ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New Energy Equity, national
developer and financier of community and commercial solar projects,
has named Tim Ahrens as its Senior
Vice President of Development. Ahrens will be responsible for
leading New Energy's strategic development, encompassing land
acquisition, interconnection, and permitting.
New Energy Equity has named Tim Ahrens as its Senior Vice President of
Development.
Ahrens has spent more than 25 years working towards a cleaner
future with 13 of those years developing wind and solar projects.
At his previous company, Ahrens built and led the development
effort for community solar projects across seven states. Prior to
developing renewable energy projects, Ahrens consulted on utility
scale wind projects supporting developers with their resource and
energy assessment campaigns across the country. In his new role
with New Energy, Ahrens will lead and coordinate efforts to ensure
all projects are developed using best-in-class development
practices, leveraging his market intelligence and insight.
"Tim's outstanding leadership and history of success with
distributed generation and community solar allows him to have an
immediate impact stepping into this new role," said New Energy
Chief Operations Officer Dean
Eastlake. "Along with his depth of experience in the solar
industry, Tim brings a robust network and resources that will allow
New Energy to expand our development capabilities and accelerate
growth."
"New Energy is a well-established, respected full-service
developer and project owner within the industry," said Ahrens. "To
build upon the strong existing foundation and strategically lead
the deployment of renewables with a team of this caliber presents a
tremendous opportunity."
About New Energy Equity
New Energy Equity LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of ALLETE (NYSE:ALE), develops, finances, operates, and
manages solar power generation assets, providing clean electricity
to commercial, industrial, municipal, and utility customers under
long-term contracts. New Energy Equity has successfully developed
over 500MW of solar projects and closed more than $1.2 billion in clean energy investments. To
learn more, visit http://www.newenergyequity.com.
Contact:Keri Fisher
Sr. Director - Marketing
New Energy Equity
443-266-2079
kfisher@newenergyequity.com
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