Greetings!
Welcome to the National Renewable Solutions Monthly e-Newsletter!
This is your source to get up-to-date information about our projects, community outreach, and other exciting news about NRS and its team!
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Meet Our New Team Members! |
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Chase Cheshire - VP, Business Development
With a background in trading, wholesale power marketing, and portfolio optimization, Chase has spent the last 13 years working in the energy and utility industry. Chase successfully lead a trading team and managed a portfolio with over 1000 MW of renewable generation that included wind, solar, batteries, and geothermal. Chase has extensive experience in the WECC and is passionate about the future of the energy industry as it transitions to a cleaner, more efficient mix of resources.
Chase attended the University of New Mexico and Western Governors University where he earned a BS in Business Management with a focus in Economics.
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Alex Ingulsrud - Project Developer
Alex is responsible for guiding utility scale wind projects from early-stage development, through permitting. Alex brings over two years of experience developing wind in Illinois for Apex Clean Energy. Prior to that, Alex volunteered for an NGO in Israel and worked for a nonprofit in Illinois. Working to build the next generation of renewable facilities is now his preferred way to help advance sustainable development in communities.
Alex has a B.A. from St. John's University and an M.P.P from the University of Minnesota
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Grant Hoel, Project Developer
With a background in organizational leadership and community-building, Grant's approach to development is fundamental; forge ahead with purpose and conviction. Having done extensive GIS work for NRS previously as a third-party consultant, Grant's technical aptitude and ingenuity makes him a great addition to the NRS team and the company's "solutions" orientation. He enjoys the contribution and positive impact renewable energy makes in local communities and our environment.
Grant holds a BA in Economics and Spanish from the University of Minnesota.
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Conner Wilkinson, Project Developer
Conner, an NRS Team member since May, was promoted from Associate Developer to Project Developer.
Congrats Conner!
Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to the Team and our Landowners!
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We Are Hiring!
NRS is looking to expand its current staff with qualified people with experience within the renewable energy sector in the areas of construction management, marketing, development, finance, and resource engineering. If this is you, please inquire with a cover letter and resume to jobs@natrs.com.
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NRS Sponsored Social at CLEANPOWER - Salt Lake City, UT, 2021 |
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Please join us!
Date: Monday, December 6th, 2021
Time: 8:00pm-9:30pm
155 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (Across the street from the Convention Center)
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NRS is conducting active outreach to Utility members and stakeholders within the geographic area of its renewable energy projects. As a part of this effort, NRS is launching a "Lunch N Learn" program which will provide utilities informational updates on the current industry and market trends, while providing Continuing Education Credits to participants to support their professional development.
The NRS team plans to package the first program in January 2022 in conjunction with an outing at
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The convening of world leaders in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit at the end of October will begin the most anticipated climate conference since Paris in 2015. The point of the meeting is to secure enough new emission reduction pledges to keep the globe on track for the goal set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial levels.
Heading into Glasgow, it’s worth pointing out that a lot has changed since Paris. Back in 2015, convincing countries to shift away from fossil fuels was a costly proposition. Since then, the cost of renewable energy has fallen at a dramatic rate. In the US from 2015 to 2020, the cost of onshore wind energy fell from a range of $32 - $77 / MWh (Megawatt hour) to $26 - $54 / MWh, while the cost of solar fell even faster in that 5-year period, from $50 - $70 / MWh, to $29 - $42 / MWh. That makes renewables cheaper than fossil fuels, which in 2020 had pre-subsidy costs of coal generation between $65 and $159 per MWh, and for gas between $44 and $73 per MWh (all figures taken from Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis – Version 9.0 [2015] and Version 14.0 [2020])
The transition to renewable energy is no longer simply a problem of collective action or painful necessity. Renewables offer a technological revolution with immense potential for saving costs and generating wealth. Given the time constraints of climate change, actions at Glasgow and elsewhere will be necessary for accelerating the transition to meet specific goals. But regardless of what policymakers do, we at NRS have experienced first-hand how financial markets are recognizing the new energy paradigm, our acquisition by BlackRock is case-in-point. Whatever the result of negotiations at Glasgow, we are confident in brighter future powered by the wind and sun.
-Alex Ingulsrud, Project Developer for NRS
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ATTENTION NM and CO LANDOWNERS:
The NRS team is looking for office space in these Colorado and New Mexico counties:
CO: Logan and Phillips
NM: Curry, Harding, Quay, and Clayton
We want to give our landowners access to us for all project updates, as well as establish a presence in the community.
If you have any leads or prospects, please reply to this email. We would greatly appreciate it!
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What do you call a TV panel discussing renewable energy?
The Solar Panel
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NRS Corporate Headquarters
Crescent Ridge Corporate Center
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Phone: (952) 473-7500
Toll-Free: 1-844-733-6422
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