event, Speaker

    NOV 2013 AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium, Program Chair

    FEB 28 2013 Tuck Business and Society Conference, Speaker, Energy panel

    OCT 2012 Green Tech Monster: Financing, Scaling and Exiting in Green Tech, Speaker

    SEP 2012 GoGreen New York, Speaker, Top 2012 Innovators in Sustainability

    FEB 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Speaker

    JAN 2011 Taking Stock with Pimm Fox (Bloomberg TV), Featured

    MAY 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lecturer, Empowering and Enabling Clean Energy Entrepreneurs

    APR 2010 AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop, Speaker, New Entrants & Midsize Developers

    SEP 2009 World Energy Forum (World Bank), United Nations Headquarters, Speaker

    MAY 2009 AWEA Windpower, Moderator, Community Wind Projects

    MAR 2009 Aspen Environment Forum, Forum Scholar

    FEB 2009 The Future of New York City (Crain’s New York Business), Speaker

    NOV 2008 Wharton Energy Conference, Speaker

    OCT 2008 NYS Assembly Ways & Means Committee Public Hearing on the Economic Crisis, Gave Testimony

    OCT 2008 Dow Jones Alternative Energy Innovations Conference, Presenter

    APR 2008 Solar Power Finance and Investment Summit, Panelist, Growth Capital from a Private Equity Perspective

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

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